Do you ever wonder exactly how safe it is out there on the road? If you spend any time at all in your car, it often pays to have some idea of which intersection in your hometown is the site of constant wrecks and which highway loop has the worst speeders. You should...
For most drivers in Indiana, paying a traffic citation is their automatic response to a ticket. Even when they feel like the police officer was unfair to them, they may simply send the state the amount of money necessary given the allegations made by the officer and...
Indiana has some beautiful roads and some famous roadways, but some of them are statistically more safe than others. Your risk of getting into a motor vehicle collision is higher when you travel on roads with high traffic density or issues with their design, like...
Even if you have never experienced one yourself, you probably recognize that a car crash is a very expensive and inconvenient experience. While you may have been fortunate enough to escape any sort of bodily injury, the crash could leave your vehicle unsafe to drive,...
Theft or property offenses are among the most common crimes that take place in Indiana every year. Some people shoplift from businesses on an impulse, while others may break into someone's home to steal electronics or prescription medication. Someone accused of a...
Distracted driving occurs when a driver is doing something other than paying attention to the road. Distracted driving has become a huge problem in the last several decades. Nearly nine people are killed every day because of distracted drivers. While each distracted...
It is not illegal to eat while driving in Indiana, but some types of distracted driving are illegal and eating can be exceptionally distracting. You also risk accidentally committing a moving violation or crashing into another vehicle while you are unwrapping your...
No one expects to get into a car crash. Most people tend to overestimate their driving skills and then assume they won't make mistakes that will lead to a collision or that they have the ability to avoid a wreck even when another driver is the one at fault. The harsh...
It is certainly not illegal to possess and use prescription drugs. As long as you go to the doctor and get the right prescription, you can then have it filled at a pharmacy. These substances are controlled, so you can’t buy them over the counter, but it is legal for...
The laws in every state are different, and the demographics in communities also drastically vary from one location to another. As such, criminal activity differs from state to state and even from municipality to municipality within the same state. Tracking crime rates...
