The size difference between a motorcycle and just about every other vehicle on the road is fairly dramatic. Cars, pickup trucks, vans and semi trucks are all much larger than a motorcycle and this means that in a collision, a motorcyclist will often be the person to...
It should have been a relaxing day in the park, but in the blink of an eye, it turned into a nightmare. A woman had taken her baby and her dog to the park to lay in the grass and enjoy the sun. Seemingly out of nowhere, a city maintenance truck drove off a path and...
It is bad enough that there are many drivers on the road who would rather take chances and drive recklessly than to be safe. The people who speed or drive while they are drunk or distracted put the lives of the innocent people around them in danger. But to make...
Last Saturday, a man drove his car into a crowded section of the Venice Beach boardwalk, one of the most popular outdoors spots in Los Angeles. One person was killed and 11 were injured. Chillingly, it seems that this was no car accident. At this point, authorities...
For many years, there have been marketing and education efforts launched to raise awareness of sharing the road with motorcycles. Drivers are reminded to look out for motorcycles and give them plenty of space. However, too many drivers still have not gotten these...
People all across California should be used to the fact that there are many people out on the roads at any given time. Pedestrians, bicyclists and motorists should know that we are all expected to share the roads with each other and behave responsibly so that we do...
Accidents that involve a drunk driver are among the most devastating crashes on the road. Intoxicated drivers have slower reflexes and impaired vision. They are also more likely to make dangerous and impulsive decisions which put other people in jeopardy of being hurt...
A police officer from Chula Vista, California was thrown from his motorcycle and injured when a teen driver who was texting behind the wheel rear-ended another vehicle, causing it to collide with the officer's motorcycle. The officer was leading an instructional ride...
Police in Los Angeles say that evidence gathered at the scene of a fatal car-pedestrian crash suggests that street racing was involved at the time that the car hit the man who was crossing Compton Avenue a few blocks away from his home. Authorities say that they have...
There were 32,000 fatalities in car accidents in 2011, caused by a variety of factors such as speeding, drunk driving, and distracted driving. Distracted driving fatalities are seen as imminently preventable, leading California and many other states to enact...
