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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 […]
Safe Travels: Tips to Ensure a Secure Portland Holiday Journey
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 […]
Revamping Powell Boulevard: Oregon DOT’s Safer Road Project
Powell Boulevard is a dangerous road for a lot of reasons. For one thing, a portion of the road that runs through densely populated low-income neighborhoods currently has no sidewalks. The road is also described by the Portland Tribune as a “1950s-vintage rural highway” that needs to be made into a “modern urban thoroughfare” because […]
Tragic Incident: Portland Pedestrian Fatally Struck by School Bus
Early this July, a pedestrian was killed in a Portland crosswalk when she was hit by a school bus. According to witnesses, two pedestrians tried to walk in front of the bus, which put them in the vehicle’s path. However, witnesses also indicate that the bus driver did not appear to stop the bus or […]
Youth at Risk: Oregon Teen’s Death Sheds Light on 100 Deadliest Days
The months stretching from Memorial Day to Labor Day are the riskiest days for teen drivers each year, with more teens dying in car wrecks during this time than at any other point throughout the year. Since teen drivers already have high fatality rates and car wrecks are always a top cause of teen deaths, […]
Elderly Oregon Man Killed in Auto Accident
Early this June, two senior citizens were together in a Toyota RAV4. According to NR Today, the two elderly Oregon men in the RAV4 were traveling on Interstate 5 South when the 76-year-old driver lost control of the car. The vehicle drifted onto the right shoulder of the road and then collided with a guardrail […]
Cognitive Distraction and Inattention Blindness Increase the Risk of Oregon Auto Accidents
Recently, the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety sponsored a study on distracted driving. The Washington Post reported on the outcome of the study, which showed that drivers who have their eyes on the road may still be distracted if they are using tech devices while driving. Our Portland, OR car accident lawyers know that 3,331 […]
Texting Ban Impact: Oregon Sees Minimal Citations Despite Legislation
In the state of Oregon, drivers are not permitted to text while behind the wheel. Since January 1, 2010, texting has been a primary offense. This means that police can pull someone over just for sending a text message even if the driver is not breaking any other laws or doing anything else wrong. Our […]
