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Top 10 Cities in Texas for DWI: San Antonio is Still #5
According to recent statistics from the Texas Department of Transportation, the most common cause of accidents in Texas is due to erratic turning movements, especially when it comes to making a left turn. In fact, making a left turn recklessly accounts for 79 percent of accidents in Texas this year. In second is failure…
Two Massive Vehicle Recalls Texas Drivers Should Know About
There are at least two massive vehicle recalls from this month that should be of interest to vehicle owners in San Antonio and throughout Texas. Between the two, close to 5 million vehicles are affected. Nissan Recalls 1.2 million-plus Vehicles This Week According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Nissan North America…
Too Many Pedestrian Accidents; What Can Be Done?
There is little doubt that something more must be done to keep pedestrians safe from traffic. For thirty years, pedestrian fatalities steadily dropped, which was significant. However, since 2010, the numbers have been rising again. In the last ten years, a pedestrian is killed every 90 minutes, which means more than 40,000 have died…
Texas Expands Scope of Move Over/Slow Down Law to Protect First Responders, Road Workers
For first responders, including police, fire, EMTs, and even tow truck drivers and trash collectors, high stress is a major part of the job. And when they have to wrk in traffic, that stress can spike even higher than usual. And while they do their best to keep an eye on the other drivers…
Texas Defense Contractor Charged With Using Substandard Parts on Military Vehicles
A longtime Fort Worth defense contractor named Ross Hyde has been charged in federal court with making false claims about the type of aluminum he provided under a contract for aircraft landing gear, court records show. He faces up to five years in prison, if convicted. In court documents, Hyde, a machinist, has stated…
Investigation Shows Amazon Selling Thousands of Defective Products
Earlier this week, the results of a Wall Street Journal investigation  into the availability of products known to be unsafe on the Amazon platform was released, and the results are creating new fodder for critics of the online retailer, and putting the company on notice that they are selling far too many defective products. . The…
Dangerous Recalled Defective Products Often Stick Around in Day Care
A recent survey of day care centers around the country seems to reflect the long and tragic history of recalled children’s products. For one thing, the survey demonstrated that day care facilities are all too slow at recognizing and then removing recalled defective children’s products, many of which are extremely dangerous. The Recall of…
Study: Many Uber, Lyft Vehicles Have Open, Unfixed Recall Defects
Millions of riders rely on ridesharing apps and services from companies like Uber and Lyft for daily transportation. However, a recently released study from Consumer Reports suggests that a lot of those vehicles – as many as 16 percent of all vehicles owned and driven by Uber and Lyft drivers – may be subject…
The Most Common Causes of Construction Accidents in Texas
Everyone is aware that construction business is one of the most dangerous in the United States, and certainly that is the case here in Texas. Workplace Accidents of all types happen almost every day, with outcomes ranging from a small cut on a finger to paralysis that lasts a lifetime. Here, our San Antonio construction…
The Most Common Injury Accidents in the Texas Oil & Gas Industry
There is little doubt that workers in the oil and gas industry face a number of very serious risks while working at drilling sites and other areas. These accidents happen at a high rate, even though federal and Texas state laws require employers to provide their workers with the safest possible workplace at all…