A recent study by the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) found deaths among 16 and 17 year old drivers increased by 19 percent in the first half of 2012. The study was based on data collected from all 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia. During the first half of 2012, 16 year old […]
Learn More About Study Finds Deaths of Teenage Drivers Increased in 2012Unlike shutting off the television or ending a phone conversation, there is one thing that will never stop: time. It is inevitable that we will all grow older, hopefully of course, in wisdom and in age. Just like how we change from childhood to adulthood through mental and physical changes, the same will continue from […]
Learn More About Older Driver Safety Awareness WeekAccording to Prevent Blindness America, each year there are about 6,000 eye injuries caused from auto batteries. That does not even take into account skin burns, hand injuries, and other possible injuries from improper use of car batteries. To bring awareness of the dangers of car batteries and share important tips to prevent fatal injuries, […]
Learn More About October: Auto Battery Safety MonthCalifornia Gov. Edmund Brown signed the autonomous-vehicle bill, SB 1298, into law on September 25, 2012 at Google headquarters in Mountain View, CA. So far Florida, Nevada, and California are the only three U.S. states that have passed laws regarding autonomous vehicles. The bill will allow Google to test driverless cars on public roadways in […]
Learn More About California Legalizes Self-Driving Cars: Google DrivesSending or reading text messages while driving is one of the most dangerous types of distracted driving, according to the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The NHTSA estimates that the average text takes the driver’s eyes off the road for 4.6 seconds – long enough for a vehicle going 55 miles per hour […]
Learn More About The Personal Costs of Texting and DrivingA study of 24,085 situations involving teen drivers by the AAA Foundation recently found that loud conversations with passengers are the number one source of teen driver distraction. Using cell phones or other handheld devices came second, followed by horseplay in the vehicle. About 17 percent of the analyzed situations showed teen drivers distracted by […]
Learn More About Study Finds Common Teen Driving Distractions Include Conversation, Cell PhonesThe wealthy French Riviera city state of Monaco was the home of a multiple-car pileup involving five luxury carswith an estimated value of more than $1.1 million in late July 2011. The collision started when a female driver in a blue Bentley Azure (worth an estimated $400,000) scraped the side of a Mercedes S Class […]
Learn More About World’s Most Expensive Car Accident I San Diego Auto Accident LawyersYou may be surprised to know that a good personal injury lawyer uses the skills of a salesman to approach negotiations with the insurance company. In fact‚ your attorney is usually a better salesman than is the insurance claims adjuster‚ both because of his legal education and his prior experience in dealing with adjusters. Your […]
Learn More About Your San Diego Personal Injury Attorney Should Approach Negotiations with the Insurance Company As If It Were a SaleInsurance adjusters are the “middle-man” in the personal injury settlement process. Although they are the person a San Diego personal injury attorney will negotiate with for a settlement‚ the adjuster must get the authority to settle from someone. Many experienced adjusters‚ including supervisors and managers‚ are fully aware of the value of a case‚ even […]
Learn More About How Insurers Stall Injury Settlements by Claiming to Need AuthorityWe have previously written about the very important California Court of Appeals decision handed down in the case of Howell v. Hamilton Meats and Provisions‚ Inc. which clarified that the collateral source rule is still the law in California‚ thereby permitting injured people to recover the full amounts of their medical bills from the negligent […]
Learn More About CA Supreme Court Appears Poised to Side with Insurance Companies