Traffic experts often attribute crashes to three types of factors: driver, environment, and vehicle. When litigation develops over an accident involving a tractor-trailer, the focus is on evidence that bears on these issues. One of the most valuable pieces of evidence is truck driver logs. Truck driver logs include a wealth of information about driver […]
Car / Truck / Motorcycle / SUV Accidents
Motorcyclist Deaths Up Nationwide but Down in California
Riding a motorcycle can be exhilarating. Unlike in a passenger car, you can feel temperature changes, smell things around you, and feel your speed. Unfortunately, riders are vulnerable to injury and death in crashes. In fact, early data for 2015 shows a substantial increase nationwide in motorcycle deaths. If early projections are correct, 2015 will […]
How Will Autonomous Vehicles Change Personal Injury Law
Cars that drive themselves? That sounds impossible to many people, but Tesla is selling a car that can do it. Whether it can do so safely is another issue entirely. The term for a self-driving car is an “autonomous vehicle.” These cars rely on technology that senses their performance and surroundings and adjusts accordingly. Many […]
CHP Impact Teen Drivers
The California Highway Patrol’s Impact Teen Drivers program is aimed at raising awareness about the specific risks and dangers facing teen drivers on roads in California. Since reckless and distracted driving is the number-one killer of teens in the U.S., the Impact Teen Drivers program puts an emphasis on the importance of safe and focused […]
Skateboard, Rollerblade and Scooter Safety
Children and adults on skateboards, scooters and rollerblades are at an increased risk for injury and death if they’re involved in collisions with motor vehicles. Even with helmets, injuries arising from car accidents can be incredibly severe or even fatal. Children and adults on skateboards, rollerblades and scooters are reminded that they have all of […]
