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California has seen more than its fair share of disasters over recent months. Wildfires coupled with high winds brought a great deal of destruction to our state last year, and now with the winter and spring rains, floods, landslides and other severe weather phenomena seem to be compounding already bad situations in many areas and making them even worse. Such severe weather conditions and torrential rains that came as a...

Law enforcement agencies across the country are coming to the conclusion that engaging in a high-speed pursuit may not be worth the risk. When law enforcement officers pursue lawbreakers, it can lead to serious injuries or even fatalities. The risk factor increases significantly not only to the vehicle being pursued and the law enforcement officers but also to other vehicles and innocent bystanders. KTLA reported about such a situation which...

No matter what precautions you take to stay safe or how closely you pay attention to the rules of the road, no one thinks about how they might get into an accident. There’s also no way to know the nature or severity of a crash or if anyone will be seriously injured or worse. An Orange County man has died after an accident that happened in Huntington Beach on January...

There has been a great deal in the news about the crisis at our southern border and crackdowns on illegal immigration by border our border patrol and law enforcement agencies around the country. Everyone wants to keep our borders safe, but sometimes accidents can come as a direct result of a seemingly unrelated situation. According to a news story reported on the Patch.com website, that seems to be what might...

We take for granted the idea that anytime anyone gets behind the wheel and takes to our roadways that they’ll do so responsibly. Unfortunately, not everyone will follow the rules of the road. Whittier Daily News reported on their website about the multi-vehicle crash that happened at approximately 2:50 a.m. while two CHP officers were assisting a motorist whose vehicle had stalled on the freeway. On Tuesday, February 19th, five...

Dealing with a bad fuel pump can be both frustrating and expensive. It’s not unusual for such repairs to run into a thousand dollars or even more. In a story which appeared last week on the NBC affiliate in Los Angeles, automaker, Honda said that it was voluntarily recalling almost a half-million vehicles. The recall comes after the company determined potential fuel pump issues for sedans, SUV’s, crossovers from model...

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) released its report on Event Data Recorders (EDRs) in 2002. They asserted that such devices could assist safety agencies and manufacturers in better identifying safety problems and to aid law enforcement and the courts to determine fault. However, in a story that appeared on the Reuters website, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said in a statement on February 4th that it planned...

Traveling with children, regardless of distance can often present a number of challenges for parents and caregivers. Making sure that each child is properly restrained either in the appropriate type of car seat, or seat belt restraint and following the rules of the road can be harrowing and stressful. The most stressful concern for most parents is getting to their destination without getting into a serious accident. The Press-Enterprise in...

It seems to be a law of human nature that causes a person to lend a helping hand to help another one who is in trouble. Even when we may feel a bit jaded or cynical about our fellow human beings, to witness someone assist someone who is hurt or in danger without a thought for oneself can restore our faith in humanity. In an article reported by NBC News,...

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reported that California roadways had the second highest number of accidents involving large, over the road trucks in the United States. Our state is only second behind the state of Texas in the number of big rig accidents which involve fatalities. In a story reported on the CBS Local in Los Angeles’ website, one such big rig...