May is one of the best times of the year to ride a bicycle in or around Bakersfield, but accidents that are caused by careless and negligent drivers are certainly a possibility. Some riders come to our offices after accidents and inquire into whether they have a
Read more →Police chases can be dangerous, and the higher the speed, the greater the danger. Each year in the US, around 350-400 people die in police chases with around a third of those being innocent bystanders. In California, police have guidelines regarding police chases that are designed to
Read more →As cities, counties, and towns in the LA metro region open back up after the COVID-19 stay at home order, more people are out and along with them their cars. Unfortunately, this is already putting pedestrians at risk for serious injury or death. Pedestrians have been dying
Read more →Car accident scenes can be chaotic and messy. First responders arrive and try to get control and restore some order with the greatest focus on getting people the medical treatment they need. When there are multiple cars involved, this scene gets even worse. After all the victims
Read more →Police have their hands full during the COVID-19 shutdown, but it’s not catching stay-at-home scofflaws taking to the streets. Rather it turns out that police have their hands full of speeders taking to the empty streets because so many are parking their cars and obeying the stay-at-home
Read more →It seems pedestrians are under assault in cities across America, and there is evidence to back this up. Overall, traffic deaths are down in the U.S. and have been trending downward for the past decade. However, pedestrian deaths have gone up, and according to a study from
Read more →The decade-long reduction in traffic fatalities has yet to reach both pedestrian and hit and run deaths. In Los Angeles, both are on the rise and it has safety experts scratching their heads. A report by CBSN LA said that over the last five years—2104 to 2019—hit
Read more →Street Racing has been a problem in LA for decades, and it shows no sign of abating anytime soon. According to a Fox News report, around 160 people die each year in the U.S. street racing related accidents. For each state, California leads the way with around
Read more →Lots of people ride Metro Transit Authority buses around LA every day. Statistically, they are one of the safest modes of travel, however, accidents will happen. Unfortunately, when an accident involves a bus full of commuters, there are bound to be injuries. Can You Sue the Government?
Read more →Speeding is up by 30% according to a preliminary analysis by the LA’s Department of Transportation that measured traffic at a subset of locations. The CHP attributes the increase in speeding to the relatively empty roads during the COVID-19 stay-at-home order. The California Highway Patrol reported that
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