Published: 2010-07-08

Hazardous to your Health: Road Construction Zones

Summer driving season means vacations, weekend drives to seaside getaways and driving around with the top down or the air conditioning up. Summer driving season also means road construction work takes place all over New Jersey, creating obstacles and hazards for drivers to circumvent with care.

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Published: 2010-01-21

NJ Takes the Lead in Protecting Against "Ice Missiles" on the Highway

Article provided by Law Offices of Michael P. Burakoff, P.A.

They’re sometimes known as "ice missiles," and for good reason: Throughout the northern U.S., ice flying off of vehicles has caused injuries, snarled traffic and even resulted in death. In 2007, the Pennsylvania Turnpike was closed for six hours when a tanker truck carrying a flammable liquid rolled over after being hit by ice from a tractor trailer. In early 2010, a Chicago-area man was injured and his face disfigured when ice from a truck passing in the opposite direction was dislodged and struck his windshield.

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