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We have written several posts about distracted driving lately. This is, in part because April was Distracted Driving Awareness Month. But we also write about distracted driving frequently because it continues to be a major hazard on roads and highways throughout California. Despite California’s laws against texting and handheld cellphone use, both of these behaviors […]

Should we be looking to our elected officials to serve as role models? Certainly, Californians are familiar with politicians behaving badly, and it is not uncommon to hear the term “sex scandal” in reference to many government officials. But the Bay Area is in the midst of a different kind of political scandal this week […]

It is nearly impossible to put a price tag on life and health. They are simply valuable beyond measure. But loss of life and health as well as the costs related to those losses need to be at least estimated in order to raise awareness about key public health issues, and one issue in particular: […]

Fisherman’s Wharf is among the most iconic areas of San Francisco and a must-visit tourist destination. For this and many other reasons, businesses that operate in the area need to make safety a top priority. Tourists should never have to worry that they will be seriously injured during their visit. By now, most Bay Area […]

By this point, most Americans have heard about the devastating truck accident involving comedian Tracy Morgan. Earlier this month, a truck driver who was dangerously fatigued crashed into a vehicle carrying Morgan and several other passengers. The accident resulted in one death and left Morgan and two others in critical condition. Drowsy or fatigued driving […]

Besides the seat belt, the most important safety innovation to be put into automobiles is arguably the air bag. These devices are simple in concept yet complex in their construction and functioning, and they have saved countless lives. But as automobiles become more sophisticated and computer-controlled, air bags seem to be suffering from more and […]

In large cities like San Francisco and Oakland, there are some crimes that too often go unsolved due to lack of law enforcement resources. A good example is hit-and-run accidents. Although unsolved hit-and-runs are not nearly as much of problem here as they are in cities like Los Angeles, they are nonetheless a serious problem. […]

We have previously written that California has among the most stringent distracted driving laws in the nation. The District of Columbia and 44 states have banned texting while driving, but California is one of just 13 states (along with D.C.) to ban talking on a handheld cellphone behind the wheel. Yet distracted driving and the […]

Most people get into healthcare because they want to help others. This is as true of in-home aides as it is of doctors and nurses. Unfortunately, there are risks associated with any healthcare job, and sometimes these risks come from the very patients workers are trying to help. A good example is a premises liability […]

How well do you remember your driver’s education classes? Even if you were paying less-than-full attention, you may remember reading something about driving being a privilege and not a right. That probably seemed like a strange sentiment at the time. But when you witness the behavior of certain other drivers – ranging from bizarre to […]