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New thoughts about teen driving derived from new study
A new study on teenage driving that was conducted by State Farm Insurance and the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia may change the general perspective of teenage driving from focusing on the teenage driver to those who can be hurt by a teenage caused car accident....
Dogs contribute to distracted driving
Over the last year traffic safety advocates have focused on educating the public on the dangers of distracted driving. We have all heard how using a handheld cell phone, texting, eating and even listening to music can contribute to a lack of concentration that leads...
An Attempt to Reduce Car Accidents Caused by Alcohol
One city in California, recently proposed a novel idea on how to reduce the number of car accidents caused by alcohol in the city, publically shame offenders on Facebook. A Huntington Beach, California city councilman proposed publically shaming repeat DUI offenders...
Louisiana Highways are the Safest in Two Decades
According to preliminary car accident statistics for the year 2010, the roads and highways of Louisiana are the safest in two decades. The number of fatal traffic accidents is at its lowest since the state's Safety Commission started keeping track of data in 1992. In...
Consumer Product Safety Meeting in China Proves Unfruitful
A meeting the head of the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission, Inez Tenenbaum, had with her Chinese counterpart proved unfruitful in holding Chinese companies accountable for defective drywall the companies produced. Inez Tenenbaum recently met with the...
Schools Built on Contaminated Sites is a Growing Trend
School districts across the country are building new schools on ground fraught with possible environmental land contamination. The trend is not limited to urban area school districts as the same trend is also occurring in rural areas. In many areas of the United...
The Use of Seat Belts Differs Across the Country
Even though the use of seat belts has been around for decades and even though it is accepted common knowledge that seat belt use reduces injury in car accidents, there remain significant differences in how different areas of the country and how different demographics...
Toyota Settles Wrongful Death Suit Involving Fatal Car Crash
Toyota Motor Corp has agreed to pay $10 million to settle a wrongful death lawsuit that involved the death of a California state trooper and members of his family. The state trooper and three members of his family died in a car crash that involved a Toyota vehicle...
Products Liability, Chinese Drywall and Who Is Keeping Watch – Part 2
In our last post we talked about the problems homeowners have faced dealing with defective Chinese drywall. In this post we will talk about the difficulties of legally trying to tackle a products liability issue that began in a foreign country. As we have already...