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Oregon Motorcycle Riders and Bicycles Now Allowed to Go Through Certain Red Lights
The new rules will allow bikers and motorcyclists to go through the red signal if the traffic signal does not turn green after a full cycle.
Do Speed Limit laws Provide Enough Protection to Portland Drivers?
In Portland, Hillsboro, and Gresham, drivers have maximum speed limit laws that they must obey. States set their own speed limit laws. However, prior to 1995, there was a federal law in place setting a national maximum speed. Initially, the national maximum speed was 55 MPH but then in 1987, the national maximum speed was […]
Perceptual Blindness and Portland Pedestrian Injuries
Children may be at greater risk of getting hurt or killed in a pedestrian accident because of perceptual blindness.
Portland Auto Accidents a Holiday Risk
The number of deadly alcohol-related crashes between Thanksgiving and New Years Dayhas increased in recent years.
Ensuring Safety: Examining Portland Drivers and School Zone Risks
As many as 25,000 school kids in the United States get hurt annually while they are trying to get to school or to get home from class.
Too Many Passengers Increase the Risk of Student Accidents
In the state of Oregon, new drivers under the age of 18 are given a provisional driver’s license. The graduated licensing program is intended to reduce the risk of teen accidents by restricting young people from some of the behaviors that could increase the chances of a motor vehicle collision occurring. Unfortunately, teenagers remain the […]
Portland Trucking Accident Risks Reduced When Data Recorders Monitor HOS compliance
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has the job of imposing regulations designed to prevent truck crashes. Among its rules are limits on the number of hours that truckers can operate their vehicles or be on duty. This is designed to prevent drowsy driving collisions. Victims of crashes with tired truckers should consult with […]
Preventing Portland Drunk Driving Injuries an Important Focus
Every two minutes in the U.S., someone gets hurt because he or she is involved in a crash with an intoxicated motorist. In Oregon alone, 86 people died in 2012 from drunk driving crashes, as reported by the NHTSA. All tolled, 40 percent of fatal car wrecks in the U.S. are caused by people who […]
Portland Holiday Travel: Stay Safe Out There
Drivers on the road during December face significantly greater risks of being involved in an auto accident as a result of increased driver aggression and, on many days, because there are more likely to be people on the roads who are driving drunk. An increase in the number of motorists on the road during the […]
Texting & Driving is a Dangerous Habit That You Need to Break Today
Almost every driver in the United States knows that it is really dangerous to drive while texting and as many as 94 percent of survey respondents report that they are in favor of banning texting for those behind the wheel. Distracted driving accident lawyers in Portland, OR know that the risk of an accident is actually […]
