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Study shows ‘driving while cannabis-impaired’ ‘doubles car crash risk,’ but drunk driving still may be more dangerous Drivers who are high on marijuana are twice as likely to get in a crash as sober drivers. That’s the conclusion of a study that was recently published in the Society for the Study of Addiction’s journal Addiction …
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Helping parents talk with teenage drivers during National Teen Driver Safety Week Did you know that car crashes are the leading cause of death for 14-18 year olds in the U.S.? In fact, almost half of the teen drivers involved in a crash die, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Yet a …
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Bloomberg Businessweek reports insurers could see ‘significant’ drop in premium revenue as autonomous cars reduce motor vehicle accidents by up to 90% I’ve previously written that I would be happy to find another line of work. I work as an attorney and my practice focuses on helping people injured in motor vehicle accidents. If one …
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The possibilities for the future of self-driving cars are tremendous. If done right, they could literally prevent car accidents from occurring and save thousands of lives every year, as most car accidents are caused by human error. Since I’m an attorney who practices auto accident law for a living, and I work at a law …
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Latest deadly elderly driving car accident raises question: When is it time for an elderly person to hand over the car keys? Last Friday, there was a wrong-way car accident caused by a confused elderly driver. This one was in West Michigan, near Marne in Ottawa County. Donna Laymon, 81, of Grand Rapids, died at …
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How vehicle-to-vehicle communication (V2V) is developing to prevent car accidents with autonomous cars and human-driven vehicles Cars with technology that enables them to communicate with other cars on the road in order to prevent car crashes is such an exciting idea to me. Yes, I’m an auto accident lawyer. I often quip that I can’t …
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As driverless cars come closer to fruition, the technology is now taking a big leap toward the driverless commercial truck. I’ve been watching this development closely. As a past-president of the American Association for Justice (AAJ) Truck Litigation Group, and as a founding partner of the Truck Accident Attorneys Roundtable, the issue is certainly one …
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Graco is recalling harness buckles used on 1.9 million infant car seats manufactured between July 2010 and May 2013 As an attorney, one of the most tragic aspects of my job is helping families after a serious car accident has seriously injured a child. We also spend a lot of time in the community raising …
People being people will pose unique legal challenges for driverless cars People jaywalking, indecisive bicyclists, darting children and swerving cars… The above examples serve to bring just some of the challenges of driverless cars into sharp focus. But these are not technological obstacles. They’re precious lives, and the mistakes people will make are foreseeable ones. …
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