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November 2016

Study: Traffic Deaths Spike In United States Due to Increase in Distracted Driving

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[profileleft][/profileleft]We posted recently with regards to the troubling rise in traffic fatalities in the United States in 2015.  It was the sharpest rise in traffic deaths in the country in 50 years.  More recently, we followed that information up with another look at traffic deaths in the United States.  They continued to climb upward during the first […]

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Study: California Car Accidents Lead to Poor Ranking For State’s Drivers

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People often compare drivers by state.  While this is purely an anecdotal analysis when drivers discuss it, there are certain states that have poor reputations in terms of the drivers it allows on their respective roads.  California drivers are not generally thought of as being sound behind the wheel, as is the case with several

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Study: Childhood Bullying Leads To Greater Risk of Being Overweight As Young Adult

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[profileleft][/profileleft]Childhood bullying is a serious problem both in the United States and around the world.  Bullying is also a constant presence in our society, even though some events tend to lead to a spike in its prevalence.  We are still learning about how childhood bullying occurs, why it occurs and the long-term effects of it

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CBS Seatback Failure Story Prompts Strong Reaction From Legislators

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[profileleft][/profileleft]We all understand that every time we get into a vehicle, we are taking some sort of risk.  Many of us are particularly aware of potential risks when an infant is in the vehicle.  Obviously, infants are extremely vulnerable to harm in crashes.  This is precisely why infant car seats are not only manufactured, but

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Uber Accident or Lyft Accident? Know What You’re Getting Into

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[profileleft] [/profileleft]For decades, there was really only one semi-private and affordable mode of transportation available to the general public, and that was the taxicab.  Few people ever thought that the options regarding getting around in this fashion would expand.  In 2009, that expansion began to occur when a company known as Uber was founded. Two

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Thanksgiving Car Accidents – Troubling Statistics and Ideas For Avoiding Them

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[profileleft][/profileleft]Thanksgiving above all other holidays during the year prompts Americans to travel.  The American Automobile Association, or AAA, tracks travel data.  AAA estimates that nearly 50 million Americans will travel at least 50 miles from home for Thanksgiving this year.  Nearly 90 percent of these travelers will be driving or riding in a vehicle.  More

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Causes of Weather-Related Car Accidents and Ideas for Avoiding Them

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[profileleft][/profileleft]Rain arrived earlier this week in Southern California.  As is seemingly always the case, it wreaked havoc on the freeways here.  The car accident lawyers at Gomez Trial Attorneys hope that everyone drove safely on Sunday and Monday. According to several reports hundreds of crashes occurred in the area.  Fortunately, the vast majority of these

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Report: Fatal Pedestrian Accidents Among Teens On the Rise

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[profileleft][/profileleft]It’s hard to believe that a generation ago, almost no one walked around with cell phones.  The concept of the smartphone was not even imaginable to most.  These days, it’s almost more eye-catching to see a group of people walking together without at least some of them tapping away or talking on their cell phones.

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Sports Concussions – Troubling Concussion Rates For Different Activities

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[profileleft][/profileleft]Sports concussions are a much larger problem than many of us thought 20 years ago.  Concussions affect young people as much as they do adults if not more so on a long-term basis.  Parents are becoming increasingly concerned about the dangers their children face when they play certain collision sports such as football or ice

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