Category: Motor Vehicle Accidents

Have you ever stopped to consider the best ways to reduce the threat of pedestrians being hit by vehicles? The answers are obvious, when pedestrians and vehicle drivers are more attentive and follow the law, fewer accidents – and fewer deaths – will occur. The problem is that more pedestrians than ever are dying on…

Do you remember the days before seat belt use was required? While seat belts were invented more than a century ago, California drivers and passengers were not required to use them until 1986. Seat belts laws for California school buses Most parents wouldn’t dream of going for a drive without first buckling in their children….

Faulty Takata Airbags have resulted in countless auto manufacturers recalling millions of vehicles throughout the world. The problem is that numerous vehicle owners have yet to bring their cars into dealerships to get their defective airbags fixed for free. In some cases – in which passengers and drivers of certain vehicles are at risk of…

When you’re riding your bicycle through the streets of Roseville, you should always don a bicycle helmet and follow the rules of the road. However, there’s only so much these safety precautions can do to prevent injury. You’ll also want to increase your visibility. The more you can do to be seen by vehicles, the…

We’ve all heard about the benefits of self-driving cars. You can eat a bagel, drink coffee and a read a book on your way to work in the morning. Best of all, you’ll have less of a chance of getting into a crash. But is it true? Are self-driving cars really going to be safer,…

The automaker Ford, recently announced that it will expand it’s already massive recall of vehicles related to defective Takata Airbags. The recall will expand the issue to approximately 365,000 more Ford-built cars and trucks, including Lincoln, Mercury and Ford models from the years 2009 to 2013. Fortunately, at this time, no injuries or deaths have…

The safest kind of driving involves a road that is free of traffic in the full light of day, without any kind of rain, sleet, water, ice or snow. However, as any Roseville driver knows — we don’t always have the luxury of such clear driving conditions. Depending where you happen to be driving in…

Imagine getting from point A to point B without worrying that an inattentive driver is more interested in Facebook than paying attention to the road. Imagine driving home after a late night without a single drunk driver on the road. This could become the reality once self-driving automobiles are commonplace in the world. It could…

  When a consumer driver experiences an accident with a commercial truck, the damage and injuries the victims suffer are often catastrophic. Even in relatively minor accidents that only result in moderate injuries or damage, the expenses of recovering physically and the other costs to the victims can add up quickly. If you have ever…

Car rollover accidents are some of the most terrifying. People become trapped inside and could be crushed or worse. Rollover accidents can involve any vehicle, whether it’s a tall SUV or a smaller passenger car. In the right conditions, any vehicle has the potential to roll. Vehicles normally roll because of sideways forces. For example,…