Car accidents always come as a surprise. One minute you are driving not anticipating a collision and the next you are standing at a crash scene trying to put the pieces together and, if you are lucky, getting information from the other driver. It is normal to be confused and overwhelmed and as a result […]
Truck Drivers Asleep at the Wheel – Sleep Apnea
Truck drivers who fall asleep at the wheel will report “don’t know what happened” or “I never saw him.” And in many cases they are telling the truth, because they were asleep and the crash woke them up. The culprit is sleep apnea. Sleep apnea causes severe fatigue during waking hours, dulls alertness, and falling […]
Five Common Crashworthiness Defects to Avoid
There are approximately six million car crashes reported in the United States each year. While being very alert for potentially dangerous situations forming ahead of you on a freeway will reduce your risk of being involved in a crash, it is going to happen when you least expect it. The average American will be in […]
Exposed Bicycle Handlebars Can Be Lethal
Bicycle handlebars without grips can be lethal in a fall. Falls bring more than one-half of the approximate 600,000 annual bicycle injuries seen by U.S. hospitals. Seventy percent involving males. The data is collected by Emergency Rooms and reported to the Consumer Product Safety Commission via the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System. This system […]
Tesla and Malfunctioning Airbags
Although the Tesla Model 3 has been touted as the “safest car ever built,” the high-end automaker is currently facing yet another lawsuit related to potential safety issues. Tesla Inc. is being sued over a crash that happened last year where a Model 3’s airbags didn’t deploy. That crash happened on I-95 in Maryland, and […]
