MSNBC.COM recently released a new list of driving tips via the California Highway Patrol for poor weather conditions. The complete list can also be found at the following website: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41768349/ns/local_news-san_francisco_bay_area_ca. 1.) Turn on your lights! It’s the law! The law requires that your vehicle lights be activated in the rain, when visibility is reduced or [...]
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February 27th, 2011Fatal Accident at Geary and Arguello Boulevard
February 27th, 2011San Francisco police are currently investigating a fatal accident at Geary and Arguello Boulevard, according to today’s San Francisco Examiner. The story reveals a 31-year-old man was killed after an “intoxicated driver…plowed into his car” last Thursday on Geary Boulevard, police say. In addition, the driver was reportedly speeding and running multiple red lights prior [...]
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February 19th, 2011Imagine the following…driver and his passengers (all of whom are seventeen or eighteen years old) go to the Serra Bowl on Junipero Serra Boulevard in Daly City one Saturday Night. Afterwards, the kids decide to hit up a party on Ocean Avenue in San Francisco. Alcohol is consumed. Just before the sun comes up, the [...]
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February 14th, 2011I read recently on the University of Missouri Systems’ Risk Management webpage that The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration or the NHTSA has issued multiple warnings (over the past decade) advising people about rollover hazards concerning specifically–15-passenger vans. In fact, as early as April of 2001, “NHTSA issued a cautionary warning for 15 passenger vans [...]
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February 12th, 2011Motorcycle accident fatalities are around 40 times higher than deaths resulting from car accidents alone. More frequently however, it is the helmet that makes the difference whether a biker survives or does not survive a serious accident. Because of this rational, motorcycle helmet laws have been enacted in numerous states across the U.S. including, California. [...]
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February 9th, 2011The staff at Editor and Publisher (E&P) announced on February 08, 2011 that “The Bay Citizen in San Francisco has launched a bike accident tracker on its website, BayCitizen.org.” P &E also reports that the user-friendly interactive map shows viewers, “every bicycle accident that has been reported to the police in nearly two years.” Here [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Victims Speak Out the Story on FocusDriven
February 8th, 2011Some of you may have heard of the group FocusDriven, an advocacy unit for victims of motor vehicle crashes that involve drivers using cell phones. The goal of FocusDriven is to make roadways safer for all motorists and the method by which they deliver their powerful message is an extraordinary one. Basically the idea of [...]
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February 8th, 2011Experts tell us that identifying unsafe behavior and educating our youth on how to keep themselves out of harm’s way is a critical element of crime prevention. In this vein, enforcement activities become more effective when parents make sure that children know and follow safety rules. In addition—it is not realistic to believe that all [...]
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February 6th, 2011In today’s San Francisco Chronicle an accident involving seven people was reported at the intersection of Jones and Sutter streets on February 6, 2011 around 2 a.m. Although several details remain unclear, the report does reveal that at least seven people were sent to the hospital “when a taxicab and limousine collided early Sunday morning [...]
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February 6th, 2011According to the National Safety Commission, “Crashes at intersections cause the most fatalities than any other type of crash location.” First of all—I must admit that this particular statement did not surprise me much, given my chosen profession. But what did surprise me was the next line I read on the Commission’s website, “Not only [...]
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