Month: October 2019

Distracted driving can do real harm. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) defines distracted driving as engaging in any activity that is not driving. Distracted driving means that a California driver is dividing his or her attention to something else while the attention of that person belongs on operating the vehicle. Engaging in non-driving activities while on the road…

Motorcycle collisions can be devastating for anyone, but some people have a particularly hard time moving on after an accident. Some victims, such as those who have kids, may also have to deal with a number of issues involving their children in the wake of a crash. For example, they may not be able to participate in activities that they…

When a driver doesn’t obey traffic laws and flees the scene, it is called a hit and run. Hit and run accidents happen more frequently than you would think. In the U.S., there were about 737,100 hit and run accidents in 2016. This statistic shows just how often hit and run accidents occur. If you are involved in a hit and…

Motorists from cities across the country think their locales are unsurpassed for traffic complexity and related accident outcomes. Southern California residents (especially Los Angelinos) know differently. They harbor little doubt at all, in fact, that no other metro area in the United States surpasses the sprawling LA area on statistics relevant to virtually any downside-linked driving category. We underscore that…

Through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the federal government recalls car parts when they’re unfit for the traveling public. A car’s owner can know when a recall is issued and whether the part has been replaced. But people are increasingly climbing into strangers’ personal cars with little to recommend the vehicles beyond their appearance in a rideshare app.…

When you learn to drive, you get a lot of advice and tips on how to drive safely. You also learn a lot of laws and rules of the road that help you also to become a conscious and aware driver. All of this training happens over a relatively short time. It is very easy to forget some of the…

You may take sidewalks in California for granted unless, of course, you are walking in an area without them. It may seem obvious to you that sidewalks are a good thing. However, many people may not realize just how beneficial they can be. The reality is that they can save lives. This may not be something you have ever thought…