Even though the technology for self-driving cars has allegedly improved in recent years, consumers and the public simply aren’t comfortable enough to drive them or consider purchasing them. In fact, many drivers are nervous about even having to share the road with self-driving cars. A recent AAA study published in March 2020 found that only… Read More »
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What Are the Most Common Causes of Head-On Crashes?
A head-on crash could be devastating in terms of the injuries or fatalities associated with it. Head-on crashes happen just as their name suggests when the front end of one vehicle slides into the front end of another one. The damage in a head-on crash in San Francisco can be greater depending on the speed… Read More »
New Presentation Highlights Updates in Workers’ Compensation Claim Management
Do you know what happens after you get hurt on the job? Most employees are covered by company-managed workers’ comp benefits, but it’s up to you to protect your right to file a claim. Workers who were injured on the job will usually inform their employer as soon as possible that an accident or work-related… Read More »
Would Car Accidents Decrease If School Started Later?
A new study found that later start times for school greatly reduce the possibility of teen driver accidents. The paper was recently accepted to the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine and found that in Fairfax, Virginia; for the two school years before and after the implementation of later start times, that the teen crash rate… Read More »
What Should California Drivers Know About Landslide and Mudslide Safety?
As California moves into the spring weather, it’s important to recognize the potential danger of landslides and mudslides. These can occur in almost any state, but have caused significant damage across California in recent years. Landslides describe downhill earth movements that can cause damage rapidly or gradually. Many landslides are caused by natural events such… Read More »
Avoiding Scooter and Car Accidents in San Francisco
San Francisco is a bustling city with a lot of people on foot, and, these days, a lot of people on scooters, too. Not every scooter rider abides by the rules of the road, meaning that a driver could be at risk of hitting and seriously injured someone on a scooter at any time of… Read More »
What Back Injuries Am I Most Likely to Suffer Following A Car Accident?
A car accident can lead to many different kinds of injuries, some of which can be identified immediately at the scene of the accident and others that require more comprehensive diagnostic testing and screening with the help of a physician. Back injuries can be some of the problematic for victims as these can be pervasive… Read More »
Does Spring Forward Make Accidents More Likely?
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 »
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 »