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Navigating the Road: Bike Accidents in Oregon’s Bike-Friendly Culture
Oregon is one of the top 10 most bike-friendly states as reported by the Detroit Free Press. This is good news for bicycle riders in the state, especially as the weather gets warmer and more people head out on outdoor biking adventures or use bikes for commuting over the upcoming months. Unfortunately, although Oregon ranks […]
Sleeping Driver Blamed in Oregon Traffic Accident
Drowsy driving is a serious issue with 4.2 percent of all drivers admitting in a CDC study that they had fallen asleep while driving in the prior 30 days. While the number of sleeping drivers in Oregon was revealed by the study to be well below the national average at only 2.5 percent, even a […]
Motorcycle Accidents in Oregon in Focus this May
Riding a motorcycle is both fun and practical in Oregon, especially through the summer. Unfortunately, riding a motorcycle is becoming increasingly dangerous as the number of motorcycle-related fatalities has gone up for fourteen out of the past fifteen years. The Governors Highway Traffic Safety Association recently noted that the increase in fatalities from 2011 to […]
Major Milestone: Oregon Hit-and-Run Bill Unanimously Passes House
In Oregon, section 811.705 of the state code indicates that drivers who are convicted of “failure to perform the duties of a driver to injured persons” are subject to a one year suspension of their drivers’ license. In simple terms, this means that drivers who hit-and-run or who don’t stop after an auto accident can […]
Hospitals Not Properly Educating Parents After Car Accidents
Every year in the United States, 130,000 children under the age of 13 visit a hospital emergency room after a car accident. Many of these children are very young. In fact, our Portland, OR accident attorneys know that car accidents are the number one cause of death for kids under age four. Unfortunately, as kids get […]
Roadway Vigilance: Importance of Vehicle Recall Checks in Portland
The National Highway Traffic Safety Association announced recently that nearly 18 million vehicle products were recalled throughout 2012, including child safety seats, tires, air bags and the vehicles themselves. In many cases, our Portland car accident lawyers know that some of the top vehicle manufacturers issued recall after recall after recall. These are companies that […]
Mayor Calls Portland Car Accident Spike “Unacceptable”
Portland roads have been deadly so far this year, with new figures indicating we’ve seen about one fatal crash every single week. Mayor Charlie Hales, holding a news conference on the issue recently, called this startling trend, “unacceptable.” Our Portland car accident attorneys couldn’t agree more, especially considering that the majority of these incidents stem […]
How Safe are the Roads in Oregon?
How safe are the roads in Oregon? The Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety wanted to find out. In fact, the Advocates wanted to assess how safe the roads were in all 50 states in the U.S. Each year, the Advocates do this by conducting a review of where states stand on passing safety laws. […]
Oregon’s Struggle to Meet Federal Drunk Driving Standards
Maintaining roads and highways can be expensive, and the money has to come from somewhere. Usually, it comes from a mix of federal and state funding, with the federal government providing cash for a state’s general fund that allows it to complete highway construction and improvement projects. This federal money, however, has some requirements associated […]
Road Safety Crusade: Oregon Woman’s Quest to Save Lives
Many people have their lives touched by car accidents. In fact, according to the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety’s 2012 Traffic Safety Culture Index, almost one out of every three people in America has lost a relative, loved one or friend in an auto accident or knows someone who has suffered serious injury in a […]
