No Excuse Makes it Okay People tend to give all kinds of excuses when they are asked why they text while they drive. For most, it is that some texts are too important to be ignored. However, as one grieving mother puts it, no text message is more important than your own life. You don’t…
Last October, a new law went into effect in Oregon, making it illegal to drive while holding or using an electronic device, such as a cell phone. Now, Eugene Police say that the harsher rules appear to be working. Sgt. Shawn Marsh says that he’s seen less drivers taking their eyes off the road and…
Sure, e-scooters may make personal transportation more convenient in our traffic-heavy city. But how safe are e-Scooters, really?? In the weeks since scooter roll-out, already many have been hurt while riding these devices. Injuries should be of no surprise. E-scooter riders share narrow bike lanes with bicyclists and the same risks of travel in those lanes,…
Truck and bus accidents caused 4,440 fatalities and 119,000 injuries on U.S. roads in 2016, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s annual report. Large commercial trucks pose a danger to smaller passenger vehicles on the roadway. Due to the possibility of serious accidents, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration requires every motor carrier to…
Depending on the severity of your injuries, if you have been involved in a traffic accident while using your bike, it is important to take certain steps. Bike riders are required to follow traffic law, one of which is the requirement of reporting the accident to the authorities. If the bicyclist was at fault and…
Bikes are generally required to follow the same traffic laws as motor vehicles. A major difference between bikes and cars, however, is insurance. Auto insurance is mandatory for road vehicles in Oregon, whereas the law does not require bicyclists using the road to carry insurance. Personal Injury Protection (PIP) is built into insurance policies issued in…
For the Simple Fact… It is illegal to drive without it. If this were the only reason to buy it, the cheapest policy would be the best policy. You will need insurance money if you get in an accident. This is the real reason you need car insurance. How Does Car Insurance Work? Oregon minimum policies are…
Colliding with any truck can be a dangerous experience but when tow trucks are involved, you run the risk of hitting either the truck or the vehicle it may be transporting at the time of the accident. There are many ways a tow truck accident can unfold, and victims of these accidents typically sustain traumatic…
Motor vehicle accidents are a fairly common occurrence. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, there were approximately 6,296,000 million car accidents in 2015. They resulted in 32,539 fatalities, and 1,715,000 injuries. In 2016, there were 34,439 vehicle-related fatalities. Approximately 94 percent of all accidents are attributable to human error. The advent of self-driving cars is supposed…
Injury car accidents are predominantly caused by human error, yet the environment in which the crash took place factors into 28% of all collisions. That Portland’s roads are in severe disrepair is no secret; since 1988 City Council has tried to address road paving but has fallen short. Funds that should have gone toward transportation…