Oakland Legal Issues Blog
Protecting employees around dangerous machinery
Each year, roughly 18,000 machine-related injuries occur in workplaces in California and across the country. Injuries, such as lacerations and amputations, often occur whenever machines are improperly maintained or incorrectly used. For this reason, manufacturers...
The frequency of drowsy driving and its dangers
Drowsy driving leads to some 328,000 crashes every year in California and across the U.S. according to the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety. The organization estimates that 109,000 of these crashes end in injury and 6,400 in death each year. A fatigued driver is...
Work zones are a source of danger for workers
California construction workers put themselves in danger every time they go to work in a highway work zone. While these areas may be protected by some barriers, it does not mean that they are fully safe from the risk of being injured or even killed on the job. It is...
Apple CarPlay deemed less safe than texting behind the wheel
California residents who use Apple CarPlay to access their iPhone while driving probably know that the system is supposed to reduce distraction. However, a study from the road safety charity IAM RoadSmart has cast doubt on Apple's claims. In fact, using CarPlay may be...
AAA survey: U.S. adults reluctant to accept self-driving cars
Many drivers in California and across the U.S. are ambivalent when it comes to self-driving cars. AAA conducted a survey in January 2020 that shows just what the majority of U.S. adults think about self-driving technology. First of all, only 12% of the respondents...
When accidents must be reported to OSHA
On-the-job injuries can happen in many different types of workplaces in California. Many of these accidents must be recorded, according to Occupational Safety and Health Administration regulations. Specifically, employers have to report any serious injury, including...
Fire protection basics for underground mines
California residents who work in underground mines know what risk they face when it comes to fires. This risk becomes especially high when there are few evacuation routes and the ventilation system is not the best that it can be. Mine owners, for their part, should...
Drivers inattentive as a result of semi-autonomous features
California drivers probably get distracted behind the wheel from time to time, and most of them realize that this is negligent because they can cause a crash as a result. However, drivers in semi-autonomous cars can become distracted without even feeling that they are...
Multi-vehicle accidents and the determination of fault
Whether California residents have ever been involved in a car accident, they can probably guess that determining fault after an accident is not always easy. This is especially the case when three or more vehicles are involved. There may be a series of rear-end...
How communities can earn public trust for red-light cameras
Running a red light in California is a traffic violation. According to studies conducted by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, the installation of red-light cameras can reduce these violations by around 40%. Not only that, but cameras can lower the number of...
