Some surprising new statistics from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration shed light on what a big problem distracted driving is becoming in the U.S. Some of the most common examples of distracted driving are talking on a cell phone or texting while driving, fiddling with a radio or mp3 player while driving, or eating [...]
An out-of-court settlement was reached between Toyota and the relatives of a family killed in 2009 when a Lexus sped out of control and crashed. The crash happened in San Diego in August 2009. A passenger in the backseat of a Lexus sedan called 911, reporting that the driver, who was a California Highway Patrol [...]
This month, the California Senate passed a bill that would make it a motor vehicle violation to ride a loud motorcycle. The bill is aimed at motorcyclists who remove emission control devices, which are required by the federal government, and replace them with custom parts that make their motorcycles louder. In addition to making the [...]
Because of a deadly steering problem, Mazda issued a recall on its 2007 through 2009 Mazda 3′s and Mazda 5′s. The recall affects over 500,000 cars worldwide and about 215,000 in North America. The recall was issued due to the vehicles’ sudden loss of power steering, which makes the vehicle difficult to steer. Mazda began [...]
A recent California motorcycle accident has illustrated the dangers of using “novelty helmets”, which are motorcycle helmets that are not certified by the U.S. Department of Transportation. In July, a motorcyclist skidded when traffic on I-10 in Banning stopped in front of him. Although he was wearing a helmet, it was a helmet with an [...]
In order to prevent California pedestrian accidents, and to assist an aging population, California is going to give pedestrians a few extra seconds to get from one curb to another. Under the new federal standards being implemented across California, pedestrians will be assumed to cover 3.5 feet per second instead of four feet per second. [...]
