Sudden Unintended Acceleration (SUA) has been in the spotlight for the past few years, but the consumer complaints associated with Toyota vehicles have been rolling in for over a decade. Consumer Reports’ has actually dedicated an entire portion of their website to unintended acceleration issues associated with Toyota vehicles. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration […]
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Dangerous Driving at Pier 39
A recent report from KRON Channel Four News looked into the driving habits at one Bay Area intersection. Viewers had previously requested the news station to look into the Pier 39 intersection of Jefferson and Grant due to concerns about pedestrian safety. The reporter on the scene, Stanley Roberts, found that the largest problem at […]
Distracted Driving on The Rise
A recent article out of the New York Times highlights the troubling news that texting while driving is on the rise. New York is actively taking steps to deter and punish distracted drivers more harshly for infractions. Pedestrians are at a particularly high risk due to distracted drivers in and around heavily populated urban and […]
Driver Asleep at Wheel in Fatal Crash
On Sunday, a man who pulled over to investigate a strange noise coming from his vehicle was struck and hit by a driver who was asleep behind the wheel in San Jose. NBC Bay Area News reports that the collision happened on the northbound side of U.S. Highway 101, just north of Alum Rock Avenue. […]
Dangerous Epidemic of Drowsy Driving
Arianna Huffington, of the Huffington Post, is calling on drivers to take the Pledge to Not Drive Drowsy. Although we hear about the dangers of distracted driving and drunk driving all of the time, we rarely hear about just how dangerous driving while drowsy is. As Americans, we value hard work and praise those who […]
