That sounds like strange safety advice from an accident attorney and parent of teens. But it is critical. Teens have great reflexes, lightning-quick reaction times, and better hand-eye coordination than any of us old folks, yet they are much worse … Read More
PEDESTRIAN DEATHS ON THE RISE
A pedestrian is injured every 8 minutes, and killed every 2 hours in traffic crashes. 14% of all traffic fatalities in traffic crashes were those on foot. They account for less total crashes, but as expected, crashes prove much more … Read More
How Did We Survive As Kids?
If you are over 40, think of things we lived through. How on earth did we survive growing up?! No car seats, no booster seats, no seat belts, no air bags. Riding in the back of a pick-up truck was … Read More
Head Injuries Creating The Walking Wounded
Some head injuries following car accidents and other events are not properly diagnosed. These folks may be called “the walking wounded.” They have difficulties from the impact that they themselves are unable to appreciate. Most commonly, we see personality change, irritability, … Read More
Our Brave New World
We now live in a world where a teenage girl encouraged with many text messages a teenage boy to kill himself and is now going to jail. We now live in a new world where an electric self-driving car is … Read More
MURPHY’S LAW
I am constantly attending–and occasionally speaking at–legal seminars and symposiums to become more accomplished in my areas of injury law. I heard about a case that so illustrates the so-called, “Murphy’s Law.” That is our name for the idea that … Read More
Power Windows Can Be Deadly
You may never of thought about it, but the motor that causes your power windows to raise is much stronger than it needs to be to do the job. Now there’s a logical reason for this. It has to have … Read More
Safety In Everyday Life
According to the Report on Injuries in America, 2003, Published as part of Injury Facts®, 2004 edition, by the National Safety Council, there were about 27 million visits to hospital emergency departments for injuries. About 20.7 million injuries resulted in … Read More
“Upside Down” Car Destroyed
Being upside down in a car simply means that you owe more on the car than it is worth. This is very common, especially if you buy a car or truck brand new. So, if you have a brand new … Read More
Car Seat Safety
Do you have your children buckled in safely? Some of my friends in law enforcement surprise parents when they check the car seats at free inspection stations and find that the seats are not well installed. Sometimes the rules and … Read More
The 9 Safest Cars
Every year the Insurance Institute of Highway Safety tracks driver fatalities in various car models. Shockingly, no driver was killed in a crash in a record nine (9) 2011 model-year vehicles! The death rate for drivers of these cars is … Read More
A Non-Attack Attack?
As a child growing up during the Cold War, the first president I voted for was Reagan. Back then, we were worried that Soviet missiles might rain down from space and incinerate our country, if not all humanity, in a … Read More