Pedestrian safety: Amtrak train accident in Southern California kills three men walking along tracks
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Three pedestrians were killed on Monday, Dec. 13 when they were struck by an Amtrak train headed from San Diego to Los Angeles, according to KTLA News in Los Angeles. Thought to be possible taggers, the men in their early- to mid-20s were walking along the train tracks over Telegraph Road when the Amtrak train struck the pedestrians.
The conductor of the train tried to avert the pedestrian accident but could not apply the train’s brakes in time, causing a fatal collision with the men. LA County fire department and LA Sheriff Homicide detectives arrived on the scene shortly thereafter and pronounced the men dead.
A train accident is rare. Most often, pedestrian injuries occur on the road involving vehicles, and the risk of a pedestrian accident is higher than once thought: a pedestrian is killed every 120 seconds according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Pedestrian accidents generally occur because:
A driver has failed to yield the right-of-way to a pedestrian at a crosswalk. Generally, a pedestrian has the right-of-way for crossing the street, walking in a parking lot and on sidewalks. When a driver fails to give you the right-of-way, and if you’re injured as a result, you may be entitled to compensation for your injuries.Hit-and-run accidents. A hit-and-run car accident can frequently involve pedestrians. Try to gather license plate information if you can.A driver not making a complete stop. If a driver is not paying attention and fails to make a complete stop, s/he may not be able to see you on the road and can collide with you. In the case of the Amtrak train, even though the conductor was aware of the men traveling the tracks, he was unable to make a complete stop in time. This can often happen on the road as well.Pedestrian safety is often overlooked as a possible public hazard. But unfortunately, accidents like these can happen anytime, but there are ways to avoid being hit as a pedestrian on the street.
To stay on the safer side of pedestrian travel, try to:
Wear white or bright clothing when walking. If you’re pro-pedestrian, then consider wearing brighter clothing so drivers can see you on the road.Use reflective vests. Bicyclists will find this tip extra useful because reflective gear can greatly increase your visibility, especially as oncoming headlights approach you. Cars can see you much more quickly using reflective gear versus dark, inhibitive clothing.Don’t J-Walk. Even if you think it’s safe, do not cross the road without using a crosswalk and following pedestrian safety rules. You never know when a car will take a turn out of nowhere and hit you.Don’t travel along railroad tracks. Even if you think you’re quick enough to get out of the way of a train’s path, don’t linger around or walk alongside train tracks. While this seems like an obvious tip, there are many travelers who use train tracks for longer distances since train tracks offer a more direct route without having to use street travel. Like the pedestrians killed in the Amtrak accident, it’s safer to simply stay on the sidewalk versus any alternative travel via train tracks.Don’t walk at night. As seen in a previous blog post involving a pedestrian accident in San Marcos, it’s never completely safe to walk at night, especially on busy areas near freeways and on-ramps. Avoid pedestrian activities at dusk and night hours.If you have been injured as a pedestrian, attorneys at the Law Offices of Michael Pines, APC, can help evaluate your case. The free review is comprehensive: we collect information involving you, your injuries, the person(s) involved in the case, and the nature of the case. It’s private and free—call us now at 1-800-655-6585 or use the contact form. A personal injury attorney specializing in pedestrian accidents will contact you immediately.
New California Child Seat Safety Law Raises Age Requirement
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Posted on Wednesday, November 2nd, 2011 
A couple weeks after National Child Passenger Safety Week, California passed an important child seat law that will make children across the state safer by raising the age and size required for a child to ride without a booster seat. The law, which was sponsored by state senator Noreen Evans and passed into law by Governor Brown on October 4th, will require all children under eight years old or shorter than 4’9’’ (whichever comes first) to use a safety chair.
The intent of the law is to ensure that safety belts will fit across children’s chests, rather than higher and closer to the neck. Federal groups like the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration, National Transportation Safety Board and the American Academy of Pediatrics have been advocating for such regulations for years.
In fact, thirty states already have similar requirements.
California was once the leader in child seat safety laws. Back in 2000, the state passed the strictest child passenger safety laws in the country. But under Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, education on proper safety seat use became the focus rather than passing more and tougher laws.
Perhaps governor Schwarzenegger was overcome by the ever-powerful first grader lobby. Children look forward to getting into adult seats, and likely would oppose any regulation that keeps them strapped into a special seat any longer than absolutely necessary.
Hopefully, with this law in hand, parents can avoid an argument or fuss.
While this adjustment will probably be fairly seamless for families with kids currently under six years old, it seems unlikely that the new regulations will cause all parents of seven year olds to go out and buy car seats for the year. Of course, the cost of picking up a new car seat is well worth dramatically improving a child’s safety.
This law will certainly do some good, but regulation alone is not enough. Even though previous California administrations failed to keep up with the best child safety seat laws, the message that it’s nearly as important for parents to keep up with best practices for using the seats remains spot on.
A study by Safe Kids USA showed that although almost all parents used child safety seats, only 28 percent of parents were properly using them. So although the news here is that kids need to stay in safety seats until their a bit older, it’s a good opportunity to remind everyone that there are free resources out there to help you make sure you are fastening your child into his or her seat properly.
Just click over to the National Highway and Traffic Safety Administration for a list of locations near you. Here is a map the California locations where you can get a brief tutorial on child seat safety best practices.
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Halloween Safety Tips for Pedestrians and Drivers
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Posted on Friday, October 28th, 2011 
Halloween is one of the most exciting holidays of the year, a night full of frights and fun. But the sheer number of people in the streets, often in costume, also makes it the most deadly nights of the year for young pedestrians.
Last year 41 million children were out Halloween night, and 161 million participated in Halloween in some way. With all that activity–parties for adults and trick or treating for children–extra caution and an awareness of the specific dangers on Halloween can go a long way to preventing accidents.
In preparation for the big night, here’s a list of tips to keep trick-or-treaters safe:
Parents should always accompany children if they are younger than 12 years old.Walking from house to house is much safer than running.Children should stay on sidewalks instead of walking between cars or on lawns where there could be ornaments or wires that could be a tripping hazard.Remind children to look for cars when walking by a driveway.Consider a costume that is a lighter color and more visible to motorists. Add reflective material front and back; it can even be part of the design.Give children a flashlight or glow sticks if they will be walking in the dark, even if there are street lamps.Of course, Halloween is also challenging for drivers, who must be extra cautious with the people on the streets. Here’s a list of things drivers can do to avoid:
Slow down in neighborhoods and residential streets where trick-or-treaters are likely to be. Kids may cross the street at unexpected times or from places besides intersections with crosswalks. Prepare for unpredictable behavior by going slow enough to stop at a moment’s notice.This one is a good rule all the time, but don’t drink and drive. Drunk driving incidents are more common on Halloween; a particularly frightening fact when so many kids are out and about.Same goes for distracted driving. Always pull over to use your phone.Buckle up! If you are driving children around for trick or treating, make sure they are buckled up appropriately each and every time they enter the car.Pull over in safe locations and make sure children exit curb side, away from traffic. Use your hazard lights to alert other drivers of not only your car, but to look out for kids.Be careful backing up! Make sure someone is helping to make sure no kids are behind you. It’s best to just park where backing up isn’t necessary.Have fun on the streets this year! By keeping to these guidelines, everyone can a safe and exciting night.
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Downtown Dallas Plans Improvements To Bike And Pedestrian Safety
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Posted On: October 20, 2011 by Mark A. Anderson
Following in the footsteps of Fort Worth and Arlington, the city of Dallas is now considering ways to improve the downtown area for pedestrians and cyclists in addition to cars, trucks and motorcycles. There are no solid plans so far, however, and early ideas have included a variety of different approaches. One council member suggested the extreme (and ultimately unhelpful) idea of shutting Main Street to motor vehicles entirely to create a single pedestrian zone, while others favor the more useful and cost-effective idea of creating new special-use lanes throughout the city as part of scheduled repaving construction.
The proposals are the result of Dallas receiving an $800,000 grant intended to be used to improve city roads to make them safer for bicycle riders and pedestrians.
As a Dallas County personal injury lawyer, I think this is a great idea. Having dedicated bicycle lanes can really make a difference to cyclist safety – particularly in busy urban areas such as downtown Dallas. Pedestrian safety is also of major concern in DFW, especially since the recent spate of hit-and-run accidents which have occurred in the downtown area.
I look forward to learning how Dallas council decides to use the grant money to make the city streets safer for all road users. In the meantime, it’s important that both pedestrians and cyclists realize that if they are ever injured in any kind of traffic accident, they do have a legal right to compensation, just like any other motorist. If you or a loved one has been injured, call me today and I’ll send you a free copy of my book 15 Mistakes That Will Wreck Your Texas Accident Case. Call me locally at 214-327-8000 or toll free at 800-354-6275.
Safe Driving Tips from a Traffic Safety Expert
Gefährlichen Fahrens ist oft als rücksichtsloses Fahren betrachtet. Aber laut John E. Logan – ein Verkehrssicherheit und Absturz Experten rekonstruiert, die Abstürze-fast alle fahren ist gefährlich, auch Ihre tägliche Laufwerk arbeiten.
"Ist die gefährlichste Aktivität wird die durchschnittliche Person in ihrem Leben tun", sagt Logan. Um Leute fahren sicherer zu helfen, bietet er Tipps von seiner über 40 Jahre Erfahrung als zertifizierte und Gericht anerkannte Sicherheit Experte. Hier sind einige der wichtigsten Dinge, die Sie tun können, um sich und Ihre Familie zu schützen:
Einige dieser Tipps erscheinen vertraut, aber sie sind Wert wiederholen. Nichtbeachtung dieser gesunden Menschenverstand Beratung verursacht Millionen Unfälle jedes Jahr. Logans Tipps zu beobachten, können Fahrer ihre Chance auf einen Absturz und seine unglücklichen Auswirkungen verringern.
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Important bicycling safety measure now before the Governor of California
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Posted on Wednesday, October 5th, 2011 
Just last week we wrote about an unfortunate accident involving a cyclist and a San Francisco Muni bus that left the cyclist with a badly crushed arm. The incident took place, both sides agree, when the cyclist was forced to change lanes by an illegally parked vehicle. The bus, as is the case with the majority of bicycle accidents, approached the cyclist from the rear.
These sort of accidents, where space for vehicles to pass is scarce, are the kind that make cyclists feel unsafe about biking to work or for leisure in an urban environment. They are also exactly the type of accidents that SB 910, a safe passage bill for bicyclists, seeks to minimize through legislation.
A part of the California Bicycle Coalition’s Give Me 3 campaign, SB 910 would formalize the way that most drivers and cyclists already interact by requiring passing vehicles to give bicyclists at least three feet of space when passing from behind.
It would be a smart move for the state, and CBC lays out the reasoning succinctly on their website:
“Nineteen other states have already enacted a specified minimum passing distance for motorists. The nation’s newest 3-foot passing law took effect in Georgia on July 1, 2011.
A specified passing distance provides drivers with a more objective and easily understood measure of what constitutes “safe” and gives law enforcement and the courts a more objective basis for enforcing California’s safe passing requirement. Most importantly, it helps emphasize a driver’s special responsibility to safeguard more vulnerable road users like bicyclists.”
This last point is important. Often drivers are surprised by sudden adjustments a cyclist may be forced to make. With a mandatory three-foot berth, drivers will be better prepared to respond themselves, and help everyone stay out of potentially life-threatening circumstances.
Initially the progress of this bill was heartening and it passed through the California Legislature on September 8. The bill has now been sent to Governor Brown to be signed into law.
If you would like to improve cyclist safety and encourage Governor Brown to sign SB 910, you can send him a letter. Make sharing the road easier and safer by helping California become the twentieth state to take this important step.
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Back to School Safety and Driving
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As a new school year gets under way, many parents will be rushing their children to school and then rushing to work – a perfect scenario for a traffic accident. While parents should always be conscientious about their driving, they should also take the time to review their auto insurance coverage to ensure that it offers what their family needs in the event of an accident. And if they are involved an accident that isn’t their fault, parents should call the NJ accident lawyers at Console & Hollawell.
Types of Auto Insurance for Families
The most common types of auto insurance for families are: liability, personal injury protection (PIP), collision, uninsured motorist and under-insured motorist. All vehicles registered in New Jersey are required to have liability insurance for property damage, PIP insurance and under-insured motorist insurance.
Liability
This insurance pays for damage caused by an accident when you are at fault, and it also pays for legal and court costs. There are two types of liability insurance: bodily injury liability, which pays for special damages such as medical expenses and pain and suffering, and property damage liability, which pays for property damage.
PIP
This insurance pays for reasonable and necessary expenses that result from an auto accident. In addition to covering medical expenses, PIP insurance can also cover funeral expenses, rehabilitation expenses and childcare expenses if a parent is disabled.
Collision
This insurance pays for damage that results from colliding with another vehicle, from colliding with an object or from vehicle rollover. Unlike most types of auto insurance, collision insurance requires a deductible.
Uninsured Motorist
This insurance pays for damages caused by a driver who does not have liability insurance. The damages covered by uninsured motorist insurance vary by state, but medical expenses are always covered.
Underinsured Motorist
This insurance pays for damages caused by a driver who does not have sufficient liability insurance. Again, the damages that are covered vary by state, but medical expenses are covered everywhere.
To decide on the right policies, drivers should review their finances, their driving record and the incidence of accidents on the roadways they travel the most. If another driver injures you, call the NJ accident lawyers at Console & Hollawell.
Have You Been Injured in a Car Accident?
Even when the driver who causes an accident is properly insured, the insurer can refuse to pay an injury claim, or it may offer a low settlement figure. If this is happening to you, call the New Jersey personal injury attorneys at Console & Hollawell today.
Console & Hollawell’s New Jersey personal injury attorneys have over 17 years of experience in helping accident victims recover damages. If you have been injured in an accident, don’t argue with the defendant’s insurer. Call Console & Hollawell, and let us negotiate on your behalf.
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Is your child seat safe? Get it inspected for National Child Passenger Safety Week
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Posted on Tuesday, September 20th, 2011 
This week is National Child Passenger Safety Week, which serves as a reminder that while we’re getting better about buckling up our kids in the backseat, motor vehicle crashes are still the leading cause of death for children between ages of 3 and 14.
The National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration (NHTSA) is using this week to promote child safety education for parents. A new study from Safe Kids USA indicates that while almost all parents are restraining car seats in the backseat, only 28 percent of drivers who carry young passengers are properly using the tethers that secure child seats in collisions. Often the inspected tethers were secured too lowly or not at all. The tethers are a vital safety measure because they keep children’s heads from moving too much during crashes.
The study also raised concern that many parents are not aware of the latest best safety practices for children of different heights and weights. For instance, in 2010 the American Academy of Pediatrics updated their guidelines to recommend that children under two ride in rear-facing seats. However a recent poll showed that only 27 percent of parents had received that message. Almost three quarters of parents reported turning their kids around before year two, and 30 percent before year one.
The results are somewhat alarming considering that, according to the NHTSA, properly used child safety seats decrease the risk of death by 71 percent for infants and 54 percent for toddlers. Even older children are 59 percent less likely to be injured in a booster seat than if they were using seat belts only.
To help educate the local Contra Costa County community, the firefighters from Local 1230 are ramping up their driver education services. The Fire District now has seven nationally certified Child Passenger Safety Technicians who can inspect cars and educate parents and caregivers on the best practices for child passenger safety seats.
The Fire District says that inspections last between a half hour and an hour, depending on the seat and whether any issues are found. These inspections are a convenient and free way for parents and caregivers to make sure that they are using the seat correctly, and that the seat itself has not been recalled. In addition to the inspection, the safety technicians will educate parents on the latest in child passenger safety, and go through the proper way to install child seats.
To take advantage of this Contra Costa Fire Protection District service, call them at (925) 941-3326 or send an email to childcarseat@cccfpd.org.
Nationwide safety inspections
You don’t have to live in Contra Costa County to meet with someone to inspect the safety of your child seat! This Saturday, September 24th, is National Seat Check Saturday. For the finale of Child Passenger Safety Week, certified child safety seat technicians will be on hand at locations around the country to inspect cars and assist with correct installation.
Just head to the NHTSA website and plug in your zip code for a list of locations near you! It’s a great opportunity to get the information that could save the life of a child you love.
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Progress in the pedestrian safety behind improvements in vehicle safety
Although dramatic increase in recent years in motor vehicle safety and reduced injuries and deaths in collisions with motor vehicles it has these improvements are not translated into improved pedestrian safety.
A recent report by transportation for America suggests that not only pedestrian safety has been largely ignored, but that construction to protect of the occupants of the vehicle actually exacerbate pedestrian improvements to safer roadway accidents. With the increasing focus on costs in the health and obesity related health issues, it is with renewed make our roads safer for walking. February 2011 study found that voters improve road safety for pedestrians as a priority identified.
Security make it clear the last statistics on the ground that while significant increase in the motor vehicle security has it, the picture is much grimmer when it comes to pedestrian safety. Data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) shows that almost 50,000 pedestrians were killed during a recent ten-year period and almost 670.000 in collisions with motor vehicles have been injured. This corresponds to a pedestrian struck by a motor vehicle every seven minutes. The new report indicates that pedestrian fatalities account for 12% of the traffic-related fatalities, but only 1.5 percent of the budget for highway construction fund for the promotion of safer roads for pedestrians has been reserved.
This error pedestrian accidents a priority has a clear discrepancy between the vehicle and pedestrian accident led prices according to the latest report. During the ten-year period of the study to vehicle-related deaths 27 percent back. Unfortunately, pedestrian deaths have decreased during the same timeframe of only 14 percent. The record of neglect towards pedestrian safety is even more disturbing in large u-Bahn areas like Atlanta. Despite a general decline in the number of deaths relating to the movement nationally in the ten-year period, pedestrian area actually increased deaths in the 15 largest u-Bahn areas. These data are reinforced by the latest data the NHTSA, indicating that the severity of pedestrian accidents is increasing. The Agency reported recently, that the likelihood that a pedestrian accident, resulting in a death for a period of ten years to grew a third.
The most disturbing part of the report is the proposal that this error to improve the safety of pedestrians a product premeditated Street design decisions, focused exclusively on motor vehicles in contrast to the safety of pedestrians. The report shows that the poor pedestrian safety record "occur(s) 'arterial' road, specifically for speeding up traffic with little or even no provision for people on foot..."
The Atlanta u-Bahn area (Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta) ranked eleventh nationally in the study of the 52 largest Metro at is most dangerous u-Bahn sections for pedestrians. The Atlanta area had almost 800 pedestrian deaths in the ten year period. This number is even more disturbing as it may seem, because Atlanta is not among the leading fields of u-Bahn on the number of pedestrians who walk to commute.
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Defective child safety caps make available, children, the risk of an overdose of acetaminophen
U.S. consumer product safety Commission (CPSC) has announced a recall of rugby children pain & fever concentrated drops due to the failure, child-resistant packaging standards. The recalled product was an over-the-counter medicine with paracetamol.
The over-the-counter medicines is the Aquebogue piece of Altaire pharmaceuticals, Inc., and distributed by Rugby laboratories, Inc., Duluth, Georgia. Child-resistant packaging the poison prevention packaging Act prescribed is any Eyedropper to give up the drug use. The defective packaging means that a child in the position who call drug and benefits could be disproportionate.
Although the medication is an over-the-counter medication, the problem of access for children acute in the United States in accordance with the FDA is important, because acetaminophen overdoses are the most common cause of liver failure in the US acetaminophen, the active ingredient in Tylenol and other over-the-counter pain relievers, is the most common cause of liver failure. About 50,000 visits in emergency rooms, 23,000 hospitalizations and 450 deaths a year directly from the paracetamol are caused.
Recalls of drugs related to defective packaging occurred several times in the past. If a defective packaging is not child-proof the company that produces and the drug packages may be required if a child violates it is. Experienced Georgia product liability lawyer may one product liability lawsuit to submit, which may be based on strict liability or negligence, depending on the facts of the case.
Multiple child-resistant caps on medications such as acetaminophen are broken, so that children can access the content. More than a million children a year suffer accidental poisoning, because child-resistant caps children the toxic substance or medication to protect. Many parents mistakenly believe that child safety caps for all children are fully effective. The standards for child-resistant closures imposed require only that these caps prevent that 80 percent of children under five years opened of the bottle according to the CPSC.
If your child safety child suffering from serious injuries after capture of accidentally Tylenol or other medicines with paracetamol or other medications due to the failure of a CAP, you can find compensation injuries for your child. Our products liability lawyers in Georgia represented victims of acetaminophen and other unsafe drugs in Atlanta and very Georgia. At Montlick and Associates, attorneys at law, we have victims of faulty pharmaceuticals for more than 27 years ago represents. We are all Georgia customers including love to available, but not limited to, Albany, Athens, Atlanta, Augusta, Columbus, Dalton, Gainesville, Macon, Marietta, Rome, Roswell, Savannah, Smyrna, Valdosta, Warner Robins and all small and rural towns in the State. Call us today for your free consultation at 1-800-LAW-NEED (1-800-529-6333), or visit us on the Internet at www.montlick.com. No matter where you are we are only a phone call away, and we come even to you.
Heavy truck and bus still need stronger safety regulations
Tour buses carry more than 750 million passengers per year, and big rigs and semi truck carrying millions of dollars were. But with fatalities and serious injuries, which is still on the highways, there is a greater need than ever security education and laws in these industries. Recently, travel the national transportation and Safety Board (NTSB), the truck & bus safety gave Forum to address security issues on commercial vehicles.
The Forum presentations "advocates a comprehensive approach to security, a more robust system carrier supervision, active management of driver fatigue and adoption of safety management systems", said Robert Sumwalt, Board member of the NTSB.
Also leads the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) study designed to prevent that truck rollover and implementation of crash avoidance systems. A large percentage of all trucks accidents make rollovers and loss of-control crashes. Stability control systems at least 28 percent of rollover and loss of-control crashes could reduce the NHTSA says. The NHTSA studies will identify also security technologies, which will warn drivers of impending collisions and automatically brakes or slow the vehicle. The NHTSA supported in omnibus bills, the lap and shoulder seat belts.
Many of the measures to go along with the Department of transportation (DOT) Motorcoach safety plan, but that feels hard to some slow actions implement. "Even where the DOT specific dates for some tasks, such as initiating Rulemaking require electronic recording devices on omnibus, it has taken is still not completed this new, important security efforts delayed the further implementation," said U.S. Senator Frank R. Lautenberg (D - NJ).
The point is spot checks are omnibus implementation this summer and also Congress for zero tolerance policy DOT asks entitled, take dangerous bus driver from the road type. DOT has launched also a new bus-carrier information Web site, so that drivers of the carrier's history prior to the trip can check security. It shows the carrier and driver history of uncertain and fatigued driving, substance and alcohol violations and vehicle maintenance records.
3,436 Deaths were caused by large trucks and buses in 2009 records latest according to the NHTSA. What looks like the Government create and enforce new rules, restoring a serious accident many times, the Court must be taken, to help a person or their families. Illinois Chicago truck accident lawyer Robert I. Briskman compensation takes insurance carriers and truck businesses to customers get that they deserve. Briskman Briskman and Greenberg, have your team from Chicago truck accident lawyers of decades of experience decisive error and helps victims as much of a normal life as possible to get back. Handle the accidents on highways such as I-94, Tri-State Tollway, I-90 Kennedy Expressway, I-290 Eisenhower Expressway and -55 Stevenson Expressway.
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County crash fatal for women not wearing orange safety belts
August 9, 2011-according to reports was an Orange County crash fatal for three women who say California Highway Patrol wore no seat belt.
According to authorities the crash occurred Monday on the highway I-5 in the direction North streets, exit Buena Park at approximately 10:17 pm. According to California Highway Patrol officer Ray Paton was the implementation of women's SUV with a high speed travel, when the driver lost control.
The SUV as a Ford excursion in the direction North streets was, if the driver is causing the control the SUV with flap over a railing, a different ramp and finally come in an empty lot are lost. The excursion fire began after it with the crash killed three of the passengers and injured two people came to rest.
According to California Highway Patrol, the victims were related to come home to from a church service at the Crystal Cathedral. The victims who were killed in the crash were identified Prado age 49 age 24, Sara Flores age 40 and Angela as Elda Nava-Mayo; the three women were citizens of Downey.
Pronounced in the scene of the crash, three women were dead. The California Highway Patrol identified the driver of the SUV as Ruth Nava-Torres of age 32, who was rescued from the vehicle by a witness to the crash. A 17-year-old passenger was also rescued from the vehicle and to UC Irvine Medical Center with critical injuries were transported.
According to California Highway Patrol, most of the passengers in the SUV were not seatbelts at the time of the crash and were ejected from the vehicle.
Oakland crosswalk update could improve pedestrian safety
Posted on Thursday, August 11th, 2011
Here in the Bay area we are happy life in or close to cities, which are known for their ability to walk. Lists the site walk score, for example, recently on place in the most walkable cities in the country, and San Francisco in the second place and Oakland in tenth. This is certainly could lead that for celebration, not security to take into account, when you consider that it was a terrible year for the safety of pedestrians in San Francisco and that more than 550 pedestrian alone kills a year in California. A new account by local blog Oakland North one reason explains why the East Bay City not up to the hype on foot life: dangerous pedestrian crossing signals.
In contrast to most of the cities, the Oaklands crosswalks say not automatically to pedestrians "go", when the light turns green. Rather, pedestrians must press the button on the crosswalk to obtain permissions to the cross. Lauren McFall notes that this creates an inherent conflict between the California vehicle code rule, that "the driver of a vehicle right of way to a pedestrian crossing of the road in all marked crosswalk or all unmarked crosswalk at an intersection yield" and others saying that "no pedestrians will start to cross the road in the direction of the signal" when it says "don't walk" or "wait." By requiring pedestrians to push a button to the road cross, streets are not Oakland pedestrians that grant automatic way, such as those of the California vehicle code.
Fortunately, a simple solution to this problem is dangerous. Oakland could a¼Blicher of the display automatically a "walk" signal, when cars go just or right turn in a transform specific crosswalk adopt. In this way pedestrians must must not care about, whether they cross the road may based on regardless of whether they pressed the. This is an example of a simple solution to a dangerous problem for California streets.
If you agree to the need for this change, McFall invites someone to her in Oakland City Hall on 18 August the bicycle & pedestrian Advisory Committee meeting join.
Photo credit: Dylan Passmore
Summer travel safety tips
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is to ride the most dangerous month August actually. That's right – do not December and January when ice covered roads for the treacherous journey. More car accidents occur in August than any other month of the year, partly due to the increased number of the driver on the roadways. August month for many companies is uncomfortably slow, and employees and their families their summer holidays, before the children head to school back. Moreover, increased glare that distracted driving and weary travelers all the likelihood of preservation of the serious injuries in a catastrophic Florida car accident.
You so what can do to prevent a car accident this summer? For a start, follow these simple safety tips for summer drive.
Summer travel safety tips:
Check your tyres regularly: According to the weather channel, tire care is especially important in summer months, because in addition strain on your tires can put long car rides in conjunction with higher temperatures. Have your tires properly inflated and avoid overloading your car if you go on long car drives. If it links to your tires must not enough tread you manipulate before traveling. Tyres, which are not sure serious car crashes cause and prevent that driver to avoid braking in a collision.Are prepared for pop-up storms: In the summer months, the storms can seem to pop up out of nowhere. Flash floods, tornadoes and heavy rain can create all hazardous driving conditions. Breakfast room, make sure that you dangerous weather storms are aware that can approach.Slowly down on rain combed roads: Hydroplaning is a terrifying experience and serious and fatal car crashes can cause. For the avoidance of runners with a speed slowly and carefully drive, and avoid hard braking. When you have to stop, maintain a slight pressure on the brakes and allow a large distance between you and the vehicle above. When not braking aquaplaning, are you suddenly or turn your vehicle. Instead, ease your foot off the accelerator and try to feel the road again. Have to stop you, make sure you easily brake pump - not brake hard. If your car has brakes anti-lock normally brake; Your car is equipped to the brakes for you to pumps.Avoid and at the wheel: It is never to drink and drive okay. Intoxicated drivers kill more than 10,000 people each year. If you will be served at a summer party in alcohol are, make sure that you a taxi company have a specific driver or the phone number. Also if you do not drink and drive, be aware that many people in Florida still do, and they continue to themselves and everyone around them around on the game set. As such it is important, defensive driving.Avoid distractions: Distractions are everywhere - from the children in your car to the iPhone in the womb. These distractions make it difficult to ride safely and responsibly. If from this summer car, try to minimize distractions by you leave your phone in your glove box and enter excitable children, some quiet games and books, to read instead. Even if one outside can the eyes from the road for a minute to lead, that a Florida car accident.Maintain safe after removal: Many catastrophic summer, which easily can be prevented the second rule after the 3 by accidents. You should generally three seconds behind the car in front of you. To calculate this, find a fixed object on the road (a road sign, a cross or a tree) and start count, when the object passes the vehicle to you. When you reach the object before three seconds up, then follow too closely.Slow down in beautiful weather: While that will slow down most of us, if the weather is bad, it is important to keep safe speeds at any time. Acceleration is the most common cause of crashes car in the United States.Follow these simple safety rules, you can prevent catastrophic Florida car crashes. If you love someone or you, the one Florida car accident injured, it is important a Florida car accident lawyer immediately contact. Kelley/Uustal are our Florida accident lawyers provide you after a devastating Florida car accident. Contact us today for a free initial consultation and review your case.
Gwinnett County tour bus crash: new framework for improving the safety
Im Hinblick auf eine Welle von den letzten Tour Bus-Unfälle, die über unsere Nation Überprüfung der Regulierungs- und Betriebsfunktionen Praktiken in der Rabatt-Tour-Bus-Industrie verpflichtet sich die National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB).
Es wird auch eine kritische Überprüfung der aktuellen Entität in der Industrie, der Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) für die Sicherheit verantwortlich zu machen. Diesen Bericht wird voraussichtlich etwa sechs Monate dauern und Gesetzesänderungen, die Sicherheit der Tour-Bus-Industrie zu erhöhen, werden führen sollte. Dieser Antrag auf Tätigwerden ein Senator und Kongressabgeordnete aus New York kam über wegen einer Reihe von Abstürze, die Passagiere tot auf und ab der Ostküste in den letzten Jahren verlassen haben.
Erst letzten Monat wurden fünfzehn Menschen getötet, als ein Tour-Bus in der Bronx stürzte. Der Bus wurde von einem Connecticut-Casino zurück, wenn der Treiber schlummerte ab und ging von der Straße und den Trainer gekippt. Der Treiber wurde festgestellt, dass auf seine Anwendung mit das Busunternehmen gelogen haben, die ihn eingestellt. Er hatte zuvor seine Lizenz ausgesetzt, aber die Aussetzung gewesen unter einem anderen Namen, den er mit einem anderen Unternehmen verwendet hatte.
Rechts stürzte hier in Georgien, ein Charta-Bus mit 47 Gwinnett County High-School-Schüler, wenn es schweifte ein Auto davor auf Autobahn 1-75 zu vermeiden. Der Bus ging einen Damm und eine Überführung getroffen. Zwanzig Studenten wurden verletzt, und man wurde ins Krankenhaus gebracht.
Vor einigen Jahren wurden die NTSB Empfehlungen bezogen auf Tour-Bus-Sicherheit, die leider noch nicht umgesetzt wurden. Ein paar von diesen Empfehlungen enthalten, dass Busse mit ausgerüstet werden:
Starke, Crush resistant Dächer, die Rollover standhalten könnte.Anti-Ejection Fenster, die Passagiere würde verhindern, dass von den Bus ausgelöst wird.Derzeit drängen mehrere Senatoren und Transport-Sicherheit-Befürworter die Motorcoach Enhanced Safety Act übergeben. Der Gesetzentwurf würde bewegen, zur Verbesserung der kommerziellen Treiber Ausbildungsanforderungen für Tour-Bus-Treiber. Es würde auch eine nationale Kfz medizinische Handelsregister um sicherzustellen, dass die einzige medizinisch qualifizierten Prüfer Durchführung erforderlichen Systemteste auf Tour-Bus-Treiber erstellen. Die Gesetzgebung würde nicht qualifizierten Eisenbahngesellschaften aus Tour-Busse fahren. Auch müssten alle Tour-Bus-Treiber ein gültiges ärztliches Zeugnis zu halten.
Die Tatsache, dass dieser motor Luftfahrtunternehmen Ecken schneiden und Einstellung von unerfahrene Personen ihre Busse fahren ist Verbraucher in Gefahr bringen. Dieser Bus-Unfälle müssen nicht geschehen, und die Ressourcen sind um weitere Todesfälle auf der Straße zu verhindern.
Menschen oft Wunder, die sie Entschädigung von Ansuchen können, wenn sie in einer Tour Bus Unfall verwickelt sind. Es ist oft mehr als eine Partei. Ihr Georgien-Tour-Bus-Anwalt kann Ihnen helfen, mit diesem, aber einige der möglichen Parteien zählen:
Die Person, die den Bus fuhr. Der Eigentümer des Busses, der eine Einzelperson oder eine Tour oder Charter-Unternehmen sein kann.Das Unternehmen verantwortlich für die Ausführung der Wartung auf dem Bus.Der Hersteller von den Bus oder Bus teilen kann auch haftbar gemacht werden. Unfall möglicherweise verursacht durch einen defekten Teil und beinhalten einen Produkt Haftung Anspruch.Der Treiber von anderen Fahrzeugen.In einem Bus Unfall-Prozess können Sie verklagen für Arztkosten, Löhne, Verlust der Erwerbsfähigkeit, Schmerz und das Leiden, Behinderung, Entstellung und seelische Belastung. Für einen Anspruch Konkursverschleppungshaftung Tod können Sie für Bestattungskosten, Verlust von Pflege und Kameradschaft und sonstige Schäden zu verklagen. In einigen Situationen können sowie Strafschadenersatz wiederhergestellt werden.
Montlick and Associates, Rechtsanwälte, hat repräsentiert Unfallopfer im Bus in ganz Georgien seit 1984. Wenn Sie oder jemand, den Sie lieben ernsthafte Verletzungen oder den Tod in einem Bus Unfall überall in Georgien leidet, untersuchen wir sorgfältig die Ursache unserer Kundes Unfälle sowie potenzielle Probleme wie z. B. unzureichende Ausbildung oder Aufsicht über den Bustreiber oder schlechter Wartung des Busses. Wir nutzen unsere Kenntnisse und Erfahrung mit den besonderen Vorschriften und Auflagen, die Regeln der Common Carrier. Unsere engagierten Georgien Bus Unfall Anwälte auch überprüfen, ob alle Sonderregeln und Timing Anforderungen mit Klage gegen eine öffentliche Stelle erfüllt sind. Wir kümmern uns der Suche nach Ausgleich für unsere Kunden Verletzungen, so dass unsere Kunden auf Heilung konzentrieren können.
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