Blog - Page 29

Public servants such as law enforcement officers, fire, emergency crews, and other workers regularly put their lives on the line every day for the people of their communities. They protect us by keeping us safe from hazards and threats that would do us harm. The services they provide for our everyday lives are easy to ...

Chartered buses, which include buses that have inter- and intra-state routes out of New York are routinely inspected for safety. These safety inspections usually happen every six months or so, and typically identify any safety issues that may put the lives of passengers and other motorists at risk. If defects are found, the owners of ...

According to the NHTSA, taking the bus to school provides millions of children across California and the U.S. the safest mode of transportation available each day. This is because school buses are the most regulated vehicles on our roads. In spite of this, accidents can still happen and can result in injuries. One such accident happened ...

California has seen more than its fair share of disasters over recent months. Wildfires coupled with high winds brought a great deal of destruction to our state last year, and now with the winter and spring rains, floods, landslides and other severe weather phenomena seem to be compounding already bad situations in many areas and ...

Law enforcement agencies across the country are coming to the conclusion that engaging in a high-speed pursuit may not be worth the risk. When law enforcement officers pursue lawbreakers, it can lead to serious injuries or even fatalities. The risk factor increases significantly not only to the vehicle being pursued and the law enforcement officers ...

No matter what precautions you take to stay safe or how closely you pay attention to the rules of the road, no one thinks about how they might get into an accident. There’s also no way to know the nature or severity of a crash or if anyone will be seriously injured or worse. An ...

There has been a great deal in the news about the crisis at our southern border and crackdowns on illegal immigration by border our border patrol and law enforcement agencies around the country. Everyone wants to keep our borders safe, but sometimes accidents can come as a direct result of a seemingly unrelated situation. According ...

We take for granted the idea that anytime anyone gets behind the wheel and takes to our roadways that they’ll do so responsibly. Unfortunately, not everyone will follow the rules of the road. Whittier Daily News reported on their website about the multi-vehicle crash that happened at approximately 2:50 a.m. while two CHP officers were ...

Dealing with a bad fuel pump can be both frustrating and expensive. It’s not unusual for such repairs to run into a thousand dollars or even more. In a story which appeared last week on the NBC affiliate in Los Angeles, automaker, Honda said that it was voluntarily recalling almost a half-million vehicles. The recall ...

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) released its report on Event Data Recorders (EDRs) in 2002. They asserted that such devices could assist safety agencies and manufacturers in better identifying safety problems and to aid law enforcement and the courts to determine fault. However, in a story that appeared on the Reuters website, the ...