While electric vehicles have generally received good scores in government tests for front and side crashes, a recent incident on a Seattle-area freeway has raised concerns about the safety of these vehicles in actual roadway use, concerns which don’t necessarily get caught in laboratory testing. The accident, the results of
Drunk-driving accidents are often tragic. That is especially the case when the victim is killed or seriously harmed by friends or loved ones who acted illegally and put the life of their passengers at risk. A wrongful death suit has reportedly been filed by the parents of a 16-year-old Carbondale
Readers have likely heard by now of the partial government shutdown due to disagreements over President Obama’s health care law. One aspect of the federal government that will be spared from the shutdown is federal truck safety programs. While other Transportation Department activities will be cut back, Federal Motor Carrier
Texting While Driving - A Matter of Personal ResponsibilityTexting while driving, as our readers know, is an activity that we all know is unsafe, but which too many of us engage in on occasion. According to recent research, the degree of impairment for those who text while driving is roughly
Last week, the Missouri Hose approve a veto override of legislation that would restrict lawsuits by uninsured motorists. The bill, which is now set to go to the Senate, would prevent drivers lacking insurance from collecting noneconomic damages from at-fault insured drivers. That restriction would not apply, though, in cases where
Many of our readers have probably heard about the growing excitement regarding self-driving or automated cars. As of now, many companies are offering technologies that automate certain vehicle functions, but many manufacturers are also working toward the production of fully automated vehicles as well. According to a recent report published
Deion Sanders Seeking Compensation for Injury of BrainDeion Sanders is reportedly catching flack for comments he made about brain-injured NFL players attempting to make money by filing workers’ compensation claims. Those comments, made back in February during the pregame show in New Orleans, came about two years after Sanders filed his own
Pedestrian accidents are a serious problem in Denver, particularly at intersections. A local news station, taking note of the problem, recently decided to compile a list of the worst intersections for auto-pedestrian accidents between 2010 and 2012. At the top of the list was the intersection of Colfax and Broadway,
We all make mistakes, but when police officers get caught violating the very laws they are entrusted to enforce, it just doesn’t look good. This week, a jury in Denver came up with a guilty verdict in a DUI case against a 39-year-old off-duty police officer who caused a crash
Bicycles may have two skinny wheels and are powered by our own muscles, but they share a right to the road too. They aren’t always as easy to spot, but drivers need to pay attention to the entire road. When this duty is ignored, the result is often an accident
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