With our crowded city streets, freeways and interstate highway, many Costa Mesa residents look forward to the day when self-driving cars are common. Proponents of driverless vehicles claim that the technology will scale down traffic, ease congestion and reduce the numbers of traffic crashes, injuries and fatalities.
Self-driving trucks coming to Costa Mesa highways?
Top 5 causes of spinal cord injuries
A spinal cord injury is a severe form of physical trauma. Damage to your spinal cord can significantly impact your daily life for years to come. Your spinal cord consists of crucial nerves and tissues. If they are injured, you may experience paralysis, loss of bladder control or impairment in sexual function.
A deadly mix: Rain and fog on California roads
It is still one of the most horrific, deadliest multi-vehicle wrecks in California highway history. As winter drew near in November of 2007, more than 108 cars, trucks and motorcycles piled into each other on a stretch of Highway 99, south of Fresno. Two people died and 41 more were treated for injuries at the scene or in local hospitals as the result of the carnage. While it was eventually determined that a drunk driver started the crash, it was a heavy mixture of winter rain and dense fog that was to blame for so many drivers getting involved. Even while firefighers and rescue workers arrived at the front of the scene, they could hear more cars crash into the rear ends of other vehicles, nearly a quarter mile away.
