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Police Chases & Fleeing Suspects, & Danger to Innocent Houston Drivers

Houston injuries and fatalities related to police pursuits remain inconsistently and under reported. In fact, pursuit related crashes get under reported throughout the nation. Estimates place the number of reported police pursuit related crashes at less than half of those that actually occur. For instance, a police office can decide that the pursuit actually terminated just before […]

Danger for Innocent Houston Drivers: Police Chases & Fleeing Suspects

Police departments could help by implementing well thought out pursuit policies and training programs to teach officers not just how to pursue, but when to pursue. And when to terminate a pursuit. The departments could also make greater use of alternatives such as helicopter pursuits, spiked stop strips, microwave vehicle control interference technology, the inbuilt […]

Tomball, TX Accident Lawyer on Vehicle Black Boxes and Your Privacy

Black boxes are becoming increasingly common in commercial trucks and in passenger vehicles. A number of people stridently object to the idea of having one of these telltale electronic data recorders (EDRs) in their vehicle. They object even more strongly to the notion that so many people might be able to extract and read that […]

Part 2: Tomball Accident Lawyer’s Discussion of Black Boxes & Privacy

Privacy concerns related to the ordinary EDR (the non-OnStar EDRs) may overestimate the ability of others to extract the data from it. Traditionally, most automakers have installed their own proprietary versions of the EDR. Only their own dealers that have the proprietary extraction tool can access and download the data. That’s been a problem for […]

Your Child’s Booster Seat May Endanger the Child in a Galveston Wreck

Galveston, TX product defect lawyers pass along some important information you need to know if you have a child who rides in a booster seat: a study by the IIHS (Insurance Institute for Highway Safety) showed that nearly half of all children’s booster seats they tested weren’t safe for you to use. Note: ALL of […]

Collapsing Mobility Scooter Seat Causes Fatal Florida Accident

People tend to assume that products like mobility scooters, which are marketed primarily to the elderly, infirm, and disabled, must meet rigorous safety standards to be suitable for their intended market. Right? Wrong. Mobility scooters as yet must meet no mandatory safety standards. There are some voluntary standards that their manufacturers can choose to meet. […]

Houston Pedestrian Accident Lawyers Focus on Halloween Child Safety

Halloween is an exciting time for children of all ages. They get to dress up like their favorite characters and eat all the candy they could ever hope for. But as parents worry about tainted candy and making sure their kids’ costumes look just right, many of them forget to make sure their children are […]

Houston Car Crash Lawyers Provide Teen Driver Safety Week Tips

October 16-22 is National Teen Driver Safety Week. During this week, we focus on the importance of educating teen drivers to be safe and aware when they are behind the wheel. By educating teens and stressing the importance of driving cautiously, we hope to decrease the number of Houston car accidents involving teen drivers. Teen […]

What Did Texas Medical Tort Reform Law Actually Do for Texans?

Your personal injury attorney for The Woodlands, TX recommends a look at a detailed and informative report by the consumer advocacy nonprofit organization Public Citizen. Ralph Nader’s Public Citizen organization takes the Texas medical tort reform law to task for its failure to improve the lot of Texans as promised. The report, “A Failed Experiment,” […]