California residents who own an older vehicle may do so for financial reasons, but they know that the risk they run for a crash increases since the vehicle lacks certain key safety features found in newer models. The risk is even higher if they are newly licensed...
Personal Injury
With AEB, trucks can cause 50% fewer rear-end collisions
Chances are that you have automatic emergency braking and forward-collision warning, or AEB and FCW, in your vehicle. These are supposed to become standard on all new vehicles by 2022, but there is no nationwide mandate that truck fleets incorporate them. Perhaps you...
Former Olympic champion files lawsuit after career-ending injury
The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee is facing a lawsuit from a former national champion in taekwondo because of a particular incident in 2018. The plaintiff incurred a head injury at a training camp and, through the alleged negligence of the trainers, did not...
Road safety a concern for teens during 100 deadliest days
The 100 deadliest days are something that every teen driver in California, and every parent of a newly licensed teen, should know about. It refers to a period when teen driving crash deaths go up, and it spans each year from Memorial Day to Labor Day. Between 2008 and...
Know how to deal with the insurance company
Those who have been in an accident in California often think that the insurance company's settlement offer must be taken no matter what. However, while the insurance company has some power, it is not in a position to dictate the settlement amount. Claimants have the...
Rustic roads more dangerous for drivers than urban roads
Despite their heavier traffic, the urban roads in California can sometimes be less dangerous than the rural roads. Drivers may want to know the reasons for this and the ways that they can keep themselves and others safe in these regions. To begin with, rural roads are...
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...
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...
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...