Motorists have long known that teens driving with a teen passenger face an increased risk of a fatal auto crash. A new study released by AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety in May 2012 specifically quantifies the relationship between the number of and ages of, passengers relative to teen crash risk per mile. In doing so,…
A study just released by the National Coalition for Safer Roads suggests that Memorial Day weekend may be the most dangerous holiday weekend of all. Why? David Kelly of who heads the coalition believes travelers at summer’s start are simply extremely anxious to get to where they are going. That assessment is supported by statistics…
Your Portland car accident was unexpected. You still may not be aware of all injuries and damages. And, since the traffic collision was unexpected, you have no plan. You don’t know what to do. Oregon Law requires that persons involved in a motor vehicle accident: Stop in a safe area near the accident Help the injured Reveal…
Your car accident settlement offer depends on factors set in motion long before you ever see an attorney. Here is what you can do to maximize the traffic injury accident offer you get: Go to a doctor immediately: Insurers question auto injury claims which are not supported by contemporaneous medical chart notes. Even though chiropractors and naturopathic doctors often…
Businesses frequently communicate with employees—whether or not the employee is driving and whether or not the employee is using a hands free device. That may be changing. Since January 2012 federal law prohibits hands free mobile telephone use by “commercial motor vehicle” drivers. A commercial motor vehicle is defined to be a vehicle weighing over…
John Lee of the University of Wisconsin has recently co-authored “Scrolling While Driving”, a scholarly paper addressing the risks of driving while distracted. Lee and other experts at the recent National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) day long forum on March 27, 2011 now credibly assert that even a two second distraction significantly increases the likelihood…
About three years ago, I attended a networking group breakfast my accountant invited me to. He introduced me around. I knew some folks in the crowd making sure to smile to new faces. We chatted and sipped coffee cheerfully getting to know one another. I introduced myself to a cheerful,attractive woman in her 40s. She…
In 2009 an independent multi-disciplinary team in cooperation with the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) conducted a Road Safety Audit (RSA) of the Camp Creek Campground to Timberline Highway section on US 26. As a result of that study, ODOT has completed or proposed the following mountain road improvements: Completed improvements (U.S. 26) Repaving and…
Mount Hood is an active volcano and a center of seismic activity. Earthquake clusters occur annually. July 1980 and June 2002 very significant movement near Mount Hood was confirmed at the USGS Cascades Volcano Observatory in Vancouver, Washington. The most recent major eruption at Mount Hood occurred in 1781–82 with smaller eruption occurring in 1805…
One cause of the most serious accidents is crossing the double yellow center line. Locals report that motorists traveling eastbound on highway 26 near Brightwood stop in the fast lane and then cross the double yellow center line there to access driveways on the opposite side of Highway 26. These drivers set up a rear end collision and then…