Aug 26, 2020 | Automobiles & Traffic
Careful Motorists can monitor traffic from all sides and be ready for any threat from a bad driver. What motorists usually aren’t prepared for is seeing a vehicle heading straight for them on a one-way road. It’s a frightening sight that is often the result of a...
Jul 21, 2020 | Automobiles & Traffic, Personal Injury
At some point during the day, almost all of us are considered pedestrians. Whether we are walking the sidewalks of Spokane or driving somewhere and then getting out of the safety of our vehicle. As pedestrians, we are always at risk when we are near traffic. It puts...
Jul 15, 2020 | Automobiles & Traffic
In an accident, a driver can, in an instant, realize a collision is unavoidable. The accident can be especially frightening from the passenger seat. A passenger isn’t in control of the vehicle but can suffer the same serious consequences in a crash. A severe injury...
Jul 14, 2020 | Automobiles & Traffic, Personal Injury
Any accident experienced from behind the wheel can be traumatic. Those same accidents experienced as a passenger can be just as frightening. Passengers don’t have control of their safety while riding along with someone else. They can find themselves in an accident...
Jun 23, 2020 | Automobiles & Traffic
When someone is driving while impaired, their depth perception is compromised and reaction time is dramatically delayed. This combination can often result in a head-on collision. This type of collision is among one of the deadliest. According to the NHTSA, head-on...
Jun 23, 2020 | Automobiles & Traffic
When a first responder is called to an accident scene, people’s lives depend on them making immediate decisions. The urgency is compounded when there are multiple victims in a single crash. In many of these crashes, the first responders have to make split-second...
Jun 15, 2020 | Automobiles & Traffic
Street racing has been a big-city problem for decades across the U.S. with movie franchises like the Fast and the Furious throwing fuel on the fire. Today, street racing is spreading to the suburbs and even rural areas to take advantage of the lower police presence....
Jun 11, 2020 | Automobiles & Traffic, Personal Injury
When a car is stolen and hits another car, it creates more trouble for the victims than just being injured in a crash. In many cases, the driver of a stolen car is more likely to drive recklessly especially when avoiding the police. This puts others at risk, and...
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...
