Health, Safety & Personal Injury Law Blog
March 31, 2021 • automobile safety,Car Accidents,Safety Tips
Tesla’s Autopilot Technology Under Scrutiny After Recent Crashes
Federal regulators are investigating 23 recent car accidents involving Teslas and their automatic steering and braking system. Although Tesla is facing heavier scrutiny for its autopilot technology, Tesla maintains that its autopilot features still make its cars safer than other vehicles. Critics have expressed concern about Tesla’s safety claims given the number of recent auto…
read moreDecember 21, 2020 • automobile safety,Pedestrian Safety
Pedestrian Deaths Reach 30 Year High, but Why?
Pedestrian Injuries in West Virginia and Beyond Over 6,500 pedestrians were killed in motor vehicle crashes in 2019 according to the preliminary data from the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA). This number not only represents a 5% increase since 2018, but it is also the highest number of pedestrian deaths in more than 30 years.…
read moreDecember 4, 2020 • Attorney Tips,automobile safety
GM Recalling 7 Million Vehicles Over Airbag Dangers — Is Yours One of Them?
GM Recalling 7 Million Vehicles Over Takata Airbag Dangers: How to Know if Your Vehicle is Affected A malfunction in some GM vehicles’ Takata airbags has led to at least 17 deaths in the United States. In addition to the deaths, there are reports of drivers and passengers being blinded or maimed by the airbags.…
read moreNovember 19, 2020 • Auto Accidents,automobile safety,Pedestrian Safety
Investigators Say SD Attorney General Distracted in Fatal Pedestrian Crash
Dangers of Distracted Driving: Real Life Example About 6,000 pedestrians are killed each year in traffic crashes in the U.S. That’s about one pedestrian death every 88 minutes. Distracted driving causes many of these fatal crashes despite the fact that most states have enacted laws to reduce distracted driving, including bans on cell phone use…
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