Uber Resumed Testing Self-Driving Cars San Francisco Self-driving Ubers are back on the streets of San Francisco. So far, there are just two autonomous Volvo XC90 SUVs and they operate only during daytime hours in a testing mode that doesn’t involve picking up passengers. Uber is reintroducing these so-called “driverless” vehicles, which actually have human […]
What to Do After Your Teen Driver Has a Car Accident A car accident is scary for anyone, but it’s especially terrifying for a teen driver. After having their license for just a short time, suddenly they hear the sickening sound of metal hitting metal in a car crash. Now what? It’s important for teen […]
Misleading Reports of California Uber and Lyft Accidents Most people who use Uber and Lyft assume the services are safe. After all, rideshare services are regulated by the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) and we’d hear about it if they weren’t acting safely, right?Not so fast. What you might not realize is that these companies […]
How to Stay Safe Los Angeles streets might be emptier than usual due to COVID-19, but traffic deaths are surging. Despite the pandemic, L.A. drivers are speeding, crashing, and dying in traffic accidents at alarming rates. The stay-at-home order initially created a steep drop in L.A. road accidents. The effect only lasted about two weeks […]
Drunk Driving Remains a Leading Cause of California Car Accidents Despite California’s tough laws on drunk driving, DUI fatalities have been on the rise in recent years. Drunk driving remains one of California’s top causes of car accidents. If you’re hit by a drunk driver, it will likely be a confusing and traumatic situation. What […]
Next time you’re sitting in California traffic, take a moment to consider this: You’re surrounded by delivery drivers. They’re driving for Uber Eats, GrubHub, DoorDash, Lyft, Instacart, goPuff, Shipt, Postmates, Amazon, FedEx, UPS, pizza places, local restaurants, department stores, and thousands of other companies. In fact, San Francisco is one of the nation’s top 5 […]
What is the Liability for Driving Under the Influence of Marijuana? California has a history of progressive marijuana laws, including one of the nation’s oldest medical marijuana statutes. The more recent California Adult Use of Marijuana Act (AUMA) allows people over age 21 to possess, privately use, and give away up to one ounce of […]
How Is Liability Determined in Autonomous Vehicle Accidents? Driverless cars may seem like a thing of the future, but is the future here now? And are we ready for it? Engineer and entrepreneur Elon Musk believes that we are. He also has plans for even more “superhuman” vehicles than those that have been rolled out […]
Despite the stay-at-home orders issued during this recent coronavirus pandemic, some travel on roads is necessary: for essential workers like doctors and nurses, for delivery workers, and to buy groceries and necessities. So while we have seen a huge decrease in traffic accidents due to fewer cars on the road, the fact of the matter […]
We’ve all experienced it. We are sitting at a traffic stop, running late for work. The light changes to green…and the car in front of us fails to move. We see if we can spot just who the driver is–what are they doing and why aren’t they driving? We may be tempted to honk. We […]