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Personal Injury

15 September, 2015

Protecting Motorists and Bicyclists Sharing the Road

Bicycles are becoming an increasingly popular mode of transportation across the country. For recreational, environmental, and economic reasons, more and more people are trading four wheels for two as they travel from Point A to Point B. This is leading to a nationwide increase in the number of accidents between vehicles and bicycles who are competing for limited space on the roadway.

Motor Vehicle Accidents

13 August, 2015

Nevada’s Revised Strategic Highway Plan Emphasizes Motorcycle Safety

Keeping everyone safe on the roadways, including motorcyclists, is a top priority for Nevada officials. The Nevada Department of Transportation, along with partner groups, recently updated the state’s strategic highway plan for keeping the roads safe. Motorcycle safety was included as one of the six critical focus areas highlighted in the plan.

Motor Vehicle Accidents

13 August, 2015

As the Economy Improves, Vehicle Deaths Rise

As the economy improves and more people get back to work, roadways are getting jammed, leading to an increase in fatal car accidents.The economic improvement in the United States is having some unintended consequences, including an increase in fatal car accidents. As the labor market improves, more people are commuting to work, and cities across the country are reporting a rise in car crashes and fatal accidents.

Motor Vehicle Accidents

13 August, 2015

Driving Under the Influence of Marijuana

As more states legalize marijuana for medical and recreational use, more drivers are likely to be driving under the influence. As stoned drivers get behind the wheel, questions and concerns about their mental impairment and the risks of increased dangers on the road are being discussed by law enforcement and state officials across the country.

Press Release

13 August, 2015

Security Negligence: A Factor in Las Vegas Fatalities

While casinos have thousands of cameras watching activities on gaming floors, at hotel entrances and exits, and in some elevators, most casinos do not have cameras in the hallways of guest room floors where thousands of crimes occur to unsuspecting victims.

Motor Vehicle Accidents

13 August, 2015

Nevada Plans an HOV Lane Overhaul

The Nevada Department of Transportation is planning an overhaul of managed lanes on Southern Nevada Roads. HOV, or High Occupancy Vehicle lanes have been a part of the freeway in Las Vegas for over a decade, and if things go according to planned, there will be more. Construction on I-15 has been happening for years, and highway officials have learned while they go.

Press Release

13 August, 2015

Pedestrian Fatalities Declared an Epidemic in Nevada

According to the Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT), pedestrian fatalities throughout the state have reached epidemic levels. Since January 2016, there have been 19 pedestrian deaths in Nevada, representing a 46 percent increase from the same period in 2015.

Personal Injury

13 August, 2015

Why aren’t there laws to protect people from defective rental cars?

In 2004, two sisters were killed when their rental car leaked steering fluid and caught fire, causing the vehicle to lose control and crash into a tractor trailer. The rental company was not obligated to disclose the fact that the PT Cruiser had been recalled for a hose issue approximately one month before. The incident led to the introduction of the Raechel and Jacqueline Houck Safe Rental Car Act of 2013, a bill that requires rental companies to fix defects in recalled vehicles before making them available to the public, but the bill is not law. Legally, in Nevada and nationwide, rental car companies are still not required to divulge the recall status of their cars.

Motor Vehicle Accidents

13 August, 2015

Traffic fatalities increase on Nevada roadways

Statistics for 2014 are in, and the news for traffic-related fatalities is not good. Newly released data from the Nevada Department of Public Safety shows that, for 12 of Nevada’s 17 counties, traffic fatalities have increased in the past year. While not every county shows an increase, the number for the state is higher, with 18 more deaths than 2013. This signals a reverse in the downward trend that had held steady since 2006.

Motor Vehicle Accidents

13 August, 2015

National Teen Driver Safety Week encourages teens to avoid dangerous behaviors

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention lists motor vehicle accidents as the leading cause of death for teens between the ages of 14 and 18. Almost half of the crashes involving teen drivers result in a fatality, and the mortality rate is four times higher than drivers who are 20 and older. In response to these facts, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has initiated a National Teen Driver Safety Week in October to educate parents and teens on strategies to prevent car crashes and highlights dangerous behaviors that lead to crashes. The Nevada Department of Transportation cites data from the 2014 Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) showing that the primary cause of teen fatalities in crashes is aggressive driving, which includes speeding or following too closely behind another vehicle. Intoxication and a failure to wear seatbelts are also among the top causes of fatal accidents.

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