Uber Implements New Safety Rules for Drivers
Discover How Drowsy Driving Leads to Car Accidents Uber now requires its drivers to take an extended break if they have been driving for 12 hours straight. The nationwide mandate is due to safety issues aimed at combating drowsy driving. 6-Hour Break Mandated for...
Report Card Aims to Ensure Residents Are Building Safer Communities
It’s been a couple of years since the Department of Transportation (DOT) launched an extensive pedestrian and bicycle safety initiative called Safer People, Safer Streets: Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Initiative. The plan was implemented to see if communities could...
Colorado 2017 Car Accident Death Count Swells
Numbers Track Impaired Driving, Deadly Counties It's hard to keep track of the rising tide of death on the streets, roads, and highways crisscrossing Colorado's 64 counties. Even in February, the state agency in charge of keeping the death tally was revising its grim...
The Impact of the Eggshell Skull Rule on Colorado Auto Accident Cases
How Is Recovery for Previously Injured Plaintiffs Affected? When an auto accident occurs, most people are naturally concerned with the injuries sustained as a direct result of the collision, not the injured person's particular circumstances that might unexpectedly...
Settling a Colorado Personal Injury Case Before Trial
The Pros and Cons of Staying Out of Court Many people think that when you file a personal injury lawsuit in Colorado you will likely end up in court, but this is far from true. About 96 percent of the personal injury cases filed in the U.S. settle out of court. Of the...
NHTSA Urges States to Lower BAC Limits
Why Agency Believes Changes Could Reduce Auto Accident Fatalities A growing amount of evidence indicates that excessive alcohol consumption can lead to a wide array of health problems. From a public health perspective, however, the relationship between alcohol and...