The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) recommends a ban on all personal electronic devices while driving. Despite the new fines imposed in California for texting-while-driving from a cell phone while driving an automobile, I still hear about fatal accidents and serious personal injuries which result from this most obvious form of distracted driving.
I am supportive of NTSB’s recent decision to recommend a national ban on the usage of all personal electronic devices while driving a motor vehicle.
NTSB bases its decision on findings from various national statistics on distracted driving, as I have also discussed in the past. …
Brain injuries are increasingly becoming recognized as serious health concerns in the U.S. From severe traumatic brain injury to relatively mild concussions, blows to head can have lasting negative health consequences. For people with brain injuries and associated conditions like post-concussion syndrome from motor-vehicle accidents, compensation may be available to help with treatment and rehabilitation costs.
Traumatic brain injury can occur in car crashes and other instances of sudden acceleration or deceleration when the brain hits the inside of skull, damaging delicate brain tissue. The Mayo Clinic states that concussion is a mild form of traumatic brain injury that can…
All San Francisco bicycle enthusiasts know that, despite the positive aspects of cycling to work or around town, riding in city traffic can be dangerous. Unfortunately, motorists always create some danger for bicyclists, but this danger is even worse at some specific San Francisco intersections.
It is my job as a San Francisco Bicycle Accident Attorney to learn first hand just how dangerous these city streets actually can be for cyclists.
I am proud to live in a bicycle-friendly city such as San Francisco and always smile when I see specifically marked bicycle lanes and unique, descriptive signs at intersections…
The FDA is protecting children from tobacco in its recent action to send warning letters to more than 1,200 retailers, the majority of which respond to violations relating to selling tobacco to minors. This is part of its ongoing effort to reduce tobacco use among children, a collaboration with President Obama’s Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act.
The good news is that most retail establishments inspected by the FDA have been found to be in compliance with the law. Unfortunately, some retailers are still selling cigarettes and smokeless tobacco to minors, which will now result in fees if retailers…
Distracted driving statistics continue to rise, as I’ve discussed before. The accident rate is, in fact, surpassing the drunk driving rate, recent studies have shown. Texting while driving is, in my opinion, the most insidious forms of distracted driving.
Still, drivers continue to cause accidents that could have been prevented were they not on their cell phone texting–performing all main forms of distraction:
visual (taking your eyes off the road)
manual (taking your hands off the wheel)
cognitive (taking your mind off what you’re doing).
According to consumer reports, drunk driving rates are dropping significantly. The speculation is that distracted…
