by Michael R. Kaiser | Car Accidents
Weather conditions in California can change the safety of a particular road or highway very quickly. Drivers should be especially aware in dense fog or other extreme weather conditions that reduce visibility. Motorists who must travel in fog should drive at lower...
by Michael R. Kaiser | Personal Injury
Advanced driver assistance systems, or ADAS, come with many safety benefits for drivers in California and across the U.S. General Motors conducted a study with the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute that shows what those benefits are like, and...
by Michael R. Kaiser | Premises Liability
Stores in California and nationwide have a legal obligation to maintain reasonably safe spaces for customers and visitors. A married couple that survived a mass shooting at a Walmart on Aug. 3 believes the store failed to provide proper security. The husband and wife...
by Michael R. Kaiser | Personal Injury
A report from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety found that in 2017, the number of deaths arising from red-light running crashes reached a 10-year high. A total of 939 people in California and across the U.S. were killed in such crashes that year. This also...
by Michael R. Kaiser | Car Accidents
Alcohol consumption impairs one’s thinking, judgment and reactions. Drunk drivers will find it difficult to stay in their lane, perceive how fast they are going or apply the brakes in time. That’s why intoxication raises the risk for a crash. Drunk driving...
by Michael R. Kaiser | Premises Liability
Millions of California residents use elevators every day without incident. However, the convenient vertical transport devices can malfunction. Most of the time, these malfunctions are minor, but they can sometimes be deadly. On Aug. 22, a New York man was crushed to...
by Michael R. Kaiser | Car Accidents
Preliminary estimates from the National Safety Council show that roadway fatalities in the U.S. have reached the 40,000 mark for the third consecutive year. Residents of California should know that in 2016, there were 40,327 deaths reported on America’s roads,...
by Michael R. Kaiser | Personal Injury
The regulations that limit the amount of time that truck drivers in California and around the country can spend behind the wheel may soon be relaxed. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced on Aug. 14 that it plans to publish revised hours of service...
by Michael R. Kaiser | Personal Injury
The number of deadly accidents involving semi-tractor trailers rose sharply in California and around the country in 2017 according to data gathered by the National Safety Council, and many of these crashes were caused by truck drivers who were distracted, fatigued or...
by Michael R. Kaiser | Car Accidents
California and other states are doing a poor job of collecting motor vehicle accident data, according to a new report by the National Safety Council. As a result, it is more difficult for traffic safety organizations to prevent car crashes. The NSC reports that no...
