New York City Personal Injury Blog

Whether you get into an accident at work or your job, you may break a bone. The many different kinds of fractures are:

• Closed fracture: When your bone fractures, but there is no open wound or puncture in your skin.
• Open fracture: When your bone breaks through your skin.
• Displaced fracture: When your bone snaps into multiple parts and moves.
• Non-displaced fracture: When your bone cracks but maintains proper alignment.

However, it can be confusing to know exactly if you have a broken bone because of your accident. Here is some helpful information.

Media outlets in New York have reported that four people were seriously injured in a head-on collision in Wayne County on the evening of July 21. A representative from the Wayne County Sheriff's Office said that the investigation into the crash was ongoing. The accident took place on Ridge Road in the Town of Wolcott at approximately 6:30 p.m.

According to a WCSO report, it occurred when a vehicle heading eastbound crossed a double solid line while attempting a passing maneuver and struck an oncoming vehicle head-on. The 23-year-old Walworth man behind the wheel of the eastbound vehicle and his 41-year-old male passenger suffered serious injuries in the car collision as did the 50-year-old man and woman who were traveling in the westbound vehicle.

New York prohibits the use of portable electronic devices among drivers. Despite this, many have no sense of how dangerous it is to text or call while behind the wheel. The Society for Risk Analysis has recently conducted a situation-based analysis of drivers' likelihood to engage in distracted behavior based on several factors. One of those factors is a negative view of road safety.

The study also analyzed the behavior of people with fewer inhibitions, less experience driving and strong intentions of driving while distracted. As expected, all four groups were at a higher risk. More people called than texted because of the latter's visual demands. It appears that many drivers have enough self-regulation to use their phones only when stopped at intersections with traffic lights. Others avoid phone use when traffic is heavy, and law enforcement is present.

According to a study from Verizon Connect, New York was among the safest states to drive in as a commercial trucker. The study looked at 6,200 fleet customers from fleets ranging from 2 to 200 trucks. The trucks themselves ranged from light vans to heavier vehicles, and data was gathered from September 2015 to October 2017. Among all 50 states, North Dakota had the safest drivers with Maine and Nebraska in the top three.

Utah, Georgia and California were states with the most dangerous types of drivers. The study took into consideration a driver's actions such as speeding, braking too hard and cornering when compiling this list. A company called Teletrac Navman also asked drivers for their input as it related to safety hazards that they saw on the road. Among the most common concerns included passenger vehicles failing to signal before changing lanes.