If you visit any densely populated downtown district in the U.S., you'll notice that you can rent electronic scooters right there from the sidewalk. These often don't come with helmets and there's no one there to check to see if you know how to ride one. All that the...
Month: January 2019
Two Pedestrians Injured in a San Jose Hit-and-Run
Around 6:30am on Wednesday, December 19th, a driver hit two pedestrians near Anne Darling Elementary school. One woman was sent to the hospital, suffering life-threatening injuries. At the corner of 33rd Street and Berrywood Drive, a dark colored sedan crashed into...
Why are intersections so dangerous for motorcyclists?
Whether it's because of their difference in size or some other factor, motorists tend to treat motorcyclists very differently from others out on the road with them. One time in which motorcyclists are particularly vulnerable to getting hit and suffering severe...
SUV Crashes Into Hot Tub in Thousand Oaks, CA
Last month on Thursday, December 20th, an SUV drove through a backyard wall and crashed into a hot tub in a home in Thousand Oaks, California after a multi-vehicle accident. After 9pm on December 20th at the intersection of East Avenida de los Arboles and Oak Brook...
Pacific Palisades bicyclist crushed by overturned vehicle
A freak accident between a passenger vehicle and a bicyclist in Pacific Palisades has left the bicyclist in an area hospital fighting for their life. Calls from bystanders first started pouring in to 911 just after 4:32 p.m. on Jan. 9. Callers reported having seen a...
3 steps bicyclists can take to make themselves more visible
When a motorist strikes a bicyclist, you'll often hear that they did so because they didn't see them. Although bike riders can make themselves more visible to motorists by wearing brightly-colored clothes and by taking other measures, they often fail to do so. This...
