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• At Least 500,000 Cribs Recalled After Infant Suffocation Deaths...Posted on 3/10/2010
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Vehicle Accidents

• How Much is My Massachusetts Car Accident Worth? (Part A)
• How Much is My Massachusetts Car Accident Worth? (Part B)

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Researchers Hope to Find a Way to Detect Driver Fatigue (Part B)

Ways to Detect Driver Fatigue

According to ScienceDirect.com, there are a number of ways to detect driver fatigue and prevent driving fatigue accidents. Researchers speculate that a number of tools could be used to help alert drivers who are succumbing to fatigue. Technology is now available that can recognize eye closures and head nods, both of which are classic signs of driving fatigue. These tools include an alarm that could sound if the technology detected either of these movements.

However, these tools are expensive and it's unlikely that they would ever be standard on most car models unless driving fatigue accident reporting continues to grow. Other low-cost options that are already implemented include rumble strips or road bumps that alert a driver when he begins to switch lanes. It is a relatively low-cost way to alert drivers to driver fatigue, but they can be expensive for cities and towns to install if they don't have them already -- especially in the middle of a recession.

Still, it is promising that researchers are trying to develop new ways to detect driver fatigue. More driving fatigue accidents can be prevented if we all devote more attention to this issue.

The best way to focus more attention on driver fatigue is to contact a personal injury lawyer if you've been injured in a driving fatigue accident. In addition, you can educate others about driving fatigue and ask them to keep an eye out for the warning signs. As DrowsyDriving.org notes, some of those warning signs of driving fatigue include:

• Frequent yawning
  
• A heavy head
  
• Trouble focusing on the road
  
• Blurry vision
  

When you are interviewing personal injury attorneys ask critical questions, like: how long have you been practicing; what is the largest settlement or verdict you've obtained, and do you have experience with car accidents caused by fatigued drivers? The Law Office of Thomas M. Kiley, located in Andover, Massachusetts, takes time when speaking with you about your case and works with you on a contingent fee basis so there are NO FEES unless our trained personal injury lawyers wins your case. Call now for a FREE evaluation of your case - 1-800-410-2769.

Massachusetts personal injury lawyer, Thomas M. Kiley, is a member of the Massachusetts Bar Association and is a respected member of the American Association for Justice and the Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys.

The personal injury attorneys at the Law Office of Kiley Law Group are dedicated to helping the victims of:

• Car, motorcycle, truck, van or bus accident
• Single vehicle accidents such as SUV or 15-passenger van rollovers
• Pedestrian accidents such as a hit and run
• Defective products such as ineffective airbags or seatbelts, prescription drugs with unpublicized side-effects, or hazardous children's toys
• Child injury and child abuse such as negligence
• Birth injuries such as trauma during labor or cerebral palsy

We Serve Clients Across the State of Massachusetts
The firm's headquarters are in Andover, MA and serves the following cities in Massachusetts: Boston, Danvers, Haverhill, Lawrence, Lowell, Methuen, Middleton, Reading, and Salem, MA and Salem, New Hampshire.