Serious accidents involving dump trucks and ready-mix concrete delivery trucks are on the rise in California and across the United States according to the Federal Motor Carrier Administration. As a result, federal regulators and traffic safety experts are pushing...
Month: December 2018
What are the most common causes of car accident fatalities?
Your main goal while driving is to get to your destination safely. Unfortunately, accidents can occur when you least expect them. Some car crashes are more severe than others. The seriousness of auto wrecks depends partially on the cause. There is a study from the...
Bill aims to decrease number of underride fatalities
A bill that would help prevent underride crashes from occurring to drivers in California and across the United States has stalled out in Congress. The bill, which is titled the Stop Underrides Act of 2017, aims to reduce the number of underride crashes that occur each...
External air bags are a promising new technology
Drivers and passengers in a motor vehicle could be made safer by the presence of an external airbag. According to manufacturer ZF, this product could reduce the severity of injuries experienced in a car accident by 40 percent. Those on California roads and others in...
Car accidents: What to do when the other driver gets angry
Car accidents may lead to a lot of problems. One accident in which a driver knocked down a power pole in Huntington Beach resulted in people living in that area and Costa Mesa momentarily losing their power. Following a car crash, you should exchange insurance...
Major manufacturers including new truck safety technologies
Technological advances in monitoring, data and analytics are driving a surge of safety in the trucking industry. Among the new technologies that trucks are using in California are systems like automatic braking and backup alarms. According to the technology product...