Post Pandemic Recovery

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The Schuylkill Expressway is very busy Wednesday mornings. It seems that larger employers are forcing people back to work in the mid-week and employees are resisting that on Mondays and Fridays. As a result, 76 is back to being pretty packed with cars on Wednesdays.  Office occupancy figures are still around 48% on the busiest days, which is still well …

USA Pretty Weak At Preventing Roadway Deaths Compared To Developed Nations

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Here is an interesting article from the people who publish Wordle. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/27/upshot/road-deaths-pedestrians-cyclists.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare If you are TLDR, then here is a summary. If you don’t know TLDR, then time to catch up with the current world racing past you. Per the NY Times’ article, “Much of the familiar explanation for America’s road safety record lies with a transportation system primarily designed …

Charissa Thompson and the Left Turn Crash

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So, NFL sideline reporter and commentator was in a bad car crash recently. She happens to also be a spokesperson for Mercedes and was in one of their sedans. As you may see from photos, all her air bags went off following a crash in which an oncoming car turned left across her path and she had the right of …

The End Of Personal Injury Law As We Know It?

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As Michael Stipe sang about 20 years ago, it’s the end of the world as we know it…. Well, that was 20 years ago or 40 and we are still here. So, that may be a bit much, but the one thing we learned from the covid pandemic was that it is prudent to spend a little more time thinking …

GOT UIM?

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Your car insurance includes something called underinsured motorist coverage (UIM) and its partner and friend uninsured motorist coverage (UM). You should have these. They are required by Pennsylvania law. Simply put, UIM protects you if you are injured by someone without enough insurance. UM protects you from hit and run drivers or when a deer jumps in front of your …