The United States Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) notes that October is pedestrian safety month. Unfortunately it appears that never has pedestrian safety awareness been more important than this year. In 2020, the...
Car Accidents
How often do fatalities result from intersection collisions?
If you think about the one thing that your parents taught you as you started to gain independence as a child, it was probably to look both ways when crossing the street. Many of us had our parents tell us that because they knew all-too-well just how dangerous...
Drunk driving and speeding aren’t a safe combination
Drinking and driving isn't ever a good idea because there's an increased risk of an accident occurring. Unfortunately, some individuals think that they can do this safely. A recent case in San Mateo County highlights just how wrong things can go when a person drives...
What to do if you’re seriously injured in a car accident
Some car accidents are nothing more than minor fender benders in which all parties involved are able to walk away from the scene without injuries.Conversely, there are also car accidents that result in serious injury, including but not limited to broken bones,...
How do insurance companies quantify pain and suffering?
When a person gets injured as a result of a car accident, the pain and suffering that they may be afflicted with tends to vary by the individual and severity of the accident. Insurance company adjusters use a multiplier method to account for this. It allows them to...
How to help your teen driver learn lane control
One of the most difficult things for a lot of new drivers to master is staying within their lane. Fortunately, unlike when most of us were learning to drive, many cars now have lane departure warning systems that let drivers know when they're starting to drift over...
Beware: Drunk driving is illegal and it kills!
An 18-year-old San Jose woman was arrested and charged with her friend's death after she was involved in a crash here in San Mateo County on Feb. 23.Witnesses to the crash reported seeing the now-defendant traveling southbound along Highway 101 nearby its intersection...
How to safely drive in a roundabout
If it's been some years, or even decades, since you took driver's ed, you may feel some anxiety when you find yourself approaching a roundabout. While they've been common throughout the United Kingdom and Europe for many years, they've become increasingly popular in...
Can you avoid a wrong-way crash?
Wrong-way accidents are some of the hardest to avoid for those driving in the proper direction. There are two main issues: Surprise and speed. This is not an accident you ever expect, so you're not ready for it, and it happens very quickly with both cars driving...
Off-duty detective struck and killed while assisting pedestrian
A tragic accident on Jan. 12 left a sheriff's detective dead and the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD) in mourning.The detective, who was not on duty, was stopped for a red light at an intersection in Valley Village (a neighborhood in Los Angeles) on...