What good is sitting alone in your room? Xmas travelers abound
It’s hard to imagine that anyone would want to leave San Francisco over the holidays, but we may want to prepare for an influx of visitors. AAA predicts that 99 million Americans will leave home this Christmas and New Year’s, most of them by car. AAA cites lower gas prices as a major reason more […]
read moreWith ridesharing services, are you sharing liability, too? p4
We are wrapping up our discussion of ridesharing services and liability. In July, the California Public Utilities Commission issued a revision to its recently adopted ridesharing regulations regarding insurance coverage for transportation network companies. The PUC had learned the hard way that the original language was not enough. TNCs had been required to carry commercial […]
read moreWith ridesharing services, are you sharing liability, too? p3
We are continuing our discussion of transportation network company regulations in California. The state was the first to adopt regulations specifically for these ridesharing operations, and, it seems, those regulations are a work in progress. The tricky issue is liability. The drivers use their own cars, and, initially, TNCs had not been buying commercial liability […]
read moreWith ridesharing services, are you sharing liability, too? p2
Earlier this month we started to talk about ridesharing services like Uber and Lyft and California’s efforts to regulate them. (Read the post here.) Cab companies objected loudly to the state’s seemingly casual treatment of the industry’s new lower-cost competitor. One reason transportation network companies could charge their customers less is that they were not required […]
read moreElder Justice Roadmap
Watching your relatives age is already a difficult experience. This difficult experience can turn into a nightmare when a caregiver takes advantage of someone you love. Elder abuse includes physical and mental abuse, neglect, and financial exploitation. Elder abuse is a growing problem in this country. According to the Department of Justice, every year, five […]
read moreIdentifying Signs of Physical Elder Abuse
More than two out of every five Americans will need long term care at some point during their lifetime. Long term care typically encompasses assistance with daily living activities such as: bathing, feeding, dressing and eating. When people require long term care, they are in their most vulnerable state of their lifetime. This precise reason […]
read moreWith ridesharing services, are you sharing liability, too?
There are just 22 more shopping days until Christmas. It’s hard to believe, but Black Friday and Cyber Monday are over, and we have now officially entered the Winter Holiday Season. For many of us, the next few weeks will be hectic, and between finding just the right gifts and office parties and holiday gatherings […]
read moreTexting isn’t the only danger distracting drivers
Last week, we discussed how texting while driving continues to be a problem on California roads despite the state’s strict laws against it. We discussed that texting is just one of the many distractions that cause drivers to get into car accidents when their eyes and attention is focused on something other than the road. […]
read moreStudy supports theory that bike helmets reduce risk of head injury
A few weeks ago, we were talking about the high rate of fatal bicycle accidents in California (see California tops all other states in cyclist fatalities, posted Oct. 30). That study, from the Governors Highway Safety Association, found that adult males — that is, adult males in California and Florida — accounted for more fatalities […]
read moreWatch the passing headlights … you’re getting sleepy, sleepy …
Thanksgiving is just a little more than a week away. This is the time of year that people drive to a family member’s house, eat a large meal, socialize and drive home. Even if you don’t spend the day playing touch football or hours-long games of Risk and even if you just loll on the […]
read moreIn spite of state laws, texting while driving is still a problem
A recent op-ed in the Huffington Post asked what is now an age-old question: How many times have you texted while driving in the last month? That includes the times you even looked at your messages while at a stop light or stuck in traffic on the Bay Bridge. Really, how many times? We’re not […]
read moreCalifornia tops all other states in cyclist fatalities
California had more bicycle accident fatalities than any other state from 2010 to 2012. Worse, perhaps, is the fact that the number of deaths rose by 23 percent during that period, while national totals increased just 16 percent. California also outpaces the nation when it comes to how many traffic deaths involve bikers: Nationwide, 2 […]
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