May 28, 2020 | Automobiles & Traffic
Utility Terrain Vehicles (UTVs) are small four-wheel-drive vehicles that are often used off of roadways on farms and ranches. They’re sometimes confused with other off-road vehicles like all-terrain vehicles (ATVs). The two types of vehicles might have some similar...
May 28, 2020 | Automobiles & Traffic
Any type of traumatic brain injury after a car accident can be extremely dangerous. The human skull consists of eight bones that protect the brain. If one or more of those bones are fractured from blunt trauma, actual physical damage can be done to the brain. That...
May 28, 2020 | Automobiles & Traffic
The City of Spokane has lowered the speed limit around 8 of the city’s 87 parks. The new speed limit is 20 mph, and the city leaders hope that the new posted limit will reduce the speed of drivers in those areas to increase safety for people using the parks. The plan...
May 28, 2020 | Automobiles & Traffic
The only thing that a motorcycle rider might like better than going for a ride out on the open roads is doing the same with a group of friends. When you ride in a group, it can be safer because you are more visible if there are more of you, and drivers will give a...
May 22, 2020 | Automobiles & Traffic, Personal Injury
All too often partygoers will all pile into a car and head from one party to another or maybe head for home but get into a single-car accident. It may be that the designated driver decided to drink, or maybe they hadn’t planned on getting impaired in the first place....
Apr 13, 2020 | Automobiles & Traffic
A multiple-vehicle, chain-reaction crash can happen in thick fog, a blinding snowstorm or just about any condition that reduces visibility. After the first collision, the rest keep piling on because the drivers can’t see to stop in time. On Saturday, April 11, 2020,...
Oct 20, 2019 | Automobiles & Traffic
Washington state is not a no-fault state. This means that when there is an accident, the person who was at-fault will pay for the injuries and other damages that came from the accident. A no-fault state is one that requires its drivers to purchase an insurance policy...
Sep 5, 2019 | Automobiles & Traffic
Rental cars and trucks are everywhere. Each year in the U.S., passenger rentals generate over 20 billion in sales and account for over 1.5 million rental cars being on the road. They also get into accidents every day and cause damage and injuries to others out on the...
Aug 12, 2019 | Automobiles & Traffic
Spokane is taking funds from its Lime scooter program and putting it back into city infrastructure projects that intend to increase safety and efficiency. The scooter program has been a success in the eyes of the city leaders, and they hope to capitalize on that to...
Aug 12, 2019 | Automobiles & Traffic
July 25, 2019 – The long-dreamed of East Sprague Bikeway has been approved, at least as a general idea. The next step is to determine the best place to build the trial, and to that end, on Monday, July 29, 2019, the Spokane City Council will likely approve of a...
Jul 8, 2019 | Automobiles & Traffic
There are times when the driver who caused a crash dies in it. What comes to issue is whether a survivor who was injured in that crash can sue the deceased person for the damages that the survivor suffered as a result of the crash. You can’t sue a dead person,...
Apr 26, 2019 | Automobiles & Traffic
After an accident, some drivers are faced with a dilemma: Do they move their car off to the side of the road or leave it? Don’t the police need to see the cars as they were to determine fault? What about traffic and the risk of being hit again? These are all...
