Archives: December 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 [...]