Posts under ‘car accident safety’

The Seattle Times reports that Washington State Senator Tracey Eide (D – Federal Way) has introduced a bill to make using a cell phone while driving a primary offense.  Currently, a police officer cannot stop a motorist for talking on the cell phone while driving unless the driver has committed some other infraction.  By making [...]

March 9, 2009
MSNBC reports that there have been a rash of pedestrian accidents in Snohomish County over the last few weeks.  Since mid-February, at least five (5) teenagers have been hit by trucks or cars while walking along Snohomish County roads.
“I’m not even sure why this is happening,” says Kristen Thortenson, a spokesperson for the [...]

Often I am asked what is the biggest mistake that personal injury victims can make.  I discuss the most common mistakes that I see representing personal injury victims in my book, “The Ten Biggest Mistakes That Can Wreck Your Washington Accident Case.”  But which one of these mistakes is the biggest? Or the most common?
To [...]

Yesterday there was 2-car crash that occurred in Seattle at or near the intersection of Beacon Avenue South and South Ferdinand Streets.  One of the drivers was an 83-year-old man who was trapped in his vehicle after it overturned following the crash.  Both drivers were taken to Harborview Medical Center.  There was no word on which driver [...]

Bremerton, Washington
On February 1, 2009, it was reported by the Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office that a 3-year-old child was killed while the child’s mother was backing up a truck.  Reports were that the mother went outside to the truck, and the child followed without the mother’s knowledge.  The toddler climbed into the bed of the [...]

King 5 TV recently reported that the number of uninsured motorist in Washington State is on the rise.  Approximately 17% of all motorists now have no insurance.  Washington now ranks 10th highest in the nation when it comes to the number of uninsured drivers.  Now King 5 is saying that this number is on the [...]

My good friend and colleague Mike Schafer, a personal injury attorney from the great state of Kentucky, informs me that his state is now considering enacting a cell phone ban law.  If it does, Kentucky will be the seventh state, in addition to the District of Columbia, that will prohibit drivers from using a cell phone [...]

Today Parade Magazine quoted a study by researchers from Australia which stated that white colored vehicles have a higher safety record than darker colored cars.  Compared with cars in daylight hours, black vehicles had a 12% higher crash risk; gray colored were 11% higher; and 10% higher for blue or red colored vehicles.    At dawn or dusk, [...]