• posted: Sep. 11, 2015
• Bike Injury,  Driving Tips,  Car Accident Injury,  Accident Injury

In a news article just published on August 24, 2015, bad driving is happening in Redwood City, and happening frequently.  In a time where startups and the population increasing in Read More

• posted: Aug. 17, 2015
• Driving Tips,  Car Accident Injury,  Accident Injury

Did you know that seniors age 80 and older have the highest rate of fatal crashes per mile driven than even teens? Often times, many people drive thinking they are Read More

• posted: Aug. 17, 2015
• Bike Injury,  Driving Tips,  Car Accident Injury,  Motorcycle Accident,  Accident Injury

Bicyclist deaths in 2001: 732 Bicyclist deaths in 2013: 743 Reduction in bicyclist deaths between 2001 and 2011: 7.5% Bicyclist injuries in 2001: 45,000 Bicyclist injuries in 2013: 48,000 Increase in bicyclist injuries between 2001 and 2011: 8.9% The total cost of bicyclist injury and death is approximately $4 billion dollars per year. Read More

• posted: Aug. 12, 2015
• Driving Tips,  Car Accident Injury,  Motorcycle Accident

In 2013, 4,735 pedestrians were killed in crashes with motor vehicles (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Traffic Safety Facts).  This means more than 12 people every day of the year. Read More

• posted: Aug. 10, 2015
• Driving Tips,  Car Accident Injury,  Accident Injury

Teens are pretty new at driving and they are still learning from the driving experience.  Below are some common mistakes that teens make that lead to car accidents. 1. Driving too Read More

• posted: Aug. 02, 2015
• Driving Tips,  Car Accident Injury

Everyone experiences a flat tire in their lives.  Not everyone experiences a blowout on the freeway.  Our tires take a lot of beating and sometimes they will fail.  There are Read More

• posted: Aug. 02, 2015
• Driving Tips,  Car Accident Injury,  Accident Injury,  deer on road

I know it is rare to see in San Francisco, but in the peninsula, there are a lot of deer on the side of the road. Some seasons are more populous than others but hitting a deer anytime of the year is not something anyone wants. Read More

• posted: Aug. 02, 2015
• Driving Tips,  Car Accident Injury,  Accident Injury

Most of us hear about car accidents but there are many truck accidents as well. In 2011, approximately 32,367 people were killed in the estimated 5,338,000 motor vehicle traffic crashes reported by the police department and 2,217,000 people were injured. Read More

• posted: Jul. 14, 2015
• Driving Tips,  Car Accident Injury,  Whiplash,  Driving with cell phone,  Cell phone accidents

1 out of every 4 car accidents in the United States is caused by texting and driving. Texting while driving is 6x more likely to cause an accident than driving drunk. Answering a text takes away your attention for about five seconds. Traveling at 55 mph, that's enough time to travel the length of a football field. Read More

• posted: Jun. 14, 2015
• Head Injury,  Bike Injury,  Neck Injury,  Car Accident Injury

He stated that it would give officers better tools to describe a crash with a bike will almost certainly allow them to do a better job, as they won’t have to force their description of events into a framework designed for cars. With gas prices the way they are these days and traffic issues, these changes are crucial. Read More

• posted: Apr. 05, 2015
• Neck Pain,  Back Pain,  Upper Back Pain,  Neck Injury,  Car Accident Injury,  Whiplash

Think of being tackled on the street by person and you can imagine being hurt right? Well, a car weighs a lot more than a human being and even though you are strapped in and have airbags, it is still a large mass that has slammed into you. This causes damage. Read More

• posted: Apr. 02, 2015
• Healing,  Health,  Insurance Companies,  Car Accident Injury,  Whiplash,  Motorcycle Accident

Patients are usually released with pain medications and they are not focusing on the long term effects that can occur after an accident. Pain may go away temporarily, but come back if the problem is not taken care of. Read More

• posted: Jul. 05, 2014
• Car Accident Injury,  Whiplash,  Medical Insurance,  Health Insurance

If you do not have car insurance or your insurance has no medical coverages, your health insurance company will most likely cover the cost of your injuries if you were the only person involved in the accident. Read More

• posted: Jun. 27, 2014
• Job Injury,  Insurance Companies,  Car Accident Injury,  Whiplash

Most adjusters decide on a number that they are willing to pay out and then will make an offer and then will make an offer to you that is lower than the maximum they came up with. This can sometimes be as much as 25 to 50 percent lower. This is because they want some room for movement in case of settlement talks. Read More

• posted: Jun. 26, 2014
• Back Pain,  Insurance Companies,  Neck Injury,  Car Accident Injury,  Whiplash

What do I have for medical coverage on my car insurance? Read More

• posted: Aug. 26, 2011
• Neck Pain,  Back Pain,  Car Accident Injury,  Whiplash,  concussion,  shoulder pain

A cohort study of 919 randomly sampled Saskatchewan adults with no or mild neck pain in September 1995. At baseline, participants were asked if they ever injured their neck in a motor vehicle collision. Six and twelve months later, they were asked about the presence of troublesome neck pain (grade II–IV) on the chronic pain grade questionnaire. Read More