by Michael R. Kaiser | Personal Injury
California is known for its congested freeways that are often the scene of motor vehicle crashes. While the number of fatal car accidents has declined in the past two years, the bad news is that auto-pedestrian accidents are on the increase.Government traffic studies...
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 | 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 | 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 | Personal Injury
First responders in California and nationwide are at an increased risk of dying in accidents caused by distracted driving, according to a new survey. In 2019, at least 16 emergency workers have been killed by vehicles across the country. Experts say that emergency...