Automobile Accidents

• Child Safety & Auto Accidents

  Rick Patterson | July 13, 2007 5:15 PM | 0 CommentsLancaster, CA

  Did you know that a child who is not in a safety seat is 10 times more likely to die in an automobile accident than a child who is. A recent study showed that to be the case.The study concentrated on children who were six years or younger, which is the age group that is mandated by law to use a safety seat while riding in an automobile. There were more than 12 thousand automobile accidents...

• Taxpayers Forced to Pay for Substandard Driving

  Rick Patterson | June 19, 2007 11:46 AM | 0 CommentsLancaster, CA

  While most citizens are aware that law makers drive state owned vehicles, you may not be aware of the fact that lawmakers file auto insurance claims at a much higher rate than the general public. Last year, lawmakers filed claims at a rate of 22.5 per 100 vehicles, whereas California drivers' claim rate was approximately 14.8, according to the director of research for the Association of...

• Vehicle Accident Involves School Bus - 6 Killed

  Rick Patterson | May 18, 2007 4:05 PM | 0 CommentsLancaster, CA

  Six members of an Ohio college baseball team lost their lives when their bus plunged off the side of a highway overpass and landed on the pavement 30 feet below. The team, whose members were like family to each other, team member A. J. Ramthun recalls, were driving at around 4:00 a.m. on their way to Florida. After the tragic accident and to the horror of those observing the scene, the pavement...

• Auto Accidents & NASCAR

  Rick Patterson | May 12, 2007 5:54 PM | 0 CommentsLancaster, CA

  The school of thought is this: If you have more safety devices on a NASCAR vehicle, it will make the sport safer, which means less auto accidents. Not so, according to a detailed study conducted by a West Virginia University professor who examined 21 years worth of NASCAR accident reports. He concluded: The more safety regulations that were enforced the more accidents there were. I suppose the...

• Automobile Crashes into Defenseless Woman

  Rick Patterson | May 04, 2007 12:42 PM | 0 CommentsLancaster, CA

  An unsuspecting 41-year-old woman, was killed when a Toyota Tundra pickup drove onto the grass shoulder of the road where she just happened to be at that moment. Susan M. Evans died at the scene. She really didn't have a chance, or any way of avoiding this automobile accident. This is a horrible example of being in the wrong place at precisely the wrong time.One witness estimated that the Truck...

• Tires Responsible for Automobile Crashes

  Rick Patterson | April 26, 2007 4:55 PM | 0 CommentsLancaster, CA

  Did you know that as a result of having underinflated tires there are 660 fatalities and 33,000 injuries each year. From April 22 through April 28, The Pep Boys - Manny, Moe & Jack are willing to assist motorists in ensuring that you are not a statistic by checking that your tires are in safe and good condition. As Pep Boys' Senior Vice President of Service Joe Cirelli put it "We are proud to...

• Two Arrested for Staging Automobile Accidents

  Rick Patterson | March 07, 2007 10:14 AM | 0 CommentsLancaster, CA

  California State Automobile Association (CSAA) Special Investigation Unit was the first to notice fraudulent activity involving Ron Ranasingh (also known as Harsh Rana Singe) 38, of Ontario, Canada; Jennifer Huynh, 52, of San Jose; Neil Forde, 41, of Hollis, New York and another individual who has yet to be named.This little group was staging automobile accidents in California and then filing...

• Auto Accidents - Number One Killer of Teens

  Rick Patterson | February 13, 2007 11:39 AM | 0 CommentsLancaster, CA

  It would probably be safe to say that one of the most exciting times of a teenager's young life it the day they get their license to drive. A close second would probably be the day they get access to a vehicle. At the same time this may prove to be a very worry some time for the parents of that teen. They realize just how distracted an inexperienced teen can be. While that type of distraction in...

• Auto Accidents - Number One Killer of Teens(2)

  Rick Patterson | February 13, 2007 11:39 AM | 0 CommentsLancaster, CA

  It would probably be safe to say that one of the most exciting times of a teenager's young life it the day they get their license to drive. A close second would probably be the day they get access to a vehicle. At the same time, this may prove to be a very worrysome time for the parents of that teen. Parents generally realize just how distracted an inexperienced teen can be. While that type of...

• Preventing Auto Crashes Caused by Superspeeders

  Rick Patterson | February 09, 2007 3:58 PM | 1 CommentLancaster, CA

  What do you think of this idea? Drivers who are pulled over for going 75 mph or more on two-lane roads or more than 85 mph on any state road would be forced to pay an additional $200 in fines. It appears that is what Govenor Sonny Perdue is proposing under legislation being filed Thursday. Not a bad idea. Perdue announced the filing of his "super speeder" legislation at an event promoting...