Posts tagged accident

• Motorists more likely to be at fault in motorcycle accidents

  Ed Smith | October 17, 2006 3:44 PM | 0 CommentsSacramento, CA Category: Motorcycle Accidents
  

  A recent study by the South Carolina Department of Public Safety revealed that in two vehicle collisions involving motorcycles, the motorist was more likely to be at fault. Failure to yield was the greatest cause of motorcycle- caraccidents.90% of all fatalities were men and 64% were over the age of 35. A motorcyclist's greatest safety device is a clear mind. "You've got to be a defensive...

• UC Davis and Sutter Memorial Amongst Best in Nation

  Ed Smith | October 16, 2006 10:34 PM | 0 CommentsSacramento, CA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  The Leapfrog Group, a healthcare safety and quality coalition supported by many of the nation's largest corporationsnamed UC Davis and Sutter Memorial Hospitals in Sacramento as amongst the 50 Best hospitals in the nation.UCSF Medical Center and California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco were also named among adult hospitals, and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford in the...

• Motorcycle Accidents Lead to Growing Number of Fatalities

  Staff Writer | October 16, 2006 1:08 PM | 0 CommentsOakland, CA Category: Motorcycle Accidents
  

  Across the country, the number of fatalities related to motorcycle accidents more than doubled in the years between 1995 and 2005. This correlates directly to the fact that the number of motorcycle and scooter sales has more than tripled in that same amount of time.The Ventura County Star has a great story about this and other factors that affect motorcycle accident fatalities. They also offer...

• Causes of and Standards in Playground accidents

  Ed Smith | October 16, 2006 10:54 AM | 0 CommentsSacramento, CA Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Swings, slides and climbing frames, metal bars and merry go rounds contribute to over 70% of all playground accidents. Rope-plank type swings are frequently the cause of backward falling accidents. It is important to be aware of standards and specifications for playground equipment if you represent a child injured by playground equipment. The Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC) has issued...

• Truck races train---loses badly (Video)

  Ed Smith | October 16, 2006 2:56 AM | 0 CommentsSacramento, CA Category: Tractor-Trailer Accidents
  

  Here's another video on how not to enter a train crossing. A trucker decides her can beat this oncoming train, but doesn't realize a line of cars is blocking his path on the other side of the tracks.Many accidents at train crossings are due to the motorists error, however many train crossing accidents are due to negligence on the part of the railroad.

• Truck Drivers plead guilty to falsifying logbooks.

  Ed Smith | October 16, 2006 1:14 AM | 0 CommentsSacramento, CA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  10-13-06 Five truckers pleaded guilty Wednesday to falsifying their driver's logs, bringing to an end a major federal investigation of the practice in the commercial-trucking industry. This was the culmonation of an operation known as "Operation Safe Roads" begun in 2003 by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, whose regulations include limitations on the number of daily driving hours...

• School bus accidents -- all too common and short time lines involved

  Ed Smith | October 13, 2006 6:11 PM | 0 CommentsSacramento, CA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  While the statistics involved are likely due, in part, to the number of miles driven on a daily basis by school buses state wide, our office has seen an increase in the number of cases involving accidents caused by school bus drivers. Recently, my office settled a case for $1,900,000.00 as the result of the negligence of a San Juan Unified School District bus driver. The accident was...

• Car-Truck Accident Claims Newark Resident

  Staff Writer | October 12, 2006 2:00 PM | 0 CommentsOakland, CA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  A Newark man was killed Wednesday when his Honda drifted into oncoming traffic and was hit head-on by a big rig coming the other direction. Twenty-three year-ole Paul Satele was remembered by family and friends as a hard worker who had just taken an additional job to help provide for his family. He was also a huge Raiders fan. Read more about the car accident.

• Traffic.com finds traffic jams fast

  Ed Smith | October 11, 2006 10:06 PM | 0 CommentsSacramento, CA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  A new website, www.traffic.com. gives real time traffic reports on major Sacramento Freeways. It show Jam Factor trends and traffic hotspots as well as interactive traffic maps and e-mail alerts. A great site to bookmark beforesetting out on that 3 day vacation.

• 9 injured in separate Sacrmamento Hit and Run Accidents

  Ed Smith | October 11, 2006 3:07 PM | 0 CommentsSacramento, CA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  In the past week, 9 Sacramentans were injured in 2 separate hit and run accidents. Many of my clients are unaware that even if the hit and run driver injuring the innocent party leaves the scene in a hit and run accident.they may still have insurance coerage under their own uninsured motorist automobile insurance.In the first accident, a pedestrian was struck last Friday approximately 7:15PM,...