The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is calling on parents and college students to put fire safety on the top of their list when shopping for off-campus housing for the upcoming fall semester. According to the U.S. Fire Administration (USFA), 94 percent of all fatal campus fires between 2000 and 2015 occurred in off-campus housing. […]
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Bosch Solar Panels Recalled for Fire Risk
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) just issued a press release about the recall of Bosch roof-mounted solar panels. According to the CPSC, these defective solar panels can overheat, which poses a fire risk to consumers. Since these panels are roof-mounted, there is great concern over the possibility of setting a consumer’s roof on fire. […]
Crash in AZ Causes Uber to Stop Testing Autonomous Cars
As self-driving technology continues to be developed, safety concerns begin to rise. Currently, companies such as Uber have been attempting to advance motor vehicles and transportation technology to include the testing of autonomous cars. Autonomous cars are cars that drive themselves. They are also referred to as self-driving cars. These cars are operated and controlled […]
Hurt or Killed in an Accident with a GM Car? Don’t Give Up. Call Today
Most people know that General Motors was brought back to life after the financial crisis of 2008 by government intervention. It wasn’t long, however, before the revived company had a major problem in the form of a faulty ignition switch in certain model cars. The defective switches caused hundreds if not thousands of accidents, resulting […]
Stay Safe and Avoid a Ticket by Not Following Too Closely
On October 15th, 2007, as cars were slowing down to avoid construction work on the left lane in Marlborough, Connecticut, a tractor-trailer driver crashed his vehicle into the car in front of him. One 47-year-old woman was killed in the accident. Three other vehicles were also involved in the crash, leaving two of the drivers […]
