http://www.bostoncaraccidentlawyerblog.com/ Published by Altman & Altman, LLP en-us 2010-03-10T14:42:28-05:00 http://www.bostoncaraccidentlawyerblog.com/2010/03/somerset_teen_seriously_injure.html In Swansea, Massachusetts on Tuesday, a 15-year-old high school student was seriously injured after colliding with a car and being hit by a bus. Police say the teen bicyclist was wearing headphones and carrying an iPod as he traveled east... Bike Accidents Altman & Altman 2010-03-10T14:42:28-05:00 http://www.bostoncaraccidentlawyerblog.com/2010/03/mbta_safety_record_improving_a_1.html The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority recently issued a press release announcing that MBTA bus drivers are actually safer than many motorists. According to the press release, the MBTA averaged 1.3 bus accidents for every hundred thousand miles last year, which... MBTA Accident Altman & Altman 2010-03-08T10:59:51-05:00 http://www.bostoncaraccidentlawyerblog.com/2010/03/massachusetts_motorists_may_ha_1.html In addition to the recent text-messaging ban for drivers, Massachusetts may soon institute other changes to the road. "Open-road" tolling is one of those changes, and Governor Deval Patrick says highway officials will begin testing it soon. According to Patrick,... Interstate Driving Altman & Altman 2010-03-05T10:25:07-05:00 http://www.bostoncaraccidentlawyerblog.com/2010/03/some_toyota_drivers_say_recall.html Since Toyota recalled more than 8 million vehicles last October, drivers have flocked to Toyota dealers to have their cars fixed. However, at least 15 drivers who supposedly had their sticky gas pedals or floor mats fixed have complained that... Driver Safety Altman & Altman 2010-03-04T16:30:33-05:00 http://www.bostoncaraccidentlawyerblog.com/2010/03/massachusetts_senate_votes_to.html On Tuesday, the Massachusetts Senate approved legislation that will ban text messaging behind the wheel and require cognitive and physical screenings for older drivers in Massachusetts. Drivers between the ages of 75 and 80 will have to pass the tests... Driver Safety Altman & Altman 2010-03-03T13:58:31-05:00 http://www.bostoncaraccidentlawyerblog.com/2010/03/massachusetts_textmessaging_ba.html On Tuesday, the Massachusetts Senate will formally debate a bill that would ban text-messaging while driving. That same bill would require Massachusetts drivers age 75 and older to pass cognitive and physical screenings every three years. The bill comes after... Driver Safety Altman & Altman 2010-03-01T10:15:05-05:00 http://www.bostoncaraccidentlawyerblog.com/2010/02/wilmington_car_crash_kills_tew.html Early Tuesday morning, a Massachusetts woman died in a two-vehicle crash on Route 93 in Wilmington. When troopers responded to the call at 1:17am, they discovered a 2006 Nissan Altima that had been traveling north on Route 93 when the... Car Accidents Altman & Altman 2010-02-26T13:31:53-05:00 http://www.bostoncaraccidentlawyerblog.com/2010/02/massachusetts_seeks_recall_pac.html On Wednesday, Toyota announced a deal that will help the more than 500,000 owners of recalled vehicles in New York state. The recall was prompted by a car accident last year that killed a highway patrol officer and three of... Driver Safety Altman & Altman 2010-02-25T13:30:47-05:00 http://www.bostoncaraccidentlawyerblog.com/2010/02/massachusetts_residents_among.html On Monday afternoon, a tour bus accident in Florida killed two people and injured several others. The tour group is based out of Boston and three Massachusetts residents are believed to be among the bus crash victims, although authorities have... Bus Accident Altman & Altman 2010-02-23T13:26:53-05:00 http://www.bostoncaraccidentlawyerblog.com/2010/02/two_women_die_in_central_massa_1.html Our Boston personal injury lawyers recently read about two unrelated car crashes that occurred on Friday and Saturday of last week. On Friday evening, a rollover accident on Interstate 84 in Sturbridge killed a Worcester woman. The 25-year-old woman was... Car Accidents Altman & Altman 2010-02-22T13:48:21-05:00