For years, high-profile companies in California have been testing and developing the technology for fully autonomous vehicles. In other words: self-driving cars. The most high-profile of these companies is Google. Many Californians in and around Silicon Valley have encountered these vehicles, which drive more courteously and safely than most humans ever could. Because of these […]

When drivers text, their eyes are taken off the road for an average of five seconds. If the vehicle is travelling at 55 miles per hour, it can cover 100 yards, the length of a football field, in that time. A lot can happen in 100 yards — sudden changes in road conditions, vehicles stopping […]

We often write about the ways in which technology is changing the driving experience – for better and worse. On one hand, drivers who text and use handheld electronic devices put themselves and others at risk of a serious accident. On the other hand, automobile safety technology is constantly improving, allowing the car itself to […]

Although the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has always been an advocate for safer roads and vehicles, the agency's leaders now seem more fervent about their cause than they have been in the past. The NHTSA, which has traditionally been tepid in its response to auto recall scandals, has recently shown itself willing to get […]

Now that the busy holiday season is in full swing, you may have noticed a lot more traffic than usual. As people rush to buy gifts and attend holiday parties, streets in the Bay Area are busier these days. Of course, drivers with Christmas to-dos on their mind are often distracted, making car accidents more […]

Now that the holidays are ushering their way out until next year, many Alameda County residents have made their way back to the stores from whence their gifts came, to return their items. However, as many of us know, parking lots can sometimes seem more like race tracks and as a result can be the […]

California has had more than its share of devastating bus accidents in recent years. Many of these crashes have resulted in multiple fatalities. Sadly, another fatal accident added to those statistics earlier this week. According to news sources, a Greyhound bus traveling between Los Angeles and the Bay Area overturned on the highway in the […]

It is ironic that in an age when cars are being more safely designed than ever, we are also experiencing unprecedented dangers related to vehicle defects. In 2015, approximately 51 million vehicles in the United States were included in nearly 900 recalls. Although last year's recall rate was higher than ever before, the recall trend […]

There’s no debating the fact that automobiles have become much safer in recent decades. New technologies not only make cars more fuel-efficient; they also help drivers avoid crashes. And when crashes do occur, they tend to be less fatal than they would have been in the past. But some new automobile technologies – especially those […]