Car Accidents

Cool autumn days are just around the corner, so what’s not to like about cruising around with the top down in your convertible? Push back the ragtop or the retractable roof and enjoy the ride without worrying. A recent report by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) indicates that convertibles…

It might not be just around the corner, but it’s coming our way soon. Self-driving cars could one day reach a point where they’re as good, or perhaps better, than human drivers. Major U.S. companies are pushing the limits of innovation to dominate the industry.  While many prototypes are already in…

While the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted many aspects of daily life, there has been one silver lining, at least in California: Fewer car accidents and traffic fatalities. A new study from the University of California, Davis shows that the crash rate and number of injuries have dropped by almost…

More than 800 rear-seat passengers who weren’t wearing seat belts died in motor vehicle accidents in the U.S. in a recent year, according to the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA). Studies show that over half of these people could have been saved if they had been wearing a seat belt….

Self-driving vehicles promise to make the task of navigating to our destinations easier, but this developing technology still has limits when it comes to full autonomy and traffic safety. Vehicles with self-driving capabilities still require participation and attentiveness on the part of the driver or operator. A person who is…

On Dec. 7, 2019, two patrol cars were stationed next to a broken-down vehicle on the shoulder of 1-95 northbound near Exit 15 in Connecticut. Although the police flashed their emergency lights and set up a flare visible from several hundred yards away, a Tesla Model 3 crashed into both…

Consumer advocacy group the Center for Auto Safety has sent letters to rideshare companies Uber, Lyft, Via, and Juno imploring them to keep vehicles with unaddressed recalls off the roads, Wired reported recently. The move was in response to an August Consumer Reports story that showed one in every six…

A review of data from New York City and the Seattle area found that about 1 in every 6 rideshare vehicles registered for Uber and Lyft had unaddressed safety defects, Consumer Reports said. Consumer Reports safety advocate William Wallace noted that this was despite Uber’s website telling people they could…

Any car accident is stressful, but it can be particularly confusing when the accident involves a rideshare vehicle like Uber or Lyft. It can be challenging to determine who is responsible and what insurance policies are available to compensate you, especially if you’ve been injured, can’t work, and have mounting…

Uber, Lyft, and other rideshare companies have revolutionized the way that people get around Sacramento and places all over California. Instead of driving yourself, riding the bus, or calling a taxicab, people looking for a ride can connect and pay others to take them to their destination, all through a…