Drivers of vehicles owe a legal duty of care to their passengers. What this basically means is that they are supposed to avoid actions that would be deemed unreasonable and that would place a passenger in a position of harm. Unfortunately, that’s possibly what occurred with a Las Vegas car accident in which a passenger [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Drivers owe a legal duty of care to the passengers that ride in their vehicles, and this basically means that these drivers are supposed to avoid conduct that puts their passengers in situations of unreasonable danger. Generally, consuming alcohol and then driving with a passenger can be seen as breaching that duty, but more will [...]
Continue reading...Monday, January 10, 2011
When multiple-vehicle Las Vegas car accidents occur, they often lead to disastrous results. When one of those vehicles involved in the crash was a school bus filled with children, the situation becomes even more dire. Fortunately, no one was killed, but nine people were injured in a Las Vegas car accident that involved five vehicles [...]
Continue reading...Saturday, January 8, 2011
When motorcycles and larger vehicles share the road, there is obvious risk involved, especially for the motorcyclist. Any type of collision leaves the person on the bike completely exposed to injury. Tragically, that appears to be what occurred today when a man was killed in a Las Vegas motorcycle accident. To make matters worse, the [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, January 5, 2011
One of the functions of local law enforcement is to track Las Vegas car accidents, Las Vegas bicycle accidents and Las Vegas pedestrian accidents within regular time intervals. This allows police and government officials to recognize trends that are developing or continuing and to take steps that could be available to make the traveling public [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, December 23, 2010
It’s that time of year when even in the desert, the weather can become somewhat unpredictable. In an area such as Las Vegas where rain and precipitation in general are not a regular occurrence, the appearance of even a slight amount of moisture can wreak havoc on the local roads. Unfortunately, that appears to be [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Driving at any time of day involves risks in Las Vegas, and this seems to be particularly true during the early morning hours. Tragically, two people paid an extreme price for being in the wrong place at the wrong time when their vehicle was hit from behind in a suspected Las Vegas DUI accident. One [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, December 7, 2010
SUV’s have been the leading seller in terms of vehicle models in the United States in years past, and one of the reasons was the perceived safety provided by these larger vehicles. Unfortunately, studies have shown that SUV’s have a tendency to roll over, and when this occurs the consequences can be deadly. Tragically, that [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, November 24, 2010
People who get behind the wheel often make dozens of judgments during their trips that are so instinctive that they are barely noticed. However, when something goes wrong, figuring out which party was at fault for a collision usually involves measuring these decisions in order to determine which party was mistaken. Tragically, a Massachusetts man [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Intersections are driving environments where many different things must go right in order for those who are in the area to move past an intersection unharmed. Right-of-way laws and the adherence to traffic signs and signals are only two examples of the rules and laws that must be followed for the interests of safety. Unfortunately, [...]
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