A new study reveals that long haul truck drivers may be at risk of significant injuries simply due to the specifics of their job. The study found that back, neck and arm injuries were some of the most common among long haul truck drivers. This study was completed by researchers at the University of Alabama… Read More »
Posts Categorized: serious Injury
New Drug Treatment for TBI Victims Could Help After a Car Crash
Have you recently been involved in a San Francisco car accident and sustained a brain injury? If so, you need to speak with a lawyer as soon as possible. A brain injury can impact your life for many years to come and can introduce big changes into your daily schedule. Brain injuries look very different… Read More »
Half of All Vehicle Crashes Involve Mobile Phones
A new study conducted by Cambridge Mobile Telematics as part of distracted driving awareness month identified driving data linked to more than 100,000 vehicle operations. This showed that half of all car crashes involved a driver who was distracted by a phone at some point during their trip. Within a minute of car crashes, one… Read More »
Traffic Death Statistics from 2016 Continue to Rise
Traffic fatalities across the first 9 months of 2016 increased by 8% from the same time period the year before. According to data released by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 27,875 people were killed during that period. This continues the increases seen in 2015 of deaths ticking up by 7.2% after years of decline…. Read More »
Insurance Companies Argue That Distracted Driving is a Leading Cause in the Increase of Traffic Fatalities in 2015 and 2016
Unfortunately, far too many people are engaging in the dangerous behavior of not paying attention behind the wheel. Playing with smartphone applications like YouTube, email, Facebook or Pokémon Go while you’re sitting in rush hour traffic or travelling at high speeds is unfortunately all too common. Auto insurance officials are arguing that distracted driving… Read More »
Could Driving Angry Put You at Serious Risk for a Car Accident?
According to recent research, one of the most important emotions that you could experience behind the wheel of a car is anger. If you’ve ever been stuck in traffic or had another driver cut you off, you’ve probably experienced at least a little bit of road rage. It turns out that carrying anger from work,… Read More »
What Took the FDA So Long?
Three years after the Food and Drug Administration was warned that reusable endoscopes were spreading deadly infections, no action had been taken. According to a recent report in the Los Angeles Times, the culprit was not politics, it was a simply because the FDA had lost the report. The newspaper says it was one of… Read More »