Posts tagged acc

• NEWS RELEASE - Local Missouri Attorney Works to End Distracted Driving

  Lindsay Rakers | May 28, 2012 10:13 AM | 0 CommentsSt. Louis, MO Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  It's boating safety week, it is motorcycle safety month, it is Memorial Day. All I can think about is keeping my family safe and keeping your family safe. I've been touched by the family...

• Truck Driver Medical Examinations Must Now Be Completed By A Certified Professional

  Lindsay Rakers | May 26, 2012 9:37 PM | 0 CommentsSt. Louis, MO Category: Tractor-Trailer Accidents
  

  I have several clients that were severely injured tractor trailer crashes. I find it disturbing that on more than one occasion, I have learned that the negligent truck driver shouldn't...

• This Holiday Weekend Remember Safety Prevents Injuries!

  Lindsay Rakers | May 25, 2012 6:29 PM | 0 CommentsSt. Louis, MO Category: Motorcycle Accidents
  

  As we approach the holiday weekend, many of us are thinking about what we are going to grill, which pool we are going to go to, which sporting event we are going to watch, and which BBQ we are...

• NHTSA Proposes Mandatory Brake Override Technology

  Brett Emison | April 23, 2012 3:12 PM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has recently proposed a new requirement for brake override switches to be installed in all cars and light trucks that utilize an...

• Distracted Driving Campaign Comes to Illinois and Missouri

  Lindsay Rakers | April 17, 2012 11:53 AM | 1 CommentSt. Louis, MO Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  As the Campaign for distracted driving comes to Illinois and Missouri, hundreds of lawyers, judges, and traffic safety professionals stay committed to making a difference by giving presentations...

• New Recall Fines Will Make Drivers Safer

  Brett Emison | April 12, 2012 11:17 AM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  New recall fines included in the transportation bill passed in the Senate (but awaiting approval in the House of Representatives) will make our highways safer. The bill permits the National...

• Spring Break - Fun for Students, Scary for Parents

  Lindsay Rakers | April 09, 2012 1:46 PM | 0 CommentsSt. Louis, MO Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  My Spring Break may be boring to some but it was welcomed by me! This past weekend was spent running around the yard trying to find colorful eggs with pennies inside. I remember my teenage and...

• Freight Train Crashes Into Tow Truck; Car Stuck On Railroad Crossing

  Brett Emison | March 22, 2012 11:15 AM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  The Washington Post and Gazette.net have both reported on a railroad crossing accident in which a freight train crashed into a tow truck trying to remove a vehicle that was stuck on the railroad...

• Start Seeing Motorcycles - BEFORE You Hit Them

  Lindsay Rakers | March 20, 2012 12:32 PM | 0 CommentsSt. Louis, MO Category: Motorcycle Accidents
  

  Riding a motorcycle is one of the most dangerous means of highway transportation. According to the latest data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, motorcyclists account...

• Anderson Cooper / CNN: Confidential Toyota Document Acknwledged Sudden Acceleration

  Brett Emison | March 02, 2012 10:12 AM | 3 CommentsKansas City, MO Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Anderson Cooper 360 on CNN aired a story last night discussing a 2006 Toyota internal confidential document that acknowledging electronic-caused sudden unintended acceleration that described an...