The spring forward period each year makes it difficult to get adjusted to that lost hour of sleep, but it also has dangerous traffic impacts too. In fact, research from the University of Colorado, Boulder shows that fatal vehicle accidents in the US increase by 6% during the work week that follows the spring forward… Read More »
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Could Cruise Control Make You More Likely to Suffer In An Accident?
It’s easy to switch over the buttons to drive on cruise control when you’re out on the road for a long period of time, but could this lead to you getting distracted from the job at hand and ending up in an accident? A new study from AAA finds that drivers are using cruise control… Read More »
CHP Data Shows That Men Are Three Times as Likely to Cause Fatal Crashes
Driving in San Francisco or elsewhere around California means that you’ve probably encountered wreckage from fatal crashes. But a new study based on data from the California Highway Patrol’s statewide integrated traffic record system across five different California counties, found that men are more likely to cause fatal accidents. According to that study, 12 out… Read More »
How to Prevent Car Accidents with Pets
It seems like a great idea to bring Fido along for every road trip you can, but this carries some risks. If you’re planning to travel with your dog, make sure that you have a plan in place to protect you and everyone inside the car. If your animal is not restrained and serves as… Read More »
Do You Really Need to Wear Your Seat Belt in The Back of a Ride Share Vehicle?
Some Uber and Lyft drivers have reported that the vast majority of passengers in the car never put on a seatbelt when riding in the back seat of these ride sharing vehicles. The consequences of not wearing a seat belt when you are in the back of a taxi or ride hailing vehicle can be… Read More »
Do Breathalyzers Help Reduce Accidents?
It’s been said that over 74,000 car starts have been blocked by the use of ignition interlock devices. These devices won’t start the car if the driver blows into the device with alcohol on their breath. New studies, however, indicate that breathalyzers might not help to reduce accidents. The number of devices in use has… Read More »
Don’t Settle for Less with Your California Car Accident Claim
If you find yourself coping with the aftermath of a serious San Francisco car accident, you might be tempted to handle things on your own and to close out this chapter of your life as soon as possible. A settlement might be presented to you at the early stages of your car accident case. Being… Read More »
Whiplash 101: Know the Facts
If you’re hurt in a motor vehicle accident in San Francisco, there’s a chance that this was caused by another person’s reckless behavior. There are many different kinds of injuries you might have to cope with after the crash and one of these is whiplash. Understanding how whiplash works makes you more likely to get… Read More »
Do Driver Assist Features Really Help Prevent Accidents?
A new study found that even though driver assist features have become more prominent on newer models of vehicles, there are still some deployment problems with these issues. These features are slow to react to children, particularly in the dark, according to some recent studies. Pedestrian fatalities have jumped significantly across the nation in the… Read More »
Should I Go to The Emergency Room After a Vehicle Accident?
If you have been seriously hurt in a car accident, it is easy to identify the benefits of going to the emergency room. You’ll have an opportunity to be screened for more difficult to identify conditions, such as internal bleeding or concussions. But if you feel fine at the scene of the accident, and only… Read More »