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A new app has been placed on the market. It is supposed to help novice motorists gain driving experience in varied situations. The hope: maybe we can reduce a couple of avoidable car accidents. Parents wish that the driving test included jaywalking pedestrians or snow blizzards, but that is just not the case. Nevertheless, how […]

Every parent fears the day when their teenager starts driving. California has comprehensive graduated driver licensing laws, but new and inexperienced drivers are still highly at risk. Studies show that a teen driver is significant more likely to die in a fatal car accident during their first year of driving that at any other point […]

Are you among the millions of California residents with an early-morning commute? Do you sometimes work long hours that have you driving home late at night? Do you find yourself on “autopilot” while traveling after a stressful day at the office? If so, you may be in more danger than you think. Oakland residents often […]

Law enforcement officers must often make split-second decisions when they are called into action. That’s why it is not unusual to see a patrol car suddenly make a U-turn, throw on its lights and siren and begin speeding toward whatever emergency the officer has been called to. Because officers must make these split-second maneuvers in […]

Like humans, dogs display a wide variety of personalities and dispositions. And as much as we want to believe that these beloved household pets would never attack a human, the statistics speak for themselves. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, approximately 4.7 million Americans are bitten by dogs every year. Of […]

Now that summer is in full swing, a lot of Oakland residents will be out enjoying the nice weather. If you own a pool, this probably means swimming with the kids and perhaps inviting the neighbors over for a pool party. But as a pool owner, you also need to be aware of the serious […]

We often write about the dangers of car accidents, but have you ever tried to cross a busy street in the Bay Area? It's practically a game of Russian Roulette. Oakland and other Bay cities primarily have streets that were designed with only the needs or motorists in mind. That's why pedestrian accidents are so […]

While there is no accounting for small preferences like color or souped-up speakers, most Americans are looking for the same things when buying a new car. Chief among these is safety. It doesn’t matter how cool a car looks if it doesn’t protect you during a crash. Auto manufacturers and government regulators put new vehicles […]

You hear a lot about distracted driving causing accidents, and it’s true that texting and other forms of distraction are responsible for many motorist injuries and deaths. Aggressive driving, on the other hand, does not receive as much attention, but can be just as deadly. When you’re driving down an Oakland highway with traffic flowing […]

In 2012 alone, approximately 1,000 pedestrians were struck by cars, trucks and motorcycles while they were traveling the streets of San Francisco. Of those 1,000 pedestrians, at least 19 were killed as a result of their injuries and others were debilitated by the accidents. San Francisco is a green city that promotes alternatives to motor […]