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Scrutiny of passenger train safety in Southern California, Part 2

Our blog post today continues with a theme we initially addressed in an entry from last week, namely, commuter train safety in Southern California. Our October 20 post detailed train-related events of major importance and concern that have occurred in the region and that have been tragically bookmarked by two seminal occurrences. As we noted in last week’s post, a 2008 freight train/Metrolink commuter train collision occurring in Chatsworth killed 28 people. And just a few short months ago, another deadly Metrolink crash played out near Oxnard, when a truck and train collided at a crossing. That accident took the life of a train engineer and [...]

By |2018-05-26T14:30:51-07:00October 27th, 2015|Truck Accidents|Comments Off on Scrutiny of passenger train safety in Southern California, Part 2
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Focus: passenger train safety in Southern California

For obvious reasons, the adverse repercussions stemming from a train-related crash can be outsized. We simply note on the San Fernando Valley Railroad Accident page of our website at the Ventura County Vititoe Law Group, LLC, that “a railroad accident can be a catastrophic event.” […]

By |2018-05-26T14:31:21-07:00October 20th, 2015|Truck Accidents|Comments Off on Focus: passenger train safety in Southern California
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Well-constructed and maintained roads: a reasonable expectation

The so-called “social contract” that is a bedrock principle underlying American life hinges much on the idea that reciprocal duties and corresponding behaviors between citizens and government entities promote necessary predictability and safety. In other words, there’s a give-and-take mentality at work. […]

By |2018-05-26T14:31:51-07:00October 16th, 2015|Car Accidents|Comments Off on Well-constructed and maintained roads: a reasonable expectation
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Can hypoxia be readily identified and prevented?

How serious of an issue is medical malpractice in the United States? By almost any empirical measure, the answer to that question is sobering, if not flatly troubling: Mistakes made by medical professionals that contribute directly to patient injuries are common and persistent in medical facilities across the country. […]

By |2018-05-26T14:32:44-07:00October 6th, 2015|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Can hypoxia be readily identified and prevented?
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California road deaths: reversal of downward trend, Part 2

It is certainly food for thought to see the word “only” in a sentence that refers to the 2,739 traffic deaths that reportedly occurred on California roadways in 2010. By any measuring stick, that number would seem notably high and remarkably sad. It equates, on average, to more than seven people dying in motor vehicle accidents on state roads every single day of the year. […]

By |2018-05-26T14:33:10-07:00October 1st, 2015|Car Accidents|Comments Off on California road deaths: reversal of downward trend, Part 2
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State officials say traffic fatalities again on the rise in California

After several years of considerable improvements in safety, the annual number of traffic deaths is again on the rise in California. In fact, in 2010 there were fewer California traffic fatalities than during any other year since World War II, but there has been a 13 percent increase since 2010. So why is the state seeing an uptick in fatal accidents now? And why do state officials expect the trend to continue? […]

By |2018-05-26T14:34:59-07:00September 29th, 2015|Car Accidents|Comments Off on State officials say traffic fatalities again on the rise in California
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L.A. Road Vehicle Fatalities Show Little Disparity

Whether you’re a pedestrian, cyclist, motorcyclist, or, driving a private passenger vehicle, every time you get on the road in Los Angeles, you’re at-risk for an accident. It’s no secret the streets pose a danger to everyone on them, and, the statistics bear this fact out. In fact, City of Angels drivers kill bicyclists and pedestrians way above the national average, according to a study conducted by the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute. The reason? It’s simply a matter of sheer exposure, where there’s such density, 7,000 people per square mile, there are going to be more collisions. Injury and fatality crashes are quite commonplace, [...]

By |2018-05-26T14:37:59-07:00September 28th, 2015|Car Accidents|Comments Off on L.A. Road Vehicle Fatalities Show Little Disparity
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L.A. is the second largest pedestrian death city in the country

You’ve probably heard the cliche, “nobody walks in L.A.” Well, the numbers certainly don’t support that misnomer, and what’s worse, the grim statistics demonstrate quite a different, grim reality. Los Angeles is only second the the Big Apple in the numbers of pedestrian deaths. In the latest figures available, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reveals that about 100 pedestrians are killed each year in the City of Angels, that’s not many less than NYC, which had nearly 130 pedestrian deaths. Bicyclists certainly don’t fare much better in L.A., and, if you’re a male, over 20 years of age, and live in [...]

By |2018-05-26T14:40:20-07:00September 28th, 2015|Uncategorized|Comments Off on L.A. is the second largest pedestrian death city in the country
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