The economy seems to be growing again. People are starting to purchase more. Discretionary spending is up. That’s a good thing, right? Well yes, but a better economy does mean more commerce. And more commerce means more goods being delivered to retail outlets for waiting consumers. More deliveries means more trucks on the highway….
Will New Oregon Law Lead to More ATV Injuries for Kids? Last month, the Oregon Senate passed legislation that allows children of any age to ride off-road motorcycles on public land. On March 12, Senate Bill 238 passed 22-7, with bipartisan support (12 Republicans and 10 Democrats). The main requirement will be that they…
Americans Drive More Distracted Than Europeans New research is suggesting that Americans are driving more distracted than our European counterparts (at least the seven countries included in the survey). The findings were just published in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. After the CDC analyzed multiple surveys, they…
Bike Helmet Has 360 Degree Video to Record Accidents Cyclist Jason Poindexter was riding his bike through traffic close to work in Austin, Texas when a motorist hit him and kept driving. He was left a bloody mess. While a select few who have been physically harmed take the vigilante approach to justice, in…
Teen Washington and Oregon Drivers Among Safest in the Country Parents in the Northwest, pat yourself on the back. According to a new report by the Governors Highway Safety Association, teen drivers in Washington and Oregon are among the safest in the country. This is especially poignant, given that teen driver fatalities have suddenly…
Farmers Insurance No Longer Covers Certain Dog Breeds While impassioned dog advocates will often say things like “punish the deed, not the breed” and certain breeds are not inherently dangerous, that isn’t enough to sway Farmers Insurance, who has discontinued coverage for dogs it deems too high a risk. While existing policies will not…
Toyota is still making the kind of news they’d prefer to be done with. The company has agreed to pay $29 million to 29 states and American Samoa to settle allegations by those state’s attorney generals that Toyota did not reveal prior knowledge of safety defects in accelerator pedals in a timely manner. The…
How Medicare Disrupts Personal Injury Payments In the much-talked about subject of Medicare, little is said about how personal injury settlements can get quite messy for beneficiaries, creating long delays in the process. A new law sets out to fix those problems that arise when Medicare steps in between the beneficiary and the party…
It seems like we’ve almost become numb to these stories. We hear about hundreds of children sexually molested by Catholic priests. Yet instead of notifying the police, Church elders cover it up and transfer predators to other parishes where even more kids are raped and molested. And it isn’t just the Catholic Church. The…
5 Distracted Driving Apps Worth Considering With the advent of wireless leaders such as AT&T launching major public awareness campaigns regarding distracted driving, the issue has become much more pervasive in the public consciousness. It’s certainly paved the way for software developers to satisfy both their entrepreneurial and altruistic spirits. Distracted driving apps take…