Category: Auto Accident News
Oregon Accident Victims Face Medical Maze
Posted on behalf of RizkLaw in Auto AccidentYou were in injured in a motor vehicle accident and purchased your auto insurance in Oregon. Your Oregon auto insurance policy provides at least $15,000 in coverage for “reasonable and necessary” medical costs related to the crash. This no fault …
Read moreBeaverton and Tigard anticipate more Traffic Jams
Posted on behalf of Rizk Law in Auto Accident“I live here for the traffic” I explained to my Multnomah County friends during my decade as a Beaverton resident. Yesterday, at a joint Tigard and Beaverton city counselor meeting, many expressed concerns that traffic on Scholls Ferry Road and …
Read moreAir Bags Punch Back
Posted on behalf of Rizk Law in Auto AccidentAir bags save an estimated 2,788 lives annually according to a study by the National Highway Traffic Administration. The good and bad news is that air bags are much more complicated and now stuffed into every nook and cranny of …
Read morePredicting Car Accidents & Crime
Posted on behalf of RizkLaw in Auto AccidentIt’s the stuff of a sci-fi thriller. Stop crime before it happens where it will occur. Sound far- fetched? And, no Superman is not involved…just some ingenuity from the Clark County Sherriff’s Office. Pondering police statistics on crime and car …
Read moreBlack Ice Returns to Portland
Posted on behalf of Rizk Law in Auto AccidentThis morning my wife, who regularly bikes to work, made it one block before spinning out of control on black ice. Upon her quick return home she exclaimed: “I’m happy no car was nearby otherwise there may have been a tragedy” …
Read moreRisk of Deer Collisions Highest In November
Posted on behalf of RizkLaw in Auto AccidentLate autumn is a busy travel time for hunters and recreationalists who venture from the Portland Metro Area to Central and Eastern Oregon. Studies show that, most deer-auto crashes occur in November. Biologist Rob Found, from the University of Alberta, …
Read morePassing Semi Trucks Safely
Posted on behalf of RizkLaw in Auto AccidentDrivers Education classes provide young drivers scant instruction on how to safely pass semi-trailers. This is alarming since crashes with 18 wheelers frequently result in very severe injury or death. And, perhaps surprisingly, most semi-truck accidents are not the fault …
Read moreTeen Killed By Driver Having a Seizure
Posted on behalf of Rizk Law in Auto AccidentDriving is a privilege, not a right. Most of the general public is aware of the hazards of drinking and driving, distracted driving, and reckless driving. Few are aware of other hazardous driving behaviors such as driving with a hazardous medical …
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