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I'm sure most of us have heard studies complaining about America's traffic and how much it costs Americans to sit in congestion.  While that's bad, it's not nearly the cost of car wrecks. Earlier this month, the American Automobile Association  (AAA) released a study, Crashes v. Congestion -- What's The Cost...

Another wrong way wreck for Austin. Early this morning, Austin had its latest traffic fatality when a driver was driving the wrong way on Ben White Boulevard, resulting in a head-on collision with a Tombstone Pizza delivery truck.  A passenger in the wrong way vehicle was ejected from the vehicle...

As lawyers who routinely represent clients who are seriously injured in car wrecks, we're always interested in new traffic safety laws.  And for that information, today is a big day.  For many of the laws passed during the last legislative session, today (September 1) is the effective date --- the...

Tuesday morning, the Austin Police Department conducted an unusual sting -- one designed to catch drivers who disregard traffic signals at rail road crossings. Sadly, Texas is at the top of the list for train wrecks, and the problem is increasing in Austin as the commuter trains move into downtown. ...

I try not to talk too much about politics here, but the I do have an exception for tort reform issues and safety issues.  Last Friday, Governor Perry made what I think is a dangerous decision on a safety issue. One of the good things to come out of this...

Too often, the media is focused on the sensationalized "problems" of the tort system. And they do it by looking at the fringe frivolous cases (anyone remember the ridiculous coverage of Roy Pearson's pants lawsuit?) without looking at the every day, usual cases where people are hurt. We focus on...

The underride trucking accident --- where a car rear-ends a truck and slides underneath --- is almost always serious, usually fatal.  But they don't have to be that way. Federal motor carrier regualtions require most trailers to have rear impact guards to prevent just this type of underride accident.  But...

Last night's ice and snow has caused hundreds of auto accidents in the Central Texas/IH35 corridor. Austin reported over 200 car wrecks, including two fatal accidents.  In one accident, a 19 year old Plano man, Stephen Kendall, tragically lost his life when his vehicle collided with an 18 wheeler.  There...

Yesterday, the high here in Austin was 81.   Today, and for the rest of the week, the highs will hover around freezing.  All because of an arctic air system. Depending on where you are, there will be rain, snow, sleet and ice. What better time to talk about the duties that trucking companies owe...

Last week, the federal government announced new plans to allow more Mexican trucking companies to have access to US highways.   Other than some limited trials, Mexican trucks have been limited by law to only driving within 25 miles of the US/Mexico border.  But under the new proposal, the trucks could...