by Michael R. Kaiser | Car Accidents
With so many people in California and across the U.S. taking opioids for chronic or acute pain, it’s not surprising that opioids would factor in some car accidents. In 1993, 2% of all drivers who were to blame for a crash tested positive for opioids, but in...
by Michael R. Kaiser | Car Accidents
While most Californians realize that it’s dangerous to drive while distracted, they might be surprised to learn how deadly it can be. According to the National Safety Council, roughly nine people die every day in the U.S. because of distracted driving. About 100...
by Michael R. Kaiser | Car Accidents
California drivers will want to prepare themselves for winter road conditions. Though it may not happen as often as in other states, winter weather will cause the roads to become wet, icy or snowy. With this comes a loss of traction, longer stopping distances and a...
by Michael R. Kaiser | Car Accidents
Most drivers in the U.S. know that drowsy driving is dangerous. Yet 27% of drivers in AAA’s 2018 Traffic Safety Culture Index admitted to driving at least once in the past 30 days in such a state that they could hardly keep their eyes open. Drivers in California...
by Michael R. Kaiser | Car Accidents
Drivers in California are often wary of teens behind the wheel, believing them to be more reckless, inexperienced and accident-prone. Car insurance payments and many statistics back up those beliefs, even if every driver needs to go through a teenage phase in order to...
by Michael R. Kaiser | Car Accidents
Since 2012, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has been conducting driver-side small overlap frontal crash tests. However, it was only in 2017 that it began to test frontal crash protection for the front passenger’s side. After testing several newer...
