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Sorting out the finances associated with a loved one’s death can be overwhelming and can send even the most organized family into a state of confusion. Scheduling a consultation with an estate planning or probate administration lawyer can help to clear out many of the most common questions surrounding dealing with someone’s estate. It’s never… Read More »

Drowsy drivers are a big risk factor behind the wheel, perhaps more so than previous studies indicated. The proportion of crashes in which drowsiness was evident was more than three times higher during the night time hours, according to research completed by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety. In order to arrive at these results,… Read More »

A recent study conducted by the Consumer Federation of America found that most drivers who drove 5,000 miles or less per year across the United States didn’t reap the rewards in terms of insurance savings. The one exception to this was California. While the average motorist who went less than 5,000 miles per year saved… Read More »

UPS is responsible for delivering more than 18 million packages every single day and the majority of these are handled by trucks. Driver safety is one of the most important factors at the company. Truck drivers in general may be more likely to cause significant damage in an accident due to the size and weight… Read More »

Red light cameras have formed an important purpose from the time they have been installed at many busy intersections. That reason has primarily been to deter people from running through red lights or engaging in other dangerous and negligent behavior at an intersection. Sometimes even the presence of a red light camera when it isn’t… Read More »

Lane splitting is the practice of motorcyclists passing slower moving cars by riding in between them. Right now, California has taken a major step forward as far as officially allowing lane splitting. A new bill makes California the first state in the country to make lane splitting legal.  The bill was prompted after a citizen’s… Read More »

Research out of the Texas A&M Transportation Institute has taken a different approach to the exploration of distracted driving by attempting to uncover how it influences the affected driver’s own personality, anxiety and physical response.   It turns out that people get stressed out when attempting to accomplish several things at once which is certainly… Read More »

Australian researchers have completed a study that indicates that wearing a bicycle helmet may reduce the risk of a critical head injury by as much as 70%. Unfortunately, individuals involved in a bicycle accident in California may be thrown from the bike and are more likely to sustain critical head injuries than an individual inside… Read More »

With more children now on the roads headed back to school, it is important to always be aware of the risk of striking children and other pedestrians standing around bus stops. Be aware of the fact that buses use their flashing lights and sounds to indicate that they are stopping to either let children on… Read More »