Have you ever wished you could ask the driver in front of you if they could kindly speed up? Maybe you've thought how helpful it would if the cars to your rear knew there was an obstruction on the road, which you just passed. Communication between drivers in separate vehicles has never been an option for society, but that is all about to change. Earlier this year, the U.S. Department of Transporta…Read More
Sharing the road with a cement truck can make a driver think twice about their safety, and with good reason. Like other commercial vehicles, cement trucks present unique challenges to their drivers and to other motorists, and the risk of being seriously hurt or killed in a truck crash is usually greater than in a collision involving two passenger vehicles. Simply put, larger vehicles like cement t…Read More
Public opinion polls show that Americans have serious concerns about truck drivers and fatigue; a 2000 Insurance Research Council survey revealed 68% of respondents would pay more for goods and shipping if it meant truckers would work no more than 12 hours in a day. Considering the recent accident involving comedian Tracy Morgan and a truck driver who had been awake for 24 hours, the nation may ha…Read More
Semis require longer stopping distance and take extremely wide turns. If youre on the road with an 18-wheeler, do you know how close is too close to follow or ride alongside a truck? Weighing up to 80,000 pounds, trucks present a major hazard for motorists in the face of dangerous conditions. Should a semi-truck need to stop, its weight and size necessitate a much longer braking distance than a sm…Read More
Federal investigators looking into the New Jersey Turnpike truck accident involving Tracy Morgan and a limo-van full of friends point to the Walmart drivers excessive speed as a possible contributing factor in the crash. On Thursday, officials reported to NBC News that Kevin Roper was traveling at 65 miles per hour in a 45 mile per hour zone when the driver slammed into Morgans limo, killing fello…Read More
Once again, General Motors has issued a recall for more than 3 million vehicles produced between 2000 and 2014 for ignition switch issues. On Monday, June 16, the automaker revealed the following models were equipped with an ignition key that could cause the cars to stall unexpectedly if a jarring event occurred on the road: 2005-09 Buick Lacrosse 2006-14 Chevrolet Impala 2000-05 Cadillac Deville …Read More
A collision involving two tanker trucks ended in the death of one person, an explosion and a fire with smoke that could be seen for miles. The accident took place Thursday in Geary, Blaine County, when the two tanker trucks collided on state highway 270 just after noon. Around the time of the accident a witness reported hearing a loud explosion. Shortly thereafter massive plumes of black smoke wer…Read More
German drug manufacturer Boehringer Ingelheim has agreed to pay more than 4,000 plaintiffs a total of $650 million in damages stemming from dangerous side effects of its blood-thinning drug Pradaxa. Boehringer has been accused of knowing that Pradaxa users were at risk of often fatal gastrointestinal hemorrhaging events and that there was no known antidote to stop the bleeding. Plaintiffs allege …Read More
Federal investigators have determined that General Motors withheld information relating to Februarys ignition switch recall for too long before revealing their findings. The company is now being fined $35 million for these issues. Aside from being named in 79 customer lawsuits demanding compensation for the economic loss of their recalled vehicles, GM faces 20 class action suits related to the ign…Read More
Finding the right nursing home for your loved one is incredibly important, especially as statistics indicate that one in three elders are abused at these homes. Common problems at substandard nursing homes include inadequate medical care, malnutrition, preventable accidents and untreated bedsores. It can be difficult to determine how well a nursing home operates behind the scenes when you're scopi…Read More
The Edwards Law Firm was voted one of the best law firms for Tulsans in the 2014 TulsaPeoples A-List survey. The A-List Directory in Tulsa is a go-to resource for Tulsans seeking recommendations on food, fun, shopping and services, such as a law firm you can trust. TulsaPeople asked readers to vote for their favorite places and services to do business between March 1 and 17 of this year. The final…Read More
Joan Claybrook, former head of the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, and Clarence Ditlow, executive director of the Center for Auto Safety sent a letter to General Motors CEO Mary Barra suggesting that the manufacturer vetoed a safer ignition switch in 2001 in order to save money. According to Claybrook and Ditlow, the company picked a cheaper switch that ultimately cost some co…Read More
Toyota Motor Corp. is recalling more than 6 million vehicles spanning nearly 30 models in the U.S., Japan and Europe for a variety of problems, ranging from air bags not deploying to driver's seats not locking properly. The top-selling RAV4 SUV, Corolla, Yaris and Matrix are among the vehicles being recalled, according to a company statement. It comes on the heels of a similar recall by General Mo…Read More
On April 1, 2014, General Motors CEO, Marry Barr, was pressed for details on what GM knew about the faulty ignition switch defect at a House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing. Since February, GM has recalled more than 6 million vehicles globally for various issues. However, at the heart of this meeting was what really took place nearly 10 years ago when the first reports of failing air bags we…Read More
As the risk of fracking-induced earthquakes continues to rise, several states have come together to strengthen industry regulations on the disposal of wastewater from hydraulic fracturing. At a March meeting in Oklahoma City, regulators from Kansas, Texas, Oklahoma and Ohio met to discuss the man-made earthquakes that can result from fracking and what can be done to decrease their frequency and in…Read More
After a 2009 accident that killed a family of four in San Diego and a $3 million settlement for a crash that killed the driver of a 2005 Camry, Toyota has been ordered to pay the U.S. government $1.2 billion in fines. A criminal charge filed against the Japanese car manufacturer alleges the company used misleading statements about safety issues in Toyota and Lexus vehicles to defraud customers. Th…Read More
