Company’s many violations didn’t keep the truck off the road
A tractor-trailer accident in Contra Costa County offers a tragic example of what happens when a trucking company is allowed to put poorly maintained vehicles on the road. The accident occurred during rush hour on a major road in Pittsburg when the truck clipped two vehicles before slamming into the front of a commercial building. […]
read moreCEM in new train cars – Metrolink’s investment likely saved lives p2
In the 1952 movie, “The Greatest Show on Earth,” the locomotive of one train hits an automobile and another train, both of which are stopped on the tracks. The force of the impact jolts the locomotive backwards and slows it down considerably. Each car behind it is slammed, in turn, by the car in front […]
read moreCEM in new train cars – Metrolink’s investment likely saved lives
We are continuing our discussion of the Feb. 24 collision between a commuter train and a heavy-duty pick-up truck at a road-grade crossing near Oxnard. Of the 28 people injured, four were reported in critical condition. Earlier this week, authorities announced that one of those victims, the engineer of the Metrolink train, had died from […]
read moreAfter crash, will Metrolink adopt Subaru’s ‘They lived’ tagline?
No one was killed but dozens were injured in the Feb. 24 accident involving a heavy-duty pickup truck and a Metrolink commuter train. The accident happened between the Southern California cities of Oxnard and Camarillo, less than an hour away from the site of the 2008 train crash in Chatsworth that left 25 dead. The […]
read moreSafety tips for driving in fog
There are many different weather conditions that can make driving more difficult. One such condition is fog. Fog can greatly reduce driver visibility, which could create an increased risk of vehicles colliding. Given the traffic safety problems fog can pose, when a person knows there is going to be heavy fog in their area, it […]
read moreHey, Big Spender, spend a little time with malpractice victims
Don’t believe it for a second if someone tells you that money isn’t a factor in important ballot initiatives. The Los Angeles Times reported recently that last November’s Proposition 46 fight cost both camps about $70 million altogether. More than 80 percent of that came from opponents of the measure — the winning side. Prop […]
read moreWork with an experienced attorney to maximize damages
Readers may have heard last month about a wrongful death case in which a San Francisco jury awarded $4 million in damages to the parents of a woman who was struck and killed by a truck while riding a bicycle in 2013. The accident reportedly occurred when the truck driver made a right-turn in front […]
read moreSuper Sunday is super dangerous on California roads
The Super Bowl is this Sunday, Feb. 1, and, while it isn’t quite a national holiday, there is a little something for everyone: football, of course, but also the half-time show and the much-anticipated (and very expensive) commercials. This is a day for get-togethers with friends and family. Those get-togethers may well start long before […]
read moreOlder Americans and teens have something in common: Bad driving
An accident in Sacramento raises an interesting public policy issue: driving privileges for the elderly. A 94-year-old man approached a drive-through car wash and apparently mistook the gas pedal for the brake on his sedan. The car blew through the car wash, taking out a good deal of equipment as it went. The incident was […]
read moreTake the earbuds out and listen: Distracted walking is dangerous
If you watched the second (and last) season of “Smash,” a television show about putting on a Broadway show, you may remember the death of one of the characters. He was walking the streets of New York, singing his heart out, when he heedlessly stepped into the path of an oncoming car. The show’s writers […]
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