Archives: 2013

According to a new study, most American motorists find speeding to be extremely destructive driving behavior, and believe that speed limits must be obeyed as a matter of law. However, many of them do not bother to act on their beliefs. The same study finds that more than 25% of the respondents often speed to get to where they are going on time. Approximately 95% of the motorists - an overwhelming majority - believe that speeding laws must be respected, and most of them also believe that limits should be observed. Most of the motorists in the survey,or at least [...]

A four-year-old girl recently suffered serious leg injuries in a dog bite attack, caused by a dog that was in the care of a professional dog walker at the time. The incident occurred in Santa Monica, and the dog walker has already been charged in the incident. Law-enforcement authorities in Santa Monica have charged the dog walker with child endangerment. The incident occurred when the dog, a Staffordshire Terrier, bit the girl inside a home. The dog walker was with the dog inside the home at the time of the attack. According to the Santa Monica Police Department, the child [...]

Driving during the holidays comes with its own set of unique challenges. There are more numbers of motorists on the road, many of who are speeding, or driving under the influence of alcohol. There is also more traveling as preparations for Christmas get underway, and also more numbers of teenage drivers on the road, as schools begin to break for winter. Obviously, these are stressful conditions for any motorist, and your normal driving strategies that are employed during the rest of the year, must be modified to suit these changed conditions. A smart and responsible driver always drives according to [...]

The Oxford Dictionaries recently announced that the word of the year for 2013 is “selfie.” The term is used to describe a photograph that has been taken by oneself, usually with a smart phone. Selfies are normally posted on social media websites. However, it is interesting to note a new emerging trend of people taking selfies while driving, or at the wheel. In fact,a search of Instagram finds more than 3,700 posts, filed under the tag “driving selfie,” while more than 1,869 photographs have been tagged “driving selfies.” More than 9,700 selfies have been tagged “driving to work.” Even a [...]

In spite of all federal efforts targeting young drivers and teen drivers about the dangers of texting while driving, these practices are widespread among these categories of drivers. According to new research, as many as four in five college students admit to texting while driving. The Department Of Transportation has specifically focused on young drivers to help reduce the number of auto accidents caused every year by distracted driving. This is a category of motorists that is especially susceptible to the risks from using cell phones while driving. Young drivers, especially college students may feel the pressure to constantly stay [...]

According to a new report released recently, an overwhelming majority of police dog bite victims in Los Angeles County are blacks or Latinos.The report was released by the Police Assessment Resource Center, and claims that there are far too many victims of police dog bites in Los Angeles County, and too many of those victims are either by blacks or Latinos. According to protocol, a police dog must run down a suspect and hold him down, until officers arrive at the scene. However, now it has become a common practice for police to order the dog to bite, and hold [...]