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While walking is a great way to get some exercise and enjoy the beautiful California weather, pedestrians can encounter many risks during their travels. When walking in areas also containing motor vehicles serious injury can occur, with sometimes tragic results.The National Highway Safety Administration offers insight into just how dangerous it can be for pedestrians when safety is not a top priority.  When tracking pedestrian deaths via motor vehicle accidents in 2013, evening seemed to...

For accident victims in California, significant brain injuries can result in a number of serious consequences. In some cases, a traumatic brain injury may even be the cause of other conditions, which can require extended medical treatment later in life. While in the past there have been purported links between TBI incurred at a young age and conditions such as Alzheimer’s, a recent study showed no real correlation. However, a connection between other disorders, including...

If you live in a rental property in California, your landlord is beholden to certain responsibilities so that your dwelling remains safe and habitable. It's important for you as a tenant to be aware of these responsibilities in the event discrepancies occur, while also knowing what you are ultimately responsible for according to the law.The California Department of Consumer Affairs provides a comprehensive listing of mandatory duties that your landlord must perform. Fire prevention is...

California motorcyclists must take extra precautions in order to stay safe on the road. Even the most careful riders often find themselves in dangerous predicaments when sharing the road with inattentive drivers, which can lead to grave physical injury or even the loss of life in extreme cases. Steps are currently being taken to make California roads a bit friendlier to local motorcyclists. A recent bill proposes to make lane-splitting (which occurs when a motorcyclist...

Being a safe driver in California entails following all the rules of the road, particularly when it comes to maintaining a reasonable speed. Statistics show that speeding can be a factor in many traffic fatalities, especially when coupled with other dangerous driving behaviors.As stated by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, speeding and alcohol consumption often go hand-in-hand when it comes to fatal accidents. In those crashes involving speed that resulted in loss of life,...