Last week, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) held a public information meeting regarding the ongoing recall on Takata air bag inflators. NHTSA administrator Mark Rosekind and other representatives from the NHTSA’s Vehicle Safety Division were on hand to update the public and answer questions associated with the Takata recall. Officials with the NHTSA […]
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Multiple Bicycle Crashes in San Francisco
Last Sunday, there were two separate bicycle crashes in San Francisco. According to ABC Channel Seven News, 47-year-old cyclist Mark Heryer of Berkley died after being run over by a San Francisco Municipal Railway bus. That collision happened in the 500 block of Market Street, near Sutter Street. A wheel of his bicycle apparently got […]
Lack of Transparency in Product Liability Cases
A lack of transparency in many product liability and wrongful death lawsuits needs to be addressed to improve consumer safety. At this time, many court judgments and case settlements are sealed and must remain confidential, per the manufacturer’s stipulations, but why should we continue to allow this to happen? If a product is dangerous, that […]
First Responder Injured in Crash
Earlier this week, a San Francisco police officer was injured after being pinned between two cars. According to ABC Channel Seven News, the police officer was trying to arrest a burglary suspect in the Ingleside District at the time of the collision. The officer sustained a broken rib and an injury to the leg. At […]
Keeping Kids in School Zones Safe
Uniform speed limits during stated times are outdated and put children at risk of becoming pedestrian accident victims. In theory, a law that has people slowing down for children in school zones during high-traffic portions of the day makes sense, but in reality, children are coming and going from school at a variety of different […]
