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Drivers Who Smoke Pot and Drive Have Increased Risk of Accidents
by Jonathan S. Harris on March 20, 2012
Much of the debate on impaired driving tends to center on persons driving under the influence of alcohol. However, a person who smokes marijuana before driving can have his accident risks double. Moreover, persons who smoke marijuana before driving tend to be less aware of their impaired driving compared to drunk drivers. Researchers at Dalhou...
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Texas Lacking In Key Traffic Laws, According To National Report
by Jonathan S. Harris on January 25, 2013
In an annual national road safety report released Tuesday, Texas is amongst the worst states in passing highway safety laws. The report graded all 50 states and the District of Columbia based on 15 basic traffic safety laws, and Texas joined about a dozen other states in the bottom tier of rankings. With 80,000 miles of state-run roadways, Texa...
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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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