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Distracted driving is one of the top four primary contributing factors in car accident fatalities (along with not wearing a seatbelt, speeding and drunk driving.) According to distraction.gov, the Official US Government Website for Distracted Driving, 3,328 people were killed in distracted driving accidents in 2012 alone. Increased use of cell phones, for both talking and …

The National Organizations for Youth Safety (NOYS) say, “ Motor car accidents are the largest youth health and safety concern for teens.” This is why NOYS has made youth traffic safety their priority, focusing their efforts, year-round, to address youth traffic safety issues. Each year, NOYS sends a coalition of teen leaders to participate in the U.S. Department of Trans…

Although many people believe that hands-free devices, such as in-dash phone systems, and voice-activated systems for music and navigation, are safe – possibly even providing a remedy for distracted driving – a new study has revealed that in many cases using hands-free devices can be even more dangerous than using hand-held ones.

Up until now, the efficacy of han…

Civilians are not the only ones that struggle with distracted driving. Although police officers are usually the ones enforcing laws that prohibit it, Kare 11 recently reported that 61 crashes, over the course of 48 months, involved distracted driving on the part of a police officer – a reminder that all of us are susceptible to human error.
In these cases, the squ…

According to the American Automobile Association (AAA), taking selfies while driving is the latest trend in distracted driving. Distracted driving along with not wearing a seatbelt, driving while under the influence of alcohol and speeding plays a major role in accident fatalities, accounting for 12% of them. Since car crashes are the leading cause of death for teenagers, …

Anyone who operates a motor vehicle is at risk of an accident. If a driver is negligent or careless behind the wheel, causing the accident, there could be criminal charges. Zach Bauer of Meshbesher & Spence recently stopped by Minneapolis’s KROC AM to discuss driving violations.

Driving Under the Influence

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Though no one disputes that both bicycling and technology use are on the rise (especially as technology is increasingly used for navigation), the debate over whether or not there should be laws to regulate cell phone and headphone/earplug use while bicycling is a heated one—opinions couldn’t be more divergent.

Distracted bicycling reform: Which side are you o…

While most people acknowledge the inherent dangers of distracted driving, the notion that distracted walking presents risks of its own, may strike some as a bit of a stretch. But as anyone who read about the San Diego man who was distracted by an electronic device and fell to his death from the Sunset Cliffs last December will attest, the danger is real.

In fact, some p…

The number of teen driving deaths has decreased since 2004 but there’s still room for improvement. One death is too many.
Warn your teen against the dangers of distracted driving, failing to yield, driving too fast and following too closely.
IF YOUR TEEN HAS BEEN IN A CAR ACCIDENT, CASES ARE STRONGER WHEN AN ATTORNEY IS INVOLVED EARLY. CALL AND SPEAK WITH ONE …

All five members of a Minnesota family—two adults and three young children—were killed in Nebraska on Sunday, July 31st in a crash involving a semitrailer. The long-haul trucker driving the rig faces one count of motor vehicle homicide for each death he caused due to what the state trooper’s affidavit described as inattentive and distracted driving. The case has some peopl…