Thanks to extensive public awareness campaigns and education over the past few decades, many more people make wearing their seat belts while driving a habit than ever before. Most of...
Parents in Missouri and Illinois typically know just how important it is to buckle their children properly into their child safety or booster seats each and every time they pile...
Transportation by motor vehicle is an inevitable part of American society these days. Missouri adults and children alike typically ride in some combination of buses, cars, trucks, trains, and other...
Whenever an Illinois or Missouri car accident occurs, it can leave victims reeling from both physical and emotional pain. In the event that serious injuries or death result from a...
Most Missouri residents are aware of just how deadly head-on collisions can be but often fail to realize that side collisions can also pose a huge risk to them and...
The first factor that should be examined in a tire defect case is the tire and its condition. Are there large pieces of tread missing? Does the tire have air...
Many times after a serious car or truck accident, an investigation reveals that one or more tires may have failed. The first question that must be answered is whether the...
Spooling “Spooling” or “spool out” occurs when an excess amount of the seat belt webbing is let out during a collision or rollover event. This is typically due to a...
How Seat Belts Function in a Roll-Over Traditional seat belt systems are ill‑equipped to account for the vehicle dynamics of a rollover. In a rollover, however, seat belts are critical...
Rollover‑fired seat belt pretensioners were developed in the past 10 years to address many of the retractor issues related to rollovers. They are activated when a rollover is sensed and...