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Road Hazards You Didn’t Notice in a Car that Cause Motorcycle Crashes

4-wheeled vehicles have more stability generally than 2-wheeled vehicles. Minor imperfections in the roads or in driving conditions that you never noticed behind the wheel of a car can cause serious, even fatal, motorcycle crashes. And, of course, the major road hazards (like hitting a highway embankment or running over a curb at high speed) […]

What kind of injuries would I likely receive from a Texas motorcycle accident?

About 98% of motorcycle accidents with other vehicles result in injuries of some type. The most frequent types of injuries in a Texas motorcycle accident include: * Road rash, * Facial disfigurement, * De-gloving injuries, * Head injuries, * Brain traumas, * Neck and back injuries (including spinal cord injuries causing permanent paralysis), * Broken […]

What Happened in the Denton, TX Balcony Collapse at The Grove?

In the Denton, TX balcony collapse at The Grove apartments, 3 men attending a birthday party received severe injuries when the apartment balcony rail they were leaning on collapsed underneath them. When the rail collapsed, they fell 3 stories to land on the concrete surface below. The metal balcony rail fell on top of at […]

What kind of injuries would I likely receive from a Texas motorcycle accident?

About 98% of motorcycle accidents with other vehicles result in injuries of some type. The most frequent types of injuries in a Texas motorcycle accident include: * Road rash, * Facial disfigurement, * De-gloving injuries, * Head injuries, * Brain traumas, * Neck and back injuries (including spinal cord injuries causing permanent paralysis), * Broken bones, […]

True, False & Faux Balconies – How Can You Know on Which You Stand?

Manufacturers of balconies and railings say that balconies generally conform to 3 main types: 1. True balconies: Composed of a deck floor and a rail, these true balconies can be walked upon and should be able to hold a reasonable amount of balcony furniture, plants and people. The true balconies tend to be wider than […]

What are Crumple Zones & Why Do I Need Them on My Car?

Crumple zones help absorb some of the energy of a car collision and divert that energy away from car occupants. Crumple zones help increase your “ride-down time” (the amount of time it takes your body to come to a complete stop during an impact). Basically, what happens during a car collision is that the rigid […]

What is “ride-down time” in a car crash and why is it important?

Your ride-down time is the time that it takes your body to come to a complete stop in a car crash. In a frontal car crash between two vehicles, the rigid frames of the cars come to a complete stop from the impact generally within a fraction of a second. Car designers give their vehicles […]

When You Must Have Your Child in a Car Seat in Texas

Under Texas law, you must have your child properly restrained in a car seat in Texas if: 1. Your child is less than 8 years old, 2. Unless your child is taller than 4′ 9″ (57 inches). If you do not properly restrain your child in a car seat in Texas, you can be fined […]

Why is it Better to Face My Child to the Rear in a Car Seat?

Basically, a rear-facing car seat can greatly reduce your child’s chances of injury or death in a car wreck. When the child is in a rear-facing car seat during a car collision in Deer Park, TX, the entire shell of the back of the car seat cradles the child, and: Minimizes the danger that the […]