Distracted driving has long been one of if not the leading cause of Nevada car accidents, and in recent years the source of much distraction has been the cell phone and the ability to send and receive text messages and emails. As this phenomenon has continued to grow and has continued to cause more problems [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Las Vegas is a city that’s always filled with visitors, and while the majority of people who come and spend time here have a pleasant experience, unfortunately there are visitors who are hurt badly. Sadly, that appears to be what occurred last night when a visitor from Canada was critically injured in a Las Vegas [...]
Continue reading...Monday, April 11, 2011
Drivers are legally responsible for the safety of their passengers, and the law also expects motorists to avoid making maneuvers that place other people in the area in unreasonable situations of danger. While it’s still too early to know exactly what happened, what we do know is that a driver was tragically killed and one [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, March 16, 2011
When any vehicle veers out of control on a public road for any reason, anyone who is in the immediate area is instantly placed in a situation of extreme danger. This is especially so for anyone who happens to be riding a bicycle nearby at the time. Unfortunately, that appears to be what occurred early [...]
Continue reading...Monday, March 7, 2011
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, February 16, 2011
Driving a motorcycle for transportation offers many different advantages when compared to larger vehicles. Unfortunately, there are also many disadvantages with driving a motorcycle, and one of them involves the reality that many times, drivers of larger vehicles simply do not see motorcyclists nearby until it’s too late. Sadly, that appears to be what occurred [...]
Continue reading...Monday, January 31, 2011
Anyone who is at all familiar with Las Vegas understands that motorcycles are a regular sight on the local roads. The climate and the topography of the area are made for this mode of transportation, but driving a motorcycle clearly involves dealing with risks and dangers. Tragically, those risks and dangers became a reality when [...]
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...Wednesday, January 19, 2011
When police are in pursuit of a suspect, they are generally given much leeway to do what they need to do in order to bring someone who is creating danger under control. However, there are limits to this leeway, particularly if pursuing officers are ordered multiple times to end their pursuit. Tragically, a police pursuit [...]
Continue reading...Friday, January 14, 2011
The issue of texting while driving has been a contentious one in Nevada in recent years, and despite efforts from several people and organizations, none of the bills that would have outlawed texting while driving if they had passed have made it out of their respective committees. Now comes word that with the forthcoming state [...]
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Wednesday, April 27, 2011
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