LOS ANGELES – When investigating a crash, law enforcement officers often take your speed into account. For years, police have connected high speeds to serious, often deadly crashes. Despite being a common crash-factor, many governments have upped the limits on highways and roads. A new study conducted by the...
Read moreSAN JOSE, Calif. – In the world of selfies, filters and face-swaps, it’s just harmless fun. But for many people that ‘fun’ can get real dangerous, real fast. In one case, 107 mph-fast. According to a new lawsuit, an 18-year-old woman crashed her father’s Mercedes while trying to exceed...
Read moreSAN FRANCISCO – Driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol is dangerous in every state but a new study suggests some places are more dangerous than others. According to the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, deadly crashes involving drivers who used marijuana doubled in states like Washington, which...
Read moreLOS ANGELES – No one has it worse than L.A. drivers. The gridlock is endless and sometimes tempers flare. So it’s no surprise that the City of Angels feels the most #RoadRage on Instagram. According to the Auto Insurance Center, an analysis of Instagram posts geotagged with #RoadRage determined...
Read moreOAKLAND, Calif. – When you get in the car and buckle-up, you want to get to your destination safely. Many drivers take classes and training to hone their skills and in some cases, it can lower your insurance premium if not save your life. But accidents happen in some...
Read moreSAN DIEGO – Americans are faced with more distractions than ever and we can add another item to a growing list of dangerous distractions: Pokemon GO. Just months after it was released on smart phones everywhere, the popular smart phone game may be responsible for more than 100,000 distracted...
Read moreSAN FRANCISCO – If you’ve ever been in a car crash, you know how devastating they can be for everyone involved. But a new analysis of nearly 4,000 crashes found that passengers often suffered the most severe injuries. The data, presented by Dr. Amit Gupta at a recent road...
Read moreSAN DIEGO – In most states, it’s illegal to have a phone in your hand while driving – and for obvious reasons. A distracted driver is a danger to themselves and others – and, according to the National Safety Council, cell phones are a major factor in 1.6 million crashes...
Read moreLOS ANGELES – In case you haven’t seen the 101 freeway lately, most Angelinos have cars. Not all of them particularly like driving, especially with so much traffic but they’re behind the wheel nonetheless. It’s a way of life in Southern California and it’s a dangerous one. According to...
Read moreSAN FRANCISCO – Car crashes. Americans are behind more of those than any other country. Despite safety improvements and a gradual decline in the number of motor vehicle deaths over the last several decades, America is still number one – and not in a good way. Every day, roughly...
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