| Feb 06 |
Archive for the 'auto accident' CategoryTRAFFIC NEWS: UPTOWN PARK CRASH INJURES THREEThree persons were taken to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries early this morning after a Lamborghini luxury car went out of control and hit them in Uptown Park at Post Oak Boulevard and the West Loop South.
Police said the driver of the white Lamborghini departed the Belvedere lounge upon its closing about 2 a.m. and lost control of the car, striking two pedestrians and two other vehicles in the parking lot. The pedestrians and a woman from one of the two other vehicles were taken to a hospital. (more…) |
| Feb 02 |
Archive for the 'auto accident' CategoryTRAFFIC NEWS: SPEED + CELL PHONE = FATALITYHouston Police are investigating a fatal traffic collision Wednesday afternoon in which the driver who died apparently was both speeding and using his cell phone at the time. Police said a man driving a Ford Taurus on US 290 inbound at Mangum apparently lost control of his vehicle, overcorrected and veered across several traffic lanes, hitting at least two other vehicles in the process. A pickup truck that his vehicle struck then hit two other vehicles in a chain reaction. The pickup truck’s driver was taken to a hospital in undetermined condition. Police said the Taurus driver seemed to have been speeding as well as using a cell phone when the collision occurred. They said alcohol did not seem to have been a factor. Studies show that using a cell phone behind the wheel is as bad as driving while intoxicated. Approximately 5,000 Americans die each year in traffic collisions involving distracted drivers whose attention to the road was diverted by calls or texts while on cell phones. Texas has no state law banning cell phone use or texting by drivers, unless they are school bus drivers or novice drivers. A state law bans cell phone use while driving in school zones, though school districts are required to post signs to that effect or the law does not apply. Some school districts cannot afford to do that. However, some Texas municipalities have passed laws making texting by all drivers at all times in all places illegal, including San Antonio and Austin. Nine states ban all cell phone use by all drivers, and 35 states ban text messaging by all drivers. Jim S. Adler & Associates urges motorists to hang up and drive. A call or a text cannot be worth a life. |
| Jan 10 |
Archive for the 'auto accident' CategoryMassive wreck causes legal tangleA 79-car pile-up near Beaumont, Texas had authorities scrambling in the early morning hours of Thursday, January 5, 2012. News reports said that 54 people were taken to Beaumont area hospitals. Officials used the Jaws of Life to cut three victims out of wrecked cars. Victims injured in the accident were said have injuries ranging from broken bones to abrasions and whiplash. |
| Jan 09 |
Archive for the 'auto accident' CategorySan Antonio has Texas’ drunkest driversSan Antonio drivers, beware! The Alamo City now has the distinction, if you want to call it that, of being on a list of the “drunkest cities” in the United States. The list is compiled every year by The Daily Beast, a top-ranked national website for news and political blogs. The Daily Beast added San Antonio to its list on Jan. 2, 2012. |
| Oct 31 |
Archive for the 'auto accident' CategoryTRAFFIC NEWS: Boy hit by car hospitalizedOctober 31, 2011: A 12-year old Houston boy was hit by a car late Sunday afternoon as he rode through an intersection in the New Territory area of Fort Bend. The driver of the car that struck the young victim was not charged in the incident. A spokesman for the Department of Public Safety said the boy rode through a red light at the intersection of Sandhill and Highway 99 when he was hit by a 2004 Lincoln sedan. The boy was taken to Memorial Hermann Hospital.
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| Sep 27 |
Archive for the 'auto accident' CategoryHit Bambi and die?
Why should you care? A deer can crater your car if you hit one. Or even kill you. And the likelihood of that increases dramatically during the fall mating season. |
If you are driving on rural roads, or some far-flung suburban street near a large city or town, consider this: A white tail buck can stand four feet tall and weigh up to 300 pounds. They can run 36 miles an hour and jump eight feet into the air.| Jul 28 |
Archive for the 'auto accident' CategoryTake care when renting car seats!It’s no secret that companies use cost cutting measures to increase revenue, but Debbie Dubrow, a frequent blogger and mother of three, discovered that sometimes these measures go too far. She blogged that she and her husband arrived at the Advantage Rent-A-Car branch in San Diego to pick up a rental car and some car seats, but when they were shown what was available, they made a horrifying discovery: Each seat was either dirty or dilapidated. Dubrow and her husband tried to install two of the least damaged car seats in the car they had rented. One seat’s straps did not function correctly, and the other lacked a safety clip designed to protect the child’s chest. They finally found a functional, albeit filthy, car seat and left the rental agency. (more…) |
| Jun 02 |
Archive for the 'auto accident' CategoryPerry vetoes Texas bill to ban texting while driving
It’s been said by scientists that distracted driving is as bad as drunk driving, and statistics would seem to bear this out. As driving distractions continue to mushroom, so do traffic deaths and injuries due to distracted drivers, who could kill up to 6,000 persons on America’s roads and highways this year. The rate of distracted driving deaths, in fact, has doubled in recent years. |
Texas Gov. Rick Perry has vetoed a new bill the Texas Legislature passed to add Texas to the ranks of 32 other states making it illegal to read or send text messages while driving. Perry says government shouldn’t “micromanage” adults’ behavior, and instead education should be emphasized to steer people from the dangerous habit.| Mar 29 |
Archive for the 'auto accident' CategoryBus operators guilty of safety violations keep rolling — and causing fatal bus accidents
The newspaper reports that records show 433 out of 3,100 motor coach operators are named as being on “alert” by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, whose job is to oversee safety for trucks and buses. These alerts indicate a bus threatens passengers via a “higher safety risk.” But despite being named among these alerts, 208 of the 433 bus companies haven’t had a full safety audit in over nine months. And two of them have been involved in a fatal bus crash. So what good were the spot inspections which revealed serious or repeated violations of safety measures? And what good do rules do when a new bus company is allowed to operate for a year and a half without a complete audit? |
USA Today has analyzed government records about tour buses, and what it’s found is alarming.| Jan 27 |
Archive for the 'auto accident' CategoryToyota recalls betray consumers
In 2008, the Japanese auto maker became the world’s largest auto manufacturer, knocking General Motors out of the top slot after 77 years. Toyota’s sales last year amounted to 8.418 million vehicles worldwide. Clearly,car buyers trusted the brand. Now Toyota appears to be headed for a record as the auto manufacturer with the most recalls in history. This week, it recalled nearly 1.7 million cars worldwide. Add up its recalls since 2009 and they total nearly 16 million cars. What happened? (more…) |
What is going on at Toyota?