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Avoiding a Car Crash: Reasons for Wearing a Seat Belt

By | July 21st, 2016

Even though seat belts have been in cars for decades, some people still fail to use them. Part of the reason for this, is that current generations fail to learn the lessons of previous generations. Each generation starts from scratch and must either be convinced, or learn the lesson themselves the hard way. This is why thousands of people die each year when involved in a car crash without their seat belt on. Hopefully, these three reasons for wearing a seat belt will convince some people to buckle up. Injury.

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Five Common Questions About Wrongful Death Lawsuits

By | July 21st, 2016

Losing a family member is hard enough. It’s even more difficult when you know it didn’t have to happen. That’s just the emotional toll, to say nothing of the monetary losses. Thankfully, wrongful death lawsuits are there to attempt to ease the second of those hurdles. We at Hogan Injury can help you navigate the steps to filing a lawsuit. But there are a few things you should know beforehand. What is a wrongful death suit, exactly? “Wrongful death” is legally defined as a death that is incurred by another.

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Avoid Motorcycle Accidents by Keeping Plenty of Reserve Traction

By | July 21st, 2016

Tire traction is important for braking, accelerating, and turning. The faster you go, the more traction required for quick stopping and hard turning. That’s one reason speeding is so dangerous. Your tires’ limited traction means you won’t have enough to stop on a dime or turn a tight corner without your bike skidding out from under you. Instead, you will have to stay within the maximum traction capability of your tires with the road. This means it will take longer to stop, and your turning ability is limited to gentler.

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Truck Accidents and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Act

By | July 14th, 2016

In an effort to reduce the number of truck accidents, Congress passed the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Act in the year 2000. These comprehensive regulations apply to motor carriers and truck drivers that work interstate or are registered with the U.S. Department of Transportation. Similar California regulations apply to truck drivers that do not leave the state of California. The purpose of these regulations is to reduce crashes, injuries and fatalities involving large trucks and buses. People Covered by FMSCA Regulations The regulations cover both motor carriers and the individual drivers, as.

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Exercises That Improve Your Driving and Reduce Your Car Accident Risk

By | July 14th, 2016

Motorists with years of driving experience might question the need to improve their driving skills. “Doing” is the best way to get better at something, right? Well, yes and no. It is true that you can’t excel at anything without direct practice. However, practice alone will make you plateau. This is why athletes do specific exercises to improve their performance, and driving a car isn’t any different. The exercises described below aren’t a rehash of your high school driver’s ed courses. Instead, they are exercises that are enjoyable or useful.

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Four Hazards That Cause Motorcycle Accidents

By | July 14th, 2016

That exhilarating feeling of freedom you feel while riding a motorcycle is due in large part to the very things that make riding dangerous. For example, your tremendous acceleration is due to your light weight compared to your engine power. That light weight means you bear the brunt of injury when colliding with a two ton car. Your exceptional maneuverability is possible because of your two wheels. This makes you less stable than four-wheeled vehicles and vulnerable to potholes and small road debris. That wonderful unencumbered feeling comes from your lack of a protective cage, seat belt,.

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How Seniors Can Improve Their Driving

By | July 7th, 2016

Over the years, seniors experience a gradual decline in their physical and mental performance. While there is no getting around this fact, the rate at which this decline occurs isn’t etched in stone. The following suggestions will slow this decline and extend a senior’s ability to drive safely for many more years. Engage in Brain Training For most of their lives, people constantly learn. The infant and small child must learn to speak and interact with others. From there until their twenties, they go to schools and colleges to get.

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Windshield Care Tips That Prevent Car Crashes and Injuries

By | July 7th, 2016

Your windshield does more than shield you from the wind as its name implies. It shields you from gravel and rocks kicked up by the cars and trucks in front of you. It provides structural support to the roof in case of a rollover accident. It gives the right front airbag a back surface against which to inflate. It keeps unbelted passengers inside the car during collisions and rollovers. And it should give you an unobstructed view of the road. To ensure that your windshield continues to do these functions,.

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Study Finds Many Times The Truck Accidents Under Certain Conditions

By | July 7th, 2016

New research highlights the danger that truckers with untreated sleep apnea present on the nation’s roadways. Science Daily cited the study, the largest ever conducted to focus strictly on truck drivers with diagnosed sleep apnea. Seeking Link Between Sleep Apnea and Crashes Researchers compared years of data regarding sleep apnea therapy and truck accident history, and the findings were dramatic. Truckers in the study were prescribed positive airway pressure (PAP) therapy to treat their sleep apnea. Since the machines recorded all usage, both at home and in sleeper berths, researchers could.

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Avoiding Motorcycle Accidents with Semi Trucks

By | June 30th, 2016

The average weight of a motorcycle plus its rider is close to 1000 pounds. A tractor-trailer rig can weigh as much as 80,000 pounds. Given this vast difference between the two vehicles, a motorcycle collision with a truck is unthinkable. The tractor-trailer’s enormous size limits the trucker’s view of the space around his vehicle as well as his braking and steering. This means it’s very difficult for him to see you, and his options for evading you are limited. In short, your safety around semi trucks is up to you. Motorcycle Safety.

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