The era of self-driving cars is upon us. Many companies have obtained permits to test their driverless technologies in California. Notably absent from that list is Uber, the hometown San Francisco company that started out as a ride-share service. Uber has become well-known for flaunting California laws and regulations. In a bold move last December, […]
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NTSB: Trucker Fatigue, Unfamiliarity with Area Caused Huge 2015 Truck-Train Crash
Many people remember hearing about the crash last February between a Metrolink train and a commercial truck. What was concluded about the cause of the crash? At about 6:00 on the morning of February 23, 2015, truck driver Jose Alejandro Sanchez-Ramirez of Yuma, Arizona went on duty. He worked as a farm equipment repairman. He […]
Major GM Recall Affects Ignition Switch and Airbags: The Basics
We all need to pay attention to what’s going on with GM. GM has been in the news often lately, and with good reason. Millions of GM vehicles are fitted with defective ignition switches that can lead to fatal results. And this problem is not limited to vehicles that carry the “GM” designation but also […]
Hurt in a Crash with a Recalled GM Vehicle? You May Be Entitled to Damages Even if It Was Long Ago
Do you think a company should get out of paying people hurt by its products just because the company receives a bankruptcy discharge? The truth is that the American bankruptcy system allows that to happen every day. Of course, there are exceptions to this rule, particularly when the company fails to disclose potential liabilities of […]
Young Truck Driver May Have Fallen Asleep, Crashing into Greyhound Bus
One of the last things anyone wants to see on the highway is a tangle of commercial vehicles. Just driving near a large truck or bus weaving in and out of lanes is enough to make your heart jump. So imagine the scare nearby drivers experienced when a tractor-trailer and Greyhound bus crashed outside Kettleman […]
