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San Diego Car Accident Attorney Update: AAA Study Quantifies Drowsy Driving Risks

[profileleft][/profileleft]Sleep deprivation affects people in several negative ways.  Most people simply do not function at proper levels when they do not get enough sleep.  According to Johns Hopkins University, sleep deprivation can increase your risk of colorectal cancer, of high blood pressure and of heart disease among other things. We have posted about the risks […]

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Weather-Related Traffic Accidents: A Statistical Perspective

[profileleft][/profileleft]We watch and read the news and regularly see stories about weather disasters that occur.  We tend to struggle to imagine what it’s like to experience such an event.  Those of us who have been through this type of a situation understand that it’s impossible to explain what it’s all about.  This is particularly true

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National Impaired Driving Prevention Month – Stay Safe This December

We have come to the time of year when people tend to relax and revel a bit.  The holiday season is always a time of fun with colleagues, friends and family.  Most people find themselves quite busy in terms of their social calendars.  This is a time for people to have fun.  It’s also a

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

[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

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

[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

[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

[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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Fatal Teen Car Accidents Rise Precipitously in 2015

[profileleft][/profileleft]It takes time to master any skill or task.  Children need time to learn how to ride a bicycle, to tie their shoes and to dress themselves in the morning.  It takes adults some time to learn a new hobby, musical instrument or how to cook a new dish.  While this learning curve is recognized,

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