If you are an avid cyclist and feel like you are seeing more of your two-wheeled brethren on the streets than ever before, you are not wrong. According to data furnished by the League of American Cyclists, the number of people who regularly commute by bicycle has increased 62 percent across the United States since…
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If a fleshy human body versus a two-plus ton hunk of gas-powered metal seems like an unfair fight, then imagine how unfair it feels when people are put at a legal disadvantage after getting injured in a pedestrian accident. Not every city is as progressive as San Francisco when it comes to pedestrian rights, but…
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California constantly aims to perfect regulations in order to protect the health and safety of its citizens. The start of the new year on January 1 marked a slew of these regulations coming into effect. From smartphone users to motorcycle riders to parents of toddlers, the new laws affect a broad swathe of the population….
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Motorcycle accidents have devastating consequences. The Insurance Information Institute reports that 4,976 people died in motorcycle accidents in 2015 alone. They also reveal that motorcyclists are 27 times more likely to die in a crash per mile driven compared to cars and also five times more likely to sustain injuries. These statistics are not meant…
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California is one of the most progressive states in the country by pretty much every metric that matters, but especially in terms of its pro-pedestrian and pro-cycling laws. Not only does our state legislature and local municipalities pass laws specifically concerning the rights of cyclist and pedestrians, but lawmakers consistently look to activities like walking…
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California has long “tolerated” lane splitting in terms of not fining motorcycles who engage in the practice, but the state has finally made lane splitting legally kosher with the passing of A.B. 51 in September 2016. From there, formalized rules will be approved and then set in stone by various regulatory and enforcement agencies, including…
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San Francisco citizens likely breathed a collective sigh of relief when they saw the recent news that Uber had ended their unpermitted self-driving experiment in the city. Yet, the company’s retreat should be seen as temporary rather than permanent. Instead of following through with the same permitting process that companies like Google, Tesla and Nvidia…
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I’ve been in a car accident? Now what do I do? 1. Make Sure Everyone Involved In The Accident Is OK and Minimize The Risk Of Further Injury: Including this as a tip is, on the one hand, patronizing, since we all know this and most people do it instinctively. On the other hand, if…
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In Suits at common law. . .the right of trial by jury shall be preserved, and no fact tried by a jury, shall be otherwise re-examined in any Court of the United States, than according to the rules of the common law. Bill of Rights, 7th Amendment to The United States Constitution Trial by jury…
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Want to be a millionaire? Step 1: Order hot coffee from McDonald’s Drive-Thru. Step 2: Careen down highway with careless abandon. Step 3: Dump hot coffee on self. Step 4: File lawsuit. Step 5: Pass “Go” collect $2.9 million. Sounds simple. Sounds like litigation is out of control. Sounds like something you would never…
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