Walnut Creek is a wonderful place to ride your bicycle. The city is dedicated to providing resources for bicyclists so you can find a safe and scenic trip every time you feel like going for a ride. However, with the popularity of bicycling for recreation and commuting, accidents become inevitable. Drivers are not always aware
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Sobering Walnut Creek Bicycle Crash Statistics from 2004-2016
Appel Law Firm LLP Awards Scholarship to Hit and Run Survivor
The Auto Accident Law Firm Survivor Scholarship is awarded annually to college and graduate students who are survivors of hit and runs and car accidents and have overcome their injuries. The winner of this year’s scholarship, college student Kaylee McFarland, will receive $1,000 towards her school tuition. About the Survivor Kaylee is a student at
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Rear and Side Semi Truck Bumper Regulations
Main Takeaways: An underride truck crash is when a motor vehicle slides underneath a tractor-trailer in a collision. Underride guards that are attached to the back, front, and side of a tractor-trailer can stop motor vehicles from going underneath the truck in the event of an accident. The law states that trucks must have rear
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New California Cell Phone Laws In Effect
For motorists who have become accustomed to holding their phones as they drive, a new law may encourage safer driving habits in the new year. As of Jan. 1, 2017 it is illegal in California to hold or operate a mobile device for any reason while behind the wheel. In September, Gov. Jerry Brown signed
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How Police Used Periscope to Arrest Drunk Driver
Recently, a young woman recorded herself on video, using Periscope, a Twitter-owned social media app, while she was driving drunk. In a slow, slurring voice, she repeatedly said she was drunk, had a flat tire and had no idea where she was. The app broadcast the video live to the world, and that’s what led to the police being able to
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Employer of Truck Driver Killed in Pittsburg Accident Had Record of Safety Issues
New regulations implemented last year by the Federal Motor Carrier Administration (FMCA) made it easier for the agency to shut down intercity bus and trucking companies with a history of repeated safety violations. But a fatal accident in Pittsburg this March that claimed the life of the truck driver raises questions about why one trucking
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Liability Theories for Injuries Sustained in Walnut Creek Drunk Driving Accident
If you somehow managed to miss it, the 2014 NFL season came to an end February 1 when the New England Patriots won the Super Bowl. Many football fans – as well as some who tune in “just to watch the commercials” – watch the big game at a bar or attend Super Bowl parties
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Walnut Creek Taxi Cabs Held to Higher Standard
Every day, thousands of Walnut Creek and Bay Area residents use taxi cabs as a way to get to work, appointments, and home safely from restaurants and bars. Taxi cabs are classified as common carriers, which means they owe their passengers a higher duty of care and protection than a non-commercial driver owes its passengers.
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The Use of Seat Belts in California School Buses
School buses are one of the safest modes of transportation, with only 1% of all student fatalities during normal school travel hours the result of school bus accidents, despite the fact that seat belts are not installed. California is one of only six states that requires the installation and use of seat belts on school
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Driving while Drowsy Causes 400,000 Injuries Annually
Everybody knows that driving while under the influence, be it from alcohol, prescription narcotics or illegal drugs, can be deadly. But an experiment recently conducted by the Today Show in conjunction with Drowsy Driving Prevention Week shows that driving while drowsy can be just as dangerous, and results in hundreds of thousands of personal injury
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