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  • Avoiding Accidents in Winter Weather

    by A.J. Rosenfeld on January 18, 2012

    The following is a guest post from Console & Hollawell PC in Philadelphia, PA. Mother Nature seems to be particularly cruel in the winter months. With snow and ice covering the roadways there is a significant increase in the probability of an accident. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration released a consumer advisory this month re...
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  • Motorcycle and Trucking Accident Fatalities on the Rise

    by Jonathan S. Harris on January 30, 2012

    This month, federal agencies released data on accident fatality numbers for 2010. The good news for Texas car accident lawyers was that overall traffic accident fatalities across the country, and especially in Texas, are down. The bad news, however, is that pedestrian, trucking, and motorcycle accident fatalities have increased. In Texas, 2,99...
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  • Teen Risk of DUI Increases If Parents Drive Drunk

    by Jonathan S. Harris on February 21, 2012

    According to a new federal study, teenagers whose parents drive under the influence of alcohol or drugs may be more likely to emulate these dangerous practices themselves. That is not exactly what Houston car accident attorneys would call a shocker, but the study does confirm that good parental influence is probably one of the foremost factors ...
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  • Videogame to Teach Teenage Motorists Risks of Distracted Driving

    by Jonathan S. Harris on March 16, 2012

    More teenagers are killed in auto accidents every year than from any other cause of death. Many of those accidents occur because teenagers are distracted at the wheel. The University Of Minnesota’s Transportation System Institute has now developed a videogame that has been designed to teach teenagers about the dangers of being distracted while d...
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  • Psychologists Design Marriage Counseling Targeted at Victims of Brain Injury

    by Jonathan S. Harris on April 18, 2012

    Living with a brain injury, as any Houston car accident lawyer can tell you, can be devastating not just for the victims, but also the people in their lives. Brain injury takes the highest toll on the spouse, who is now the caregiver of the person with a brain injury. Even a marriage with a strong foundation can give way when one of the spouses ...
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  • Feds Delay Rearview Camera Rules to Prevent Accidents

    by Jonathan S. Harris on April 26, 2012

    Victims’ families, child safety groups, and Houston car accident lawyers, who have been waiting for a rule that would require automakers to install rearview cameras to prevent collisions with child pedestrians, are very disappointed with the delay in finalizing the rule. The Department of Transportation has announced that it requires more time t...
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