Automobile Accidents

• Avoid Personal Injury Cycling in Reno

  Steve Klearman | December 14, 2007 9:51 AM | 0 CommentsReno, NV

  Reno is still pretty dangerous and challenging for bicyclists. This is largely due to the need for a better route of paths, better marked paths and a need for a better continuation of the paths network. Does this mean that Reno is an unsafe place for bicyclists to ride overall? Not necessarily, but there are certain precautions that every bicyclist should take, aside from simply wearing helmets...

• Nevada Crosswalks

  Steve Klearman | January 05, 2006 3:45 PM | 0 CommentsReno, NV

  Sometimes an understanding of the law can help to prevent an automobile or motorcycle accident. Ever wonder about the law that pertains to vehicles approaching crosswalks? In Nevada, there are both statutes and ordinances that apply.For instance, Nevada state law provides the following:NRS 484.325 Right-of-way in crosswalk; obedience to signals and other devices for control of traffic. ...

• Allstate Gets the Boot in Florida

  Steve Klearman | January 18, 2008 9:05 AM | 0 CommentsReno, NV

  Here's a plug for Trial Guides at www.trialguides.com. The following interesting news comes from their enewsletter of today's date.This week, Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty announced that he is suspending Allstate Insurance companies from writing new insurance in Florida. McCarty's choice follows Allstate's refusal to comply with subpoenas served October 16 by the Office of...

• Nevada Researchers Work on Accident Prevention

  Steve Klearman | December 19, 2007 7:02 AM | 0 CommentsReno, NV

  Driving in Reno is not (nearly) as bad as driving in Southern California or New York City, but we still have our share of accidents. A UNR civil engineer professor and some UNR students are now researching roads and intersections in the Reno area to make them safer and less accident prone. The project entails videotaping certain intersections and studying tire marks or warning signs in "fender...

• Northern Nevadans Need to Buckle Up

  Steve Klearman | November 22, 2007 3:28 PM | 0 CommentsReno, NV

  Reno and Sparks police have indicated that they will step up enforcement of seat belt use, at least through the end of November.The Reno Gazette reports that of 30,521 passenger vehicle occupant fatalities nationwide last year, 15,523 were not restrained.Further, of those who were not restrained, 75 percent were killed.Buckle up.For more information on this subject, please refer to the section...

• More Plane Crashes at Reno Air Races

  Jenny Albano | September 14, 2007 9:12 PM | 0 CommentsReno, NV

  Two planes collided on Friday, September 14, at the Reno National Championship Air Races, which makes this accident the third fatal crash in the last four days. In this accident, the pilot of one of the planes was killed and the other pilot was injured.The victim has been identified as 51-year-old Gary Hubler of Caldwell, Idaho. Race officials say he was killed in the crash shortly after 9:30...

• Driving While Intoxicated A Problem For Nevada's Young

  Steve Klearman | December 24, 2005 2:57 PM | 0 CommentsReno, NV

  The Reno-Gazette Journal reports that while the rate at which driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs jumped 43 percent for 17-year-olds from 2000 to 2001, the rate declined in 2002, a trend that held true for all other teenage groups.The Gazette-Journal's study found that the trend reverses itself as soon as drivers turn 20: The rate at which DUI contributes to accidents leaped 34...

• Nevada law enforcement tightening seat beats

  Steve Klearman | September 11, 2008 2:40 PM | 0 CommentsReno, NV

  According to the Associated Press, Reno Police are making greater efforts to enforce the use of seat belts by actively seeking out violaters of Nevada's law requiring automobile passengers to buckle...

• Nevada Supreme Court Reviews the Role of Biomechanical Engineers as Experts

  Steve Klearman | August 22, 2008 10:37 AM | 0 CommentsReno, NV

  In Hallmark v. Eldridge, 124 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 48 (published July 24, 2008), the Nevada Supreme Court reviewed the often dubious role of so-called “biomechanical engineers” as experts and concluded...

• Nevada Uninsured Drivers Higher Than Expected

  Steve Klearman | November 16, 2007 10:42 AM | 0 CommentsReno, NV

  According to an article by the Better Business Bureau dated October 19, 2007, the number of drivers across the United States, but especially in Nevada, without insurance is higher than would be expected.In a recent study by the Insurance Research Council, one out of seven at-fault drivers is uninsured. In Nevada this number rises even more with seventeen percent of drivers uninsured. This can be...