Category: Car Accidents

It’s been recently reported that the New York City Fire Department has budgeted $1.3 million to send every fire truck and ambulance driver to a one day “refresher” driving course. This safety initiative by the FDNY is part of Mayor DeBlasio’s “Vision Zero” action plan to protect the public by reducing traffic accidents and fatalities….

It has long been the law in New York City that if your vehicle is rear-ended by another car, there is a prima facie case of negligence against that vehicle for causing the accident. In other words, the accident is the fault of the car that hit you from behind. This is true whether your vehicle was…