National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

Monday was bike and pedestrian safety enforcement day in Dana Point and all throughout Orange County, according the Orange County Sheriff’s Department. The focus was on factors that cause accidents between motorists, pedestrians, and bicyclists. the OCSD mapped out locations all around Orange County where pedestrian and bike collisions have occurred over…

A City of Orange Police Officer was injured when he was struck by a woman driving a Hyundai Sedan as he was investigating another case. as a Mission Viejo car accident attorney, we see cases like this one all the time. The officer, who has yet to be identified, responded…

Driving in Southern California can be very stressful. I find that not many people know how to merge onto the freeways here. Being from the Bay Area, I do know that Bay Area drivers tend to drive a little more on the defensive side than here in Southern California. Which,…

A young man in his 30’s was killed when he was trying to remove items from his truck into a landfill in San Juan Capistrano on Friday afternoon. According to authorities, the incident happened at around 3pm on the 32000 block of La Pata Avenue in San Juan. Orange County Fire Authority…

An early morning crash on southbound 170 Freeway in North Hollywood caused a major backup. Nearly five vehicles were reported to be involved in the accident near Magnolia Boulevard. Right before the Ventura Freeway interchange, according to the California Highway Patrol. There is no news on whether any of the…

All eastbound lanes of the 210 Freeway in Pasadena were shut down at Lake Avenue. While all westbound lanes were shut down at Allen Avenue, due to a suspicious device found in the carpool lane. According to local news sites, officials are saying that an object was thrown from the…

A recent study by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety stating that drivers who are one or two hours shy of seven hours of sleep a night are more likely to double their risk for getting into a crash the next day. the study insists that driving while sleep-deprived can increase a…

Partly in response to motorcycle accident statistics compiled by the California Office of Traffic Safety, the officers in the Irvine Police Department will conduct specific motorcycle safety enforcement operations, according to a September 14 press release. This will be part of a statewide effort to reduce motorcycle injuries and deaths….

bicycle riding

According to data reported by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), each year hundreds of bicyclists and other pedal cyclists die and tens of thousands are injured as a result of vehicular collisions. Biking is a popular way to exercise, commute, and enjoy the outdoors, but cyclists remain vulnerable…