Sleepiness and fatigue brought on by not getting enough rest at night are key causes of car, truck, and other serious accidents, as many San Diego car accident attorneys have seen. Sleep is so important to preventing motor vehicle accidents that the U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) recently revised its hours of service […]
Learn More About Embrace Better Sleep to Avoid AccidentsIn 2010, 3,092 people died from accidents related to distracted driving, and by 2011, that number increased to 3,331. The growing number of fatalities caused by drivers’ inattention to the road has raised much concern about this growing epidemic. With more technology available than ever before, how can anyone ignore it even from behind the wheel? […]
Learn More About New Federal Distracted Driving Guidelines Limit In-Car TechnologyThe U.S. National Safety Council recently released statistics which revealed that motor vehicle accident deaths increased by 5% in 2012. The same 5% spike has been seen in the percentage of accident victims who seek medical help after a motor vehicle accident. The cost of all these accidents and related injuries rang in at the […]
Learn More About Why Are Motor Vehicle Accident Fatalities Increasing?Currently, there are several family-safety apps available for smartphones and other devices. Many of them are basic apps that use phone GPS to track family members or to provide automatic alerts when a family member arrives at a pre-determined place, like home or school. However, some app makers are starting to consider other uses for […]
Learn More About Family Safety Apps Take a Comprehensive ApproachA 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 Phones