On Behalf of Alexander Law Group, LLP | Oct 13, 2016 | Car / Truck / Motorcycle / SUV Accidents
Human factors. The term could certainly cover a lot of territory, but in reality, it’s an important set of information that impacts each of us every day. You see, “human factors” is an area of research that strives to improve traffic safety by learning about drivers....
On Behalf of Alexander Law Group, LLP | Oct 12, 2016 | Car / Truck / Motorcycle / SUV Accidents
Many people are unaware that the federal government has the power to disqualify unsafe drivers from operating commercial motor vehicles under certain circumstances. The U.S. Department of Transportation has the legal authority to do this when a driver constitutes an...
On Behalf of Alexander Law Group, LLP | Oct 11, 2016 | Car / Truck / Motorcycle / SUV Accidents, Personal Injury/Wrongful Death
Have you ever wondered what happens when an emergency vehicle causes a crash? Crashes between emergency vehicles and other cars are not uncommon. After all, the nature of emergency work depends on timely responses to horrific accidents. But even in emergency...
On Behalf of Alexander Law Group, LLP | Oct 10, 2016 | Car / Truck / Motorcycle / SUV Accidents
California is one of the nation’s leaders in school bus safety. For 15 years, our state has mandated seat belts in school buses transporting our most precious cargo—our children. Still, all these years later, many California school buses do not have this basic safety...
On Behalf of Alexander Law Group, LLP | Oct 7, 2016 | Car / Truck / Motorcycle / SUV Accidents
The last quarter of the year has just started and although it’s early to draw conclusions, initial figures of crash-related serious injuries and deaths continue to inflate annually. In fact, 2015 data showed the largest single-year increase in traffic deaths in 50...
On Behalf of Alexander Law Group, LLP | Oct 6, 2016 | Car / Truck / Motorcycle / SUV Accidents
It’s always good news when crash rates of any type are down. This is particularly true with crashes that tend to inflict catastrophic damage, such as that suffered in an aviation accident. In fact, a new report shows that small fixed-wing and helicopter crash rates in...
On Behalf of Alexander Law Group, LLP | Oct 5, 2016 | Car / Truck / Motorcycle / SUV Accidents, Firm News
Did you know that California leads the country in the number of pedestrian deaths? It’s true. During the first half of 2015, preliminary numbers show that more California pedestrians were killed in traffic accidents than pedestrians in any other state. Even worse,...
On Behalf of Alexander Law Group, LLP | Oct 4, 2016 | Car / Truck / Motorcycle / SUV Accidents, Firm News
It was bound to happen. Governor Brown has signed a bill that further limits the use of hand-held devices while driving. You see, for some people, it wasn’t enough to know that a typical text removes their focus from driving for five seconds. And it wasn’t enough to...
On Behalf of Alexander Law Group, LLP | Oct 3, 2016 | Car / Truck / Motorcycle / SUV Accidents, Firm News
Bicyclists are in more than their fair share of accidents. Although bicycles are used for only one percent of trips, bicyclists account for two percent of traffic fatalities and injuries. Bicyclists are at risk of serious injuries from drivers who fail to see them or...