Rain and Wet Roads Increase Likelihood of Car Accident When that Kentucky rain starts pouring down, automobile crashes due to wet pavement follow close behind. In fact, the U.S. Department of Transportation, estimates nearly 950,000 motor vehicle accidents occur because of wet roadways each year in the U.S. Since weather conditions remain an uncontrollable force... read more
Four Common Mistakes That Impact Car Accident Injury Claims After you’ve been involved in a collision or been injured in an automobile accident, you may feel anxious and ready to put the incident behind you. You are probably doing all the things you are supposed to do and gathering the information necessary, so you can... read more
Kentucky Highway Earns No. 10 Slot for Worst Traffic Congestion The annual Top 100 Truck Bottleneck List has been released from the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI), ranking one Kentucky highway in the top ten percent for having the worst bottleneck induced traffic congestion in 2017. The Institute used GPS data to conclude that the... read more
Drugged Driving Is Now More Prevalent Than Drunk Driving The U.S. Department of Transportation’s and National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration’s research has shown that a growing majority of crashes, particularly those resulting in serious injury or fatality, involved someone driving under the influence. And, “driving under the influence” doesn’t just refer to the influence... read more
Highway Deaths on the Decline for Kentucky Drivers Not since 2013, has Kentucky seen a decrease in highway fatalities. Up until now that is. The Kentucky Office of Highway Safety says initial numbers show 770 highway-related deaths in 2017, dropping from 834 in 2016. This has prompted the auto accident attorneys at Rhoads & Rhoads... read more
Distracted Driving Epidemic Is Worsening Although we had been applauding the general decline of highway deaths in the United States since 2007, recent reports are starting to see that downward trend reverse. More than ten people are killed and 1,000 are injured each day in the U.S. as a result of distracted driving. From 2014... read more
Are You Ready To Meet With A Personal Injury Lawyer? If you have decided to pursue financial compensation for injuries caused by another’s negligence, it may feel overwhelming to understand what is needed behind your car, truck, or motorcycle accident or slip, trip or fall claim. Our recommendation is to arrive prepared for your meeting... read more
8 Things You Can Do To Make Your Ride-Sharing Travel Safer With an estimated 356 ride-sharing cities across the country, including several in Western Kentucky, it is likely you may require the services of company like Lyft of Uber one day. Ride-sharing works much like a taxi service (although some may add a bit more... read more
Don’t Let Family and Friends Turn Into Drunk Drivers This Holiday Naturally, with so many more of us preparing to attend holiday parties, dinners and events, the likelihood of being offered an adult beverage is going to be prevalent. So, as you prepare to celebrate the Christmas and New Year holidays, Rhoads & Rhoads is... read more
Travel Safe During the Holiday Season The holiday season is here and that means you and your family may be planning a special road trip to see Santa, or fueling up and traveling to your favorite winter vacation destination, or maybe just taking the regular old two-hour drive to a family’s home for dinner. Wherever... read more
