A serious New Years’ Eve pedestrian accident is raising several complicated legal issues surrounding taxi services such as Uber Car. ABC7 News affiliate KGO-TV previously reported that a 57-year-old Uber driver struck and killed a 6-year-old child last Tuesday, in addition to injuring her brother and mother. One legal issue raised in this accident is…
Many San Francisco motorcycle accidents are attributable to inattentive car drivers. Motorists often fail to notice motorcycles and engage in driving behaviors which greatly increase the likelihood of a crash. One San Francisco police motorcycle officer was recently injured in the South of Market neighborhood. The San Francisco Chronicle reports that the officer was driving…
California banned the use of handheld cellphones while driving in 2008. A recent study has shown that since that time, the rate of cellphone-to-ear use has declined by 57 percent but the rate of handheld device related accidents has not gone down. Bay Area roads are no safer because people are now texting instead of…
Communities throughout California are cracking down on the use of cellphones in cars. Cities such as Pasadena are putting up billboards which encourage drivers to avoid texting while driving. These billboards are paired with increased law enforcement efforts to catch dangerous distracted drivers. More than 57,000 Californians were ticketed for using a cellphone while driving…
On an early July morning, the wife of New York governor Andrew M. Cuomo was driving on Interstate 684 when she crashed her car into a tractor-trailer. After swerving into the truck, Mrs. Kennedy kept driving and exited the highway. The New York Times reports that New Castle police officer Joel Thomas found Mrs. Kennedy…
Federal regulators recently fined Ford Motor Company for failing to promptly recall defective vehicles last year. Ford will pay a $17.35 million fine in connection with the 2012 recall of over 423,000 Escape sport utility vehicles. The Los Angeles Times reports that the recall centered on Ford Escapes and Mazda Tributes which had potentially dangerous…
An 18-year-old Pleasanton man was arrested recently on suspicion vehicular manslaughter and reckless driving. CBS News San Francisco reports that the teen hit two cyclists on north Foothill Road near Golden Eagle Way around 1 p.m. on June 9. The bicycle accident left a 58-year-old Dublin woman dead and severely injured her husband. Emergency crews…
General Motors has expanded its recall of midsize SUVs containing an auto defect that poses a fire risk to consumers. The company announced that 230,000 midsize SUVs sold in North America had defective door modules which can catch fire. At least 58 car fires have been reported so far and the company says that the…
After a lengthy investigation stemming from a 2009 Center for Auto Safety petition, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration ratcheted to a rare level of enforcement. According to a letter the agency sent to Chrysler June 3., 2013, the NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) reached the “tentative” conclusion that the 1993 – 2004 Jeep…
Nissan Motor Company recently recalled certain models of its Cube and Micra compact cars. The manufacturer says that its vehicles have a manufacturing defect which may cause the steering wheels to become non-operable. Car recalls are common and typically result in minor quality assurance fixes. Many auto defects can contribute to car accidents however. In…
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