1 in 4 Trucks in Texas Unsafe and Shouldn't Be On the Roads!
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Posted on July 16, 2011 by Morgan Adams
Roadcheck was in June and results are starting to be reported. So how did Texas do? On an ANNOUNCED inspection OVER 1 in 4 trucks was deemed to be so unsafe they were told to stop operating until they fixed a safety issue. The reported numbers from KMOO can be found HERE . The article stated in part:
During the 72-hour Roadcheck 2011 program last week, DPS and other Texas law enforcement agencies inspected 7,993 commercial vehicles. Of the vehicles inspected, 26.5 percent were placed out of service for safety violations. (emphasis added)
Is it any wonder that people are scared of 18 wheelers? Given the recent attempts by the Texas legislature to kill more Texans with trucks (see my prior blog on the impact of higher truck speed limits in Texas HERE) Texans have every reason to be scared.
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TEXAS LEGISLATURE VOTES TO KILL TEXANS WITH TRUCKS - Raises Speed Limits At Night for Tractor Trailers
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Home > Safety > TEXAS LEGISLATURE VOTES TO KILL TEXANS WITH TRUCKS - Raises Speed Limits At Night for Tractor TrailersPosted on June 9, 2011 by Morgan Adams
The Texas legislature, in a fit of sheer stupidity (not a word my kids are allowed to say in my house so you know I feel strongly about the issue!) has raised the speed limits at night for tractor trailers in Texas. (The Texas state senate passed this May 23, 2011 and it is now on its way to the Governor's desk. You can pray the Governor has the common sense to veto this! (See Transportation Topics, May 30, 2011 p25)) Texas already has one of the highest body counts in the nation for tractor trailer wrecks. According to the DOT, on average over the last 4 years, 410 Texans die each year in heavy truck crashes (stats can be found here).
I have to assume the Texas legislature had this pointed out to them. So what do they do with this knowledge? They raise the speed limit at night. Something that the Texas' own Commercial Driver's License Manual makes clear will kill YOU! Specifically the 2008 Texas CDL manual states (and it said this in the 2004 CDL manual as well, the oldest Texas CDL manual I have):
Driving too fast is a major cause of fatal crashes. You must adjust your speed depending on driving conditions. These include traction, curves, visibility, traffic, and hills. (2008 Texas CDL Manual Chapter 2.6)
You should always be able to stop within the distance you can see ahead... At night, you can’t see as far with low beams as you can with high beams. When you must use low beams, slowdown. (2008 Texas CDL Manual Chapter 2.6) Whenever you double your speed, it takes about four times as much distance to stop and your vehicle will have four times the destructive power if it crashes. High speeds increase stopping distances greatly. By slowing down a little, you can gain a lot in reduced braking distance. (2008 Texas CDL Manual Chapter 2.6)Total Stopping Distance. At 55 mph it will take about six seconds to stop and your vehicle will travel about the distance of a football field. (60 + 60 + 170 = 290 feet). (2008 Texas CDL Manual Chapter 2.6)
At night your headlights will usually be the main source of light for you to see and for others to see you. You can’t see nearly as much with your headlights as you can see in the daytime. With low beams you can see ahead about 250 feet and with high beams about 350-500 feet. You must adjust your speed to keep your stopping distance within your sight distance. This means going slow enough to be able to stop within the range of your headlights. Otherwise, by the time you see a hazard, you will not have time to stop. (2008 Texas CDL Manual Chapter 2.8)
Knowing this, KNOWING THIS, the Texas legislature goes and RAISES the nightime speed limit to 75MPH for tractor trailers! This means even if the truck driver is attentive and has his high beams on he cant stop in time.
Now I may not be bright compared to folks in the Texas legislature, but if my own book tells me at 55 MPH it takes a tractor trailer 290 feet to stop, and a tractor trailer driver can only see 250 feet at night with his low beams on, we have a problem. By the time a driver can see Something in the road IT IS TOO LATE TO STOP AT 55 MPH, much less 75 MPH. This problem even has a name, it is called "over driving" your headlights. Safety instructors, trucking companies, and truck drivers have known about this for decades. It is so well known it is even in the 2004 Texas CDL Manual!
If you, your children, or your parents have an engine problem or a flat tire at night, and cant get off the road, you are dead in Texas if a truck is behind you.
I have to think the Texas legislature loves truck companies lots more than us little folks in little cars.
Understand that the truck driver's are the fall guys here. If they are properly trained they will drive slower than the speed limit, within the distance they can see at night with their headlights. Truck companies generally don't train truck drivers that way because the faster the loads get delivered the more money a truck company makes. The victims are really you, me, and the truck drivers. I believe most truck drivers would follow the safety rules if they were properly trained.
The vehicle death rate in Texas from heavy trucks, which has been falling in recent years, is about to explode! Keep in mind that NAFTA is about to put Mexican trucks, which I don't believe are nearly as safe (see my prior blogs) as US licensed drivers and trucks, all over Texas as well! The next time you pass a graveyard in Texas make sure you take a moment to thank your Texas Legislators!
Youtube Video Catches Texas Judge Beating Daughter
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The release of a video on Youtube, by the daughter of a Aransas County Court judge that oversees family court cases beating his sixteen year old daughter with a belt.
The judge is identified as Judge William Adams, who has stated to reporters he does not feel he did anything wrong and was disciplining an unruly child. Hillary Adams, the then sixteen year old is now twenty-three released the video that she hoped would cause her father to get the help that he needs, according to her of the 2004 video.
The video that was released shows the family court judge hitting his daughter not once, but as many as seventeen times during the almost eight minute video that the then teen had made by hiding a video camera on her dresser and covering the light with a scarf. The 23 year old proved that this was not a onetime event of parental abuse.
According to Rockport Police Chief Tim Jayroe, an investigation was opened Wednesday, after receiving calls from concerned citizens. Chief Jayroe stated that 51 year old William Adams was receiving threatening phone calls and faxes at the courthouse after the video was put online.
The mother of Hillary Adams the now 23 year old that suffers from Cerebral Palsy since birth, who was also seen on the video hitting the 16 year old with a belt and telling her to “take it like a woman”, has since divorced the judge and moved out of the family home with a younger daughter. The mother says that she was both brainwashed and controlled by William Adams.
The judge who is now being investigated by several legal agencies had his scheduled hearings canceled for the afternoon Wednesday after the video was released and has since had his cases taken over by another judge for at least two weeks. According to neighbors of the judge he was seen taking hanging clothes, bags, a briefcase, a laptop and between six and eight gun cases from his home on Wednesday afternoon and along with his girlfriend laving.
According to Chief Jayroe the law in Texas sad that parents have the right to discipline their children. The chief said that it is clear what is discipline and what is abuse, about the Adams video. Hillary Adams mother and eleven year old sister are living at an undisclosed location and has apologized to Hillary and has a relationship with the 23 year old. William Adams was reelected as judge one year ago and still has three years left on his election. What are your feelings about this? Do you think a man should hit a girl with a belt for 7 minutes?
The author, personal injury attorney Michael Ehline, is a child injury lawyer at 213.596.9642. We have locations to serve you across California.
What the most stressful road in Texas is? Interstate 35W in North Fort Worth!
Surprise, surprise: Interstate 35W North of downtown Fort Worth during peak hours of the most stressful road in Texas is, to travel to the Texas 2011 edition of the 100 most roads congested Department of transportation. This comes as no surprise to everyone in my personal injury law firm in Fort Worth, or the thousands of other Texans everyday driving this road.
With constant construction, distracted drivers, truck drivers, and more cars that appear can fit - it's no wonder car accidents are commonplace on I35. It seems that I35W is not only stress; It also place than 5 Road in the State of the most congested according to the calculations of the Texas Transportation Institute. What are the most congested roads in Texas? See the list here - the top three are all in North Texas.
Have you been in a car accident in one of these busy roads? If this is the case, call the lawyers of accidents and injuries in the law firm Anderson - we are here for you.
Texas Governor Rick Perry veto ban texting driving
Despite numerous protests and evidence, the legislator in Austin, which drive distracted is an incredibly dangerous epidemic that is rapidly growing out of control, Governor Rick Perry veto of House Bill 242, which would have made illegal SMS while driving in Texas. In its official said Perry, "texting while driving reckless and irresponsible." "I support measures to make safer, our roads for all but House Bill 242 is a Government effort to micromanage the behavior of adults."
Perry claimed that HB 242 would have a descent of the Government, but it confused me, as he came to this conclusion. How does a law to protect the welfare of the public equal tyranny of the State? If Governor Perry against legislation like HB 242, that is us "Micromanage", laws, laws then must he also against DWI and driving without insurance laws be. We should not laws to to tell us not to drink and we have to do but drive or text and drive.
It seems to me that Governor Perry in conjunction with the State of Texas. There was little opposition to this Bill in its necessary Committee hearings; Indeed Telecommunications giant support banning SMS such as AT & T, actually during the journey. Not only this law have democratic and Republican support, but the majority of respondents in a survey by Texas Transportation Institute last year Texas drivers prefer a ban on cell phone while driving.
Politics aside, SMS laws not you charge if you SMS and drive are and if they can save a life, they are the value of it. If I was rating on its decision, this much-needed anti-SMS and driving Bill veto Rick Perry, we'd him an F.
New laws in Texas take aim drunk drivers
Despite inexcusable to use veto Governor Rick Perry to a Bill which some SMS during the ride in Texas would have forbidden good came from the last parliamentary term condition - at least as far as transport is concerned safety.
As Fort Worth personal injury lawyer I, so I'm glad to see two new laws on these irresponsible idiots applies there are a big problem with drunken drivers, the lives of others at risk to put that by you intoxicated behind the wheel. A law is allows local police get an arrest warrant on suspected drunken driver to perform a mandatory urine analysis, if they have already rejected a voluntary Breathalyzer test. A drunken driving others free of charge of increased crime after crime, if the injuries including traumatic brain injury (TBI) by the accident.
I really hope that these new laws as a strong deterrent for anyone who is considering driving home after a night in the Bar Act. In this way, you are at risk not only your own safety, but also welfare someone really is unfortunate enough, to share the road with you. Even if you cause no wreck, luck, if you get caught these new measures you mean seriously your future will be harmful.
Do not drink or drive. Assign a specific driver in advance, or planning to take a taxi in advance at home.
If you or a loved one in a car accident caused by a drunk driver was injured, it is important that lawyer with a record of a clear position against you with an experienced accidents and injuries intoxicated driver and consult their insurance. Call the Anderson firm for a free no obligation consultation today to your case. Call toll free 800-354-6275 or locally at 817-294-1900.
It is almost back to school in Texas, is ready for your teen driver?
School to prepare our children for the new school year around the corner for children in Fort Worth and Dallas and for parents, means. We get them supplies and clothes ready with new school, but if you have a teen driver - can she put on by a refresher course to be like a safer driver. You see, even though drivers represent only 7% of the population licensed teen, they are involved in 20 percent of all fatal car accidents.
Car accidents are the leading cause of death among young people in America, and as a personal injury lawyer in Fort Worth, I can tell you that almost all these accidents in DFW could have been avoided. If your teen prepared for the first time this year to school, or even if she went last year, take time to go over some basics of the road and again some basic rules, which could save their lives.
Teen driver in Texas have a high rate of car crashes, as they simply not that much driving experience. Easily distracted receive, take risks of difficulties spotting and fail, select the appropriate speed. Here are some simple ways to protect of the teen driver:
• Limit or completely may take the number of friends limit: studies show that only add 1 teen passenger, the risk of fatal accident almost doubled.
• Limit their driving at night and on weekends
• Remind you in anyway, where a safety belt and put down their mobile phone: distracted driving and not wearing seat belt are just some of the leading killers of young people. As a parent, you are part of the solution! Example drama society: put your seat belt on, not your phone messing while driving. Also, add you not the problem through your teen call, while you know that they go to. They set up a plan with your teenager have to follow when they call and places - not, in fact while they are.
Car accidents are preventable, if you follow the basic standards for the safety rules for young people. Use this time remind your teen about safe driving habits and also what to do if they get in an accident. As always, you're better safe than sorry.
Pedestrian killed crossing Texas 121 in Grapevine
As a Dallas-Fort Worth personal injury lawyer knows, it is important to stay with your vehicle - but not in your vehicle - I, if your car stalls, or if you are stranded on the side of the Interstate. Nowadays most people have with a mobile phone them at all times which is useful for calling roadside assistance.
A lot of the time, police patrols have regular courtesy Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex supports trips in the car, the help of a tire need change or have run short on gas among other problems. The most important is that you try to to a busy highway along or should avoid the road at all costs, because the freeway is not a safe place for pedestrians to cross. Drivers expect not to see, people walking across the street, so that they are not out for pedestrians.
Unfortunately died a DFW woman in a collision that happened to Texas 121 in Grapevine yesterday in the early morning. The victims have not been named, but police reports that her car was along the median of the road north of Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport found and concluded that she had tried, cross the road when she was hit by an oncoming Hyundai Elantra. No charges are against the driver, which followed her beaten and is the death of random dominated.
Red light cameras do their job in Texas: 25% fewer accidents
We have written several times in the course of our law firm personal stance on red light cameras at Texas crossroads, but really, a new study proves what we all think together. In the first nationwide study of its kind of the Texas Transportation Institute a 25 percent drop in crashes at intersections with red light cameras found.
Critics of the cameras say they are an unfair way to the city for money earn and discount cameras accuracy; However, our Fort Worth car accident lawyers say numbers don't lie. Released the report Monday Dallas had a 38-percent drop in red light crashes at intersections where cameras to had been and run for two years and Fort Worth, Texas saw a 24 percent reduction in collisions which had installed cameras for a year.
Nothing is sure, perfect. These cameras can make mistakes, but you can always contest your red light camera violation. In our opinion all is accidents of deters staff-what red light violators from any cause a good thing. We are glad to see that this program is working and hoping to prevent the people from speeding by crosses if she should not continue.
Although cards handle traffic of the Anderson law firm has, we help you in other areas of law personal injury such as car accidents, truck wrecks and child injury cases.
The trip from hell in Huntsville, Texas: the driver of the truck remains hanging in cruise control
It was a ride that will - never forget young Gatlin Jeter and it was caught on camera. Last Saturday, Jeter was on his way to get something for his grandmother when he could get the cruise control on his Ford F-150 to disengage. Jeter was headed in the direction he thought what 60 mph was an impending car crash.
"I went to slow, if I don't go the breaks would taken breaks." The breaks would move not at all. So at this point, I realized that something is wrong. I have tried to turn the key. I tried using the gear shift. Nothing worked. Nothing moves, "said Jeter."
He frantically called 911 and told them what had happened. Officer Rocky Carrell got the call and was in the track by the time of the truck acceleration nick. Carrell his police SUV could use only a few blocks from the lively centre of Huntsville and a busy intersection, to stop the truck.
I heard this story on the today show this morning. Frightening, to say the least. Here is the video of how the officer the truck stop was:
There is a product liability problem with the truck stuck cruise control? It could have been possible if the run-away van was suspended not even though Ford said they can not the incident comment and are not aware security problems with the truck cruise control system.
I'm just glad that everyone was safe, and knew that rogue vehicle driver what to do - call the police. On my blogs I write recovered personal injury through negligent drivers caused much, but I'm even on a letter that was prevented.
Wanted: Place to get drunk drivers in Texas their mug on billboards?
We all know the PSA law enforcement agencies, "Drink, drive, go to jail" from Texas but for the people of San Antonio, it is not only prison time, you will receive. Digital billboards in the San Antonio area now have the names and photos of suspected drunken drivers who are looking for.
It is a new effort by the police and authorities in Bexar County, crime to get criminals and people wanted to attack or walk homicide charges such as intoxication. The program is sponsored by mothers against drunk driving and use of over a dozen electronic billboards has donated by clear channel outdoor were.
What would it take, to get these billboards in North Texas? I think this is a good idea, and not just because I work as a personal injury lawyer, the drunk driving accident treated cases. For me who should drive drunk and complete disrespect of the law publicly humiliated. Not only more would catch these criminals, but I think that it would discourage people who drive under the influence of alcohol. What to make whatever works on our roads safer is fine with me - and I never, however, really funny mug shot either.
What do you think? If you want to see these types of billboards in Fort Worth? Do you think it would help to make people of smarter driver?
Experienced car accident lawyer reviews the fatal bus against travel accident in Victoria, Texas and precautions, while tired.
Victoria, Texas – am 2. Januar 2008 um 4: 15 am frühen Morgen, ein Capricorn Bus Lines Inc.-Charta-Bus Reisen nach Houston, mit 46 Passagiere an Bord, Weg von der Straße drehte dann over-corrected und auf seiner Seite gekippt. Ein Fluggast getötet und Dutzende mehr waren transportiert an Krankenhäuser in den Bereich, mit ein paar wegen der ihre kritischen Zustand gebracht wird. Obwohl zuerst die Details des Absturzes zurückgehalten wurden, ging hervor, dass der Treiber nicht akzeptierte kommerzielle Lizenz besitzen und durfte nach wie vor von der Firma fahren. Die Ursache des Absturzes wurde aufgedeckt werden, dass der Treiber mit Müdigkeit überwunden hatte, und schlief.
Da die Kfz-Unfälle mit müde und erschöpft Treiber weiter, ist es wichtig, auf die Gesetze in Bezug auf kommerzielle fahren, informiert werden, wie oft Transport-Gesellschaften werden Lücken Missbrauch oder ihre Mitarbeiter drücken auf Rest zu verzichten, um Fristen und Quoten gerecht zu werden. Das U.S. Department of Transportation Vorschriften für diejenigen mit einem CDL (kommerzielle Führerschein) vorschreiben, dass ein Passagier-tragenden Fahrzeug-Operator (-Bustreiber) 8 Stunden der Erholung, folgenden 15 Stunden Arbeit, haben muss, während ein Eigenschaft-tragenden Fahrzeug-Operator 10 Stunden der Erholung nach einer 11 Stunden treibende verfügen muss. Berufskraftfahrern dürfen auch nicht zu viele aufeinander folgenden Tagen, erarbeiten, um sicherzustellen, dass sie die Ruhe und Entspannung musste fahren Sie sicher (Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, 2010) erhalten. Diese Regelungen sind um die Sicherheit der Treiber, die Passagiere, die sie den Transport werden können und die Menschen, die unterwegs sind, um sie sicherzustellen.
Obwohl der Schwerpunkt oft auf Berufskraftfahrern, ist es wichtig, nicht vergessen, dass ermüdet Treiber nicht nur in einen Bus oder ein Lastwagen, sondern auch in den privaten Fahrzeugen auf den Straßen gefunden werden. Laut der National Schlaf-Foundation weniger als die Hälfte der Amerikaner erhalten genügend Schlaf in der Nacht, und die meisten Amerikaner sind täglich auf der Straße. In einer Umfrage der Stiftung sagte 54 % der Fahrer, dass sie während schläfrig während rund 28 % der Fahrer zum Einschlafen am Steuer zugelassen vertrieben haben. Hinweis das Schlüsselwort "aufgenommen;" Es ist wahrscheinlich, dass noch mehr Treiber haben am Steuer eingeschlafen, aber tat nicht zugeben oder erinnern solche Fehlermeldung. Oft wird eine Person sich davon überzeugen, die sie okay sein werden; Sie werden in der Lage, Schläfrigkeit für kämpfen gerade lang genug, um an ihren Bestimmungsort zu erhalten. "Menschen denken, sie beurteilen können, die genaue Zeit, sie zu müde sind und nicht erkennen, dass 'schläfrig fahren' ist eine ernste Gefahr", sagt David Cloud, CEO der National schlafen Foundation. "sie wissen nicht, dass es möglich ist, fallen in eine 3-4 Sekunden Sekundenschlaf ohne es zu wissen. Reisen bei 65 MPH, die genug Zeit, um die Länge eines Fußballfeldes im Grunde unbewussten Reisen ist"
Eine der wichtigsten Rollen eines Treibers ist zu beurteilen, ob sie Fit und können sicher auf der Straße, unter Berücksichtigung nicht nur ihre eigene Sicherheit zu fahren sind aber die Sicherheit von allen anderen Reisen auf der Straße mit oder um sie herum. Wenn der Treiber schläfrig fühlen ist, sollten sie sofort sehen, nach einem sicheren Ort zu ziehen über und die Erholung. Frühen Bewusstsein der Ermüdung kann Leben retten, so denken Sie daran, diese Warnzeichen im Auge zu behalten:
Fällt es schwer zu erinnern, das letzte Zeichen oder Sehenswürdigkeiten.Schwere Augenlider, häufige blinken oder Probleme zu konzentrieren.Leiter beginnt zu schweren fühlen und droop.Beschleunigung oder Verlangsamung erratisch, Ausweichen auf die Straße-Zeilen oder schlagen das Rumpeln Streifen.Fehlende Ausgänge oder Richtungen zu vergessen.Anfang angewiesen auf den Lärm der Radio oder Luft aus dem Fenster, bewusst zu bleiben.Um alle diese Warnzeichen zu vermeiden während der Reise, es ist äußerst wichtig zu schlafen mindestens 7 bis 9 Stunden der Nacht zuvor und Planung zusätzliche Zeit für Reisen, damit bricht und ausruhen. Wenn möglich, bringen Sie einen Freund für das Pendeln oder Reise. Dies ermöglicht die treibende Verantwortung geteilt werden, das spart Energie und den Spaß der Reise auch hinzugefügt. Ein weiterer nützlicher Tipp, wach und energetisiert zu bleiben ist die bringen einige Laufschuhe oder ein Fußball (oder ein anderes Element, die körperlichen Aktivität fördert) und eine schnelle Übung vor Beginn des Laufwerks oder während auf eine Pause. Dies führt dazu, dass das Herz schwerer zu Pumpen und löst Körperhitze, die hilft zu kämpfen Schläfrigkeit und Sensibilisierung. Zusammen mit Übung ist einen Snack oder einen schnellen Nap an einem sicheren Ort auch eine gute Möglichkeit, aktualisieren und für den Rest des Laufwerks aufladen. Koffein ist auch eine gute Idee, so ergreifen Sie einen Kaffee oder Energie trinken bei Bedarf. Vermeiden Sie alle Medikamente die Schläfrigkeit verursachen, und vermeiden Sie während der Geschäftszeiten zu fahren, wo normalerweise schlafend, wären Sie wie Ihr Körper zu jenen Zeiten Herunterfahren bedungen wird.
Es wird empfohlen, vor dem Reisen über kommerzielle Verkehr, die den Charta-Bus und des Fahrers Anmeldeinformationen überprüft werden, um sicherzustellen, dass alle Vorkehrungen getroffen worden und die Sicherheit nicht wurde ignoriert. Wenn ein Fluggast bewusst, dass der Treiber oder das Geschäft nicht Verordnungen folgt oder die Leben der Passagiere gefährden ist, sollte die zuständigen Behörden mitzuteilen. Bevor Sie beginnen persönliche Reise, entweder regelmäßig pendeln oder eine längere Reise, empfiehlt es sich, dass der Treiber stellen Sie sicher, er hat genügend Ruhe bekommen und ist voll und ganz wach und Kontrolle über seine Fähigkeiten. Wenn Gefahr besteht, dass der Fahrer das Fahrzeug müde ist und schläfrig während auf der Straße, dann er sollte sofort gehen in einen sicheren Bereich und was Maßnahmen notwendig, die Sicherheit von seiner eigenen Person und andere auf der Straße zu gewährleisten. Ist es möglich, die während einer Person die notwendigen Vorkehrungen treffen kann, ein anderes dürfen, und daher ist es entscheidend, vor allem nachts während auf der Straße, sich bewusst sein. Wenn ein Auto Ausweichen ist, inkonsistente Geschwindigkeiten beizubehalten, oder läuft über den Rumble-Streifen vermeiden, zu nah an diesem Fahrzeug als Treiber kann asleep at the Wheel fallen. Wenn jemand Bundesverordnungen über kommerzielle Transport wird nicht beachtet oder nach wie vor für während schläfrig und diese fahrlässig Verlust oder die Verletzung einer Einzelperson oder einer ihrer lieben verursacht, ist die Beschaffung von Dienstleistungen eine ausgezeichnete Autounfall-Rechtsanwalts entscheidend. Amy K. Witherit, ist mit einer ermutigenden bewährte Aufzeichnung der prozessieren Unfall Ansprüche, für jedermann zu unterstützen, die eine solche Situation erlebt hat und kann helfen, Ersatz für Schäden.
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Dallas Morning News. (2008, 7. Oktober). Lokale News Texas/Südwest. Retrieved September 11, 2010, from Dallas Morning News: http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/texassouthwest/stories/100808dnmetsherman.ec585ddd.html
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. (2010). Driver-related Regulations. Retrieved September 11, 2010, from U.S. Department of Transportation: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Adminitration: http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/rules-regulations/administration/fmcsr/fmcsrguide.aspx?section_type=D
Nationalstiftung Schlaf. (2010). Immer genügend Schlaf Ihres Lebens auf den Straßen speichern kann. Retrieved September 11, 2010, from DrowsyDriving.org: National schlafen Foundation: http://drowsydriving.org/2010/05/getting-enough-sleep-can-save-your-life-on-the-roads/
1 in 4 truck in Texas insecure and should not on the streets!
Road check was in June and begin results are reported. So how does Texas? An ANNOUNCED inspection, which was considered to be of 1 in 4 trucks were so insecure they be told to stop operating until they fixed a security issue. You will find here the reported numbers of KMOO. The article explains in part:
During the 72-hour road check 2011-programme last week, DPS and other law enforcement agencies Texas reviewed 7,993 commercial vehicles. Of the vehicles checked, 26.5 per cent were from service for safety violations. (Emphasis)
Is it a wonder that people fear are 18 wheels? In view of the recent attempts by the Texas legislature to kill more Texians truck (see my previous blog on the impact of higher truck speed limits in Texas here) Texans, have every reason to fear.
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Young boy with disabilities makes sponsored by Dallas Texas law touchdown for his team, the Broncos Seagoville, firm
Dedizierte Leiter der Gemeinschaft und qualifizierte Körperverletzung Anwalt, Amy K. Witherit, erkennt die Vorteile der Förderung Mitgefühl und aktive Teilnahme Zivildienst
Seagoville Boy mit Chromosom Störung Resultate für sein Team
Obwohl das Wochenende für die meisten Menschen für einen jungen mit einer seltenen Chromosom-Störung ohne Hinweis vergangen sind möglicherweise ist Samstag, 25 September ein Tag, der nie vergessen wird. Blake Skeen, eine 8 Jahre alten, wer mit körperlicher und geistiger Behinderungen aufgrund einer Störung Chromosom kämpft ist Mitglied der Seagoville Broncos, eine Youth Sports Association Flag Football-Teams, gesponsert von der Anwaltskanzlei von Eberstein und Witherit. Wegen der seiner körperlichen Einschränkungen würde Blake konnte nicht mit dem Rest von den jungen Jungen auf sein Team konkurrieren aber stattdessen fröhlich akzeptiert die Position der Team-Manager und helfen, der Trainer und seine Teamkollegen aus den Seitenlinien anfeuern. Aber am Samstag 's Spiel, dank der Planung von seinem Trainer und die Zusammenarbeit der gegnerischen Mannschaft Blake erhielt die Team-Uniform und zur Teilnahme an des letzten spielen der ersten Hälfte verschickt. Während die Menge Stand und beobachtete, Blake wurde übergeben die Fußball und begann für die End Zone ausführen wo warteten sein Trainer. Zum ersten Mal wurde Blake, der hatte immer Stand der Strecke und für andere jubelten, angefeuert von seinem Team und die Menge, als er seine ersten Touchdown. Der Dallas Morning News auf dieser emotionalen und inspirierende Veranstaltung anwesend war und ihre Artikel hier bei Dallas-News.com gesehen werden kann.
Mitgefühl und Community Service sind wichtig
Oft Härten bewirkt, dass Menschen zu vergessen was lohnt und zynisch gegenüber Leben geworden. Dallas, Texas Personenschäden Anwaltsbüro, Eberstein & Witherit, kennen die Gefahren der immer konzentrierte sich auf die Schwierigkeiten und daher eine hohe Priorität auf Freiwilligenarbeit innerhalb und die Unterstützung von Organisationen, die Arbeiten zu fördern und andere aktivieren beibehalten. "Obwohl Professionalität und Geschick hohe Priorität eingeräumt werden, ein weiterer ebenso wichtiger Schwerpunkt Mitgefühl, ohne die Einzelperson nur sein Ziel, die in Not zu helfen aus den Augen verlieren würde", sagt Amy K. Witherit, eine Körperverletzung Anwalt der Jahre Erfahrung, sowohl als Anwalt und engagierte Bürger unter ihrem Gürtel hat. Es ist diese Mitgefühl, der Eberstein & Witherit zur Unterstützung würdig Ursachen, wie die Seagoville-Broncos antreibt.
Engagement für Professional und Service-Ziele
Eberstein & Witherit, LLP, werden in ihrem Bereich erkannt, wie heftig für ihre Client-Sache gewidmet und sind bekannt für ihre Entschlossenheit, Hindernisse, zu überwinden ihre Fälle erfolgreich immer wieder zu gewinnen. Sie verstehen, dass es ihren Einsatz für die Exzellenz, Millionen von Dollar in den Namen ihrer Kunden zurückgewinnen kann können und sie konsequent den Standard unter ihresgleichen setzen. Witherit erklärt "Wir haben unseren Ruf von Ergebnisse verdienten", und ihre Ergebnisse erlauben ihnen, sicher und zuverlässig ihre Klienten vertreten. Balancieren sie ihre Haltung hart Gerichtssaal mit rücksichtsvoll Sorgfalt für den Client, und es ist dieses Gleichgewicht der Entschlossenheit und Mitgefühl, wodurch sie eine beeindruckende Kraft nicht nur im Gerichtssaal, sondern auch in ihrer Gemeinschaft wie sie dienen dazu, den Bedürfnissen der eine Auswahl von Wohltätigkeitsorganisationen, Outreach-Zuordnungen und Bewusstsein Gruppen.
Unterstützung von Brustkrebs-Forschung und Susan G. Komen 3-Tag für die Kur
Eine weitere Ursache von Eberstein & Witherit unterstützt ist Brustkrebs-Forschung. Ein anderen Anwalt innerhalb der Firma Eberstein & Witherit Shelly T. Greco engagiert sich für finden einer Heilung nicht nur für ethischen Gründen, sondern auch persönliche, wie sie ihre Mutter Margaret Tomlin, aufgrund von Brustkrebs verloren, und ihre Großmutter ein 40-Jahr-Brust-Krebs-Überlebender war. Greco hat oft im Laufe der Jahre in verschiedenen Susan G. Komen Rennen für die Heilung 5K profitieren Brustkrebs-Bewusstsein und Finanzierung, aber beschlossen, Teilnahme an Dallas/Fort Worth die 2010 Susan G. Komen des 3-Tage für die Heilung teilgenommen. Dies ist eine ernste Verpflichtung, wie die 3-Tages Teilnehmer erfordert zu machen $2.300 mindestens und verpflichten sich, zu Fuß 20 Meilen ein Tag, für drei Tage. Greco beschlossen, beitreten die 3-Tages zu Ehren ihrer Familienmitglieder und Freunde, die mit Brustkrebs zu kämpfen haben, und sie wird stolz von Eberstein & Witherit in ihren engagierten Bemühungen unterstützt.
Commitment to Excellence mit Clients und Zivildienst
Amy Witherit, eine native, Texas beschlossen, weiterhin ihre Gemeinde von stützen ihre Karriere Gesetz in Dallas, Texas. Als ein Mitglied der DFW-Gemeinschaft versteht Witherit die Hoffnungen, die jeder einzelne für das eigene Leben und das Leben von ihrer Familie und Freunden hat. Als arbeitsam professionelle und engagierte Bürger hat sich Witherit Portion ihr Feld und Gemeinschaft, vollständig erkennen den Wert des Beibehaltens nicht nur eine einwandfreie Arbeit-Datensatz, sondern auch eine Haltung des Mitgefühls gegenüber denjenigen in Not verpflichtet. Witherit erklärt, "Es ist sehr wichtig zu erkennen, dass durch die Unterstützung von anderen wie Blake Skeen in der Seagoville Youth Sports Association und Shelly Greco in Susan G. Komen 3-Tage für die Heilung, nicht nur wir sie unterstützen sind bei der Überwindung der Widrigkeiten, sondern durch ihre Beharrlichkeit sie uns inspirieren sind, unsere eigenen Herausforderungen zu meistern."
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Texas daycare exposes complaint dangerous gap
Posted on November 18, 2009
A lawsuit filed against Woodbridge day school can an important role in amending the laws and regulations in connection with daycare owner in Texas. The suit alleges that two-year-old Isabella Estep 2008 died after taking a rock in the classroom. The suit alleges that their teachers not to her to visit, while on the ground, unconscious and could lay dying.
An investigation by the Texas Department of family and protective services revealed that not only the teacher not in first aid was trained but that the owner of day school, Neyse Hall, no high school education or first aid training-had both violations of Texas are right specify.
According to the Texas study, the owner also inflammatory comments made to the licensing investigators that she hoped the investigator "legs would be broken, so that she would never have to see the investigator again." It was found also over 20 other deficiencies in the school.
Texas personal injury lawyer Jeff Rasansky says, that "We hope, play a role in bringing about change this unfair loophole in Texas day care licensing, that can get some justice from this unimaginable tragedy." The loophole that RRasanskyhopes is to change a law that all references to defects and injuries from the Texas Department of family and protective services Web site removed, when the plant is sold.
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New Texas law increased risk of deadly big rig wreck
Created at: 7 July 2011 by Mark A. AndersonAs Dallas-Fort Worth personal injury attorney with 20 years of experience in dealing has serious 18-Wheeler wreck, one of the new Texas laws due to on 1 September 2011 in force concerned for the safety of drivers and passengers come me during our State travel. House Bill 1353 increased the speed limit on State and us highways outside of urban areas to 75 mph. The reasoning behind this is that it reduces causing the traffic collisions aggressive driver, but ruthlessly change the railways or tailgate other vehicles, which are slower driving. While I certainly with the frustration is stuck behind a slow-moving trailer truck can sympathize, I have the logic of the laws seemingly designed to make dangerous drivers in question.
Perhaps the most disturbing, HB 1353 neglected to recognize the additional dangers created by increasing the speed at night for commercial vehicles. 410 Texans are killed according to data from the Department of transportation already, every year in the big rig accidents. The Texas commercial driver license manual recognizes the very real risk of a big rig driving too fast, as well as at 55 mph at least 290 feet will be a tractor trailer to a halt. The problem is that light trucks Spotlight only 250 before the driver. Which means when a car in the truck and the truck goes right into it causing massive injury to crash.
This scheme seems incredibly bad to me. I can't see how it safer at all could make Texas roads.
Mark Anderson is a certified personal injury and violated wrongful death attorney for the rights of individuals, or killed in Dallas-Fort Worth truck accidents struggle since 1991. If you love you, or someone, in a traffic collision with a commercial truck injured was, you earn an experienced lawyer with a proven track record. Mark Anderson offers free no obligation consultation, so do not hesitate. Call toll free at 800-354-mark (6275) or locally at 817-294-1900 in Fort Worth or 214-327-8000 in Dallas.
Texas bus crash injures everyone on board
A Charter bus owned by Dallas-based mares swinging bus off the road and flipped in San Marcos on early Friday morning, send all 21 passengers and the driver to the hospital. Although there were no fatalities in the Charter bus crash, the most serious injury was a 4-year-old girl, have her leg amputated. Other injuries from the bus wreck ranged from head trauma and broken bones, cuts and bruises; a woman had been even in life are.
The bus was position to Dallas from Laredo on I-35, as investigators said flipped over corrected and the bus drivers. The bus wreck blocked the motorway in the North and South streets in the vicinity of San Marcos for several hours.
Investigators do not think there were mechanical problems which led to the accident. The Dallas company that owns the Charter bus, mares bus lines has run five violations for unsafe and 12 violations for fatigue of the driver in the past two years according to the Department of transportation. Six months ago, another bus of company has been involved fleet in a wreck that injured three people.
My background as a Fort Worth personal injury lawyer and bus accident lawyer tells me that bus wrecks like this usually not good at the end. When I read of this headline, I was really surprised and grateful that more people were not seriously injured. Links I'm questions what happened with the accident cause? The speaker who Dallas bus company said that although they have had minor incidents in the past, they have received favorable reviews and the bus driver involved in this wreck not everyone has not had problems. But I did a little digging on this Charter bus company in records of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and their bus driver have received over the last two years, five violations for unsafe driving and 12 violations for driver fatigue. This accident was caused by a bus driver falling asleep at the wheel? All signs are that it might have been: it was 4 am and the driver turned from the road, although there no disability that would have him do.
If the bus accident was caused by driver fatigue, this bus passengers could personal injury damages your file. Bus companies and their drivers must adhere to certain driving rules and are held to a higher standard than regular driver. More than the mandated hours of rest is a clear sign of negligence and if investigators determine that this bus drivers drive those rules go injured, would have injured passengers this wreck definitely a right to pursue a claim against the bus of line. More information about how to get a personal injury claim started, visit my website, where you everything what you can learn, you need to to the specificities, make a right to know.
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This comment was by accident and injury attorney, Mark Anderson provided. If you in a car, truck or bus in the area was injured Dallas Fort Worth have, calling the Anderson law firm in 817 294 1900 for a free case review. Our lawyers injuries can you compensation, that you can receive for you to earn accident injuries.
Texas drunk drivers face longer sentences
Have any car accident I was in the past, 20 years as a Fort Worth personal injury lawyer has been prevented. It is may have 
accidents, but someone always guilt. People get not intentionally, in a wreck, but through some act of negligence - no matter how small - someone is responsible. The five most common causes of the wreck in Texas are speeding, violations of the right of way, drive, while intoxicated, apart from traffic lights and tailgating. In each of these cases, the negligent driver should know better and recognize the danger that represent both for themselves and all others to be unfortunate enough at the same time as it is on the way.
A special category of hatred is reserved but these idiots decide the incredibly bad to get after they have drunk behind the wheel. I would what question they thought me, on Earth, but is the whole problem: they were not at all think. Good news is (finally) come from the most recent Texas legislature; Driver guilty intoxication assault now provides harsher penalties against. Good enough for them.
Abdallah Khader Act (House Bill 1109) child is named after a five-year-old strong left brain damaged after a repeat drunk driving offender, Stewart Richardson of Arlington, car collided with the Khader family. The law means that the prison time will double for certain offences. Jumping is the maximum penalty for drivers who have left their victims in a vegetative state until 10 years in prison, to 20 years.
This is great news. While as a personal injury I am able lawyer, to help car accident victims, the cost of their medical bills and other costs in connection with the crash from the insurance company to recover, believe it is incredibly important that the criminal law system accordingly punished those that caused the wreck in the first place I. I hope that these more stringent penalties for each of the worst mistake of her life do send a strong message.
It is only a pity Rick Perry not to see the very real risk that TEXTING while driving Poznan also.
Texas police gear for the annual "click it or ticket" campaign
Today safety belt marks the beginning of the tenth annual Texas, "click it or ticket" enforcement campaign. Now, legislation will increase 5, Texas of law enforcement officers enforce the seatbelt and booster seat until June.
Since the launch of "Click it or ticket" in 2002 says Texas Department of public safety, seat belt use in Texas has increased from 76% to 94% and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration estimates that 2,800 were fewer people killed and 48,000 less severe injuries in Texas since 2002.
We praise the combined efforts of the Anderson firm in Fort Worth significantly behind the "click it or ticket" - campaign.
Our personal injury lawyers see run too many car accidents to serious injury, because people are not safety belts bear or something otherwise careless behind the wheel, such as SMS and go do.
The Fort Worth or Dallas drivers there remember, strap - on or ready to open his, your purse.
We hope that "Click it or ticket" has even more success this year and hope are saved even more lives of this fantastic initiative.
Texas lawmakers approve tougher distracted driving law
It has a lot of high stakes drama around the last few weeks of the current legislative term in Austin, and while I am a strong opponent of the some of the new laws as Texas personal injury lawyer I am very happy that more stringent restrictions on distracted driving now only Governor Rick Perry wait for signature.
In its original incarnation, House Bill 243 would SMS while driving, while always still allows driver, text message to read, prohibit vehicle in operation during her. Fortunately the ridiculousness of the new version has been deleted of the draft law to pass the Senate on Sunday. Distracted driving a serious danger for all road users is now more than ever before. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration distract 2005 drive had a share of 10 per cent wreck all traffic deaths in 2005 nationwide. By the year 2009 to 20 percent, this figure had doubled. It is a major cause of fatal collisions and stricter laws like this are a big step forward.
The new law would mean that a nationwide ban on send and read texts, e-Mails and other instant messages while behind the wheel of a car. This is great news. Fort Worth car accident lawyer I supported long stricter restrictions on SMS while driving. The problem is that most people are to use their mobile phones and other electronic devices while driving, used it hard-to-break habit has become the. Hopefully, a $200 is fine to deter those who continue such dangerous habits.
If you were injured certified distracted with a driver, it is very important that you find with a Board in a car accident car crash and wrongful death lawyer to understand your legal usage permissions, compensation for you to find, medical bills, and other damages. Please call us toll free, at 800 354 6275 or locally at 817-294-1900.
