Posts tagged collision

• Noose that Hangs a Man Shows No Damage Either

  Jon Lewis | August 19, 2009 1:30 PM | 0 CommentsBirmingham, AL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  The insurance industry has been promoting a fallacy since the early 1990's. That fallacy is that people in cars cannot be injured if the damage to the car is minor. This could not be further from...

• Does High Performance Driving Lead to Accidents?

  Jon Lewis | July 08, 2009 7:36 PM | 2 CommentsBirmingham, AL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  In the last couple of weeks, the Birmingham News has run an article on the Porche Driving School along with several articles covering wrecks leading the the death of several drivers and passengers....

• Two Dead in Jefferson County Crashes

  Jon Lewis | June 30, 2009 9:40 AM | 0 CommentsBirmingham, AL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  On Saturday, August 27, 2009, the Birmingham News reported two wrecks which killed two people. The first involved a motorcycle and a pickup truck. This occurred on Second Avenue North in Jefferson...

• Death on Rails

  Jon Lewis | June 23, 2009 5:59 AM | 0 CommentsBirmingham, AL Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  Yesterday, there was a tragic incident in the Washington, D.C. Metro area. Norfolk InjuryBoard Article, by Rick Shapiro By now, most people have heard that two Metro area trains collided killing...

• Are they Really Accidents?

  Jon Lewis | June 09, 2009 8:52 PM | 4 CommentsBirmingham, AL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  I just finished a book called Safety 24/7 - Building an Incident-free Culture. The authors, Gregor M. Anderson and Robert L. Lorber, Ph.D, make it clear that there are very few true accidents. In...

• Car Wrecks - New eCrash Reports

  Jon Lewis | June 08, 2009 8:36 PM | 0 CommentsBirmingham, AL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  The Birmingham News reported today that the State has instituted a new eCrash system. This system allows the State Troopers to submit wreck reports electronically. According to the article, this...

• Steel Coils and Truck Accidents in Alabama

  Jon Lewis | March 12, 2009 3:40 PM | 2 CommentsBirmingham, AL Category: Tractor-Trailer Accidents
  

  The Alabama legislature has finally come together to pass a bill with respect to steel coil loads. There have been numerous incidents where large trucks have lost their steel coil rolls on state...

• Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is

  Jon Lewis | August 09, 2008 1:10 PM | 0 CommentsBirmingham, AL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  In today's Birmingham News, there were two letters to the editor. One is entitled, "Follow basic driving rules", and the other is, "Be courteous when driving". Each article discusses driving and...