Volkswagen’s Diesel Scandal – Cheating Emissions & Cheating You!
Don’t sit on your rights. If you own one of the vehicles listed below, you are part of Volkswagen’s “Diesel Dupe:” – The 2009 to 2015 Volkswagen Jetta and Jetta SportWagen; – The 2009 to 2015 Volkswagen Beetle and Beetle Convertible; – The 2009 to 2015 Volkswagen Golf and Golf SportWagen; – The 2014 to […]
read moreWhen the cause of a car accident is anything but clear
In the wake of a fatal auto accident, it is not always clear what caused the crash and if it could have been prevented. Was it reckless driving? Was it an inattentive driver in another vehicle? Were road conditions poor? Did the vehicle suffer from a design or manufacturing flaw? Was the accident due to […]
read moreDrug companies may see criminal fines as the cost of doing business
Earlier this month, we wrote about the Food and Drug Administration’s questionable decision to approve opioid painkillers for patients as young as 11 years old. Although doctors have already been prescribing drugs to young patients at their own discretion, drug companies were not allowed to market drugs for these patients. So-called “off-label” prescribing is legal, […]
read moreRemembering important legislation on auto and highway safety
In recent years, President Lyndon Johnson has been remembered as a champion of the civil rights movement. But for all the important work Johnson did in collaboration with Martin Luther King Jr. and other activists, he also advocated for practical measures that would improve safety for all Americans. On this week in 1966, President Johnson […]
read moreDangerous painkillers now approved for patients age 11 and older
While pharmaceutical companies provide an invaluable public service by developing and manufacturing new medications, it is widely recognized that objective safeguards need to be in place. This is because drug companies are driven by the potential for profit rather than public safety and health. It is the job of the Food and Drug Administration to […]
read moreThe distracted driving risks of simply hearing a cell notification
In modern-day America, paying attention is a rarer phenomenon than it should be. We are constantly bombarded by things competing for our attention: television, radio, internet ads and, of course, our cellphones. With so much technology always in our immediate field of vision, it is easy to forget that other things need and deserve our […]
read moreWhat laws are in place in California for distracted drivers?
Distracted driving is a huge problem all across the country, and each state has a different way of dealing with the issue. But if there is one place in the U.S. that may have more of a problem with distracted driving than other places, it is the Bay Area. The sacred tech grounds of the […]
read moreInjuries involved for first time in self-driving car accident
About a month ago, we wrote a post on this blog about self-driving cars, and how Google and Tesla are at the forefront of this endeavor. Autonomous vehicles seem bound to become mainstream, but there are still many questions that need to be asked about how these vehicles function — as well as how these […]
read moreThe many tasks to complete after getting into a car accident
Imagine a car accident scene in the moments that immediate follow that first meeting between bumper and metal. You’re hurt; you’re angry; you’re emotional; and while all of this understandable, you also have a job to do. You have to perform all of the important steps necessary to help you deal with this car accident […]
read moreLane splitting bill is dead, but data supports proposal
While newspapers and television stations often report that lane splitting is neither legal nor illegal in California, they are not exactly right. Lane splitting — that is, driving between lanes of traffic or sharing a lane with another vehicle — is banned, but only for “[f]ully enclosed 3-wheeled motor vehicles of specified dimensions.” (Cal. Veh. […]
read moreIn an accident, the product, not the person, may be to blame
If you take a quick look at our last post, you will quickly pick up our reference to human error being the cause of most motor vehicle accidents. A closer look, though, will tell you that the post is not about human error, or even the potential for human error. The focus is on the […]
read moreGoogle, Tesla etc. try to make ‘self-driving’ equal ‘blameless’
One of the standard arguments for driverless cars is that most car accidents are caused by human error. Or, as some skeptics have put it, “Cars don’t kill people. People driving cars kill people.” Either way, the experimental technology is more and more frequently finding its way onto California roads. With industry leaders Google and […]
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