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Driving on a busy highway can be intimidating, especially for inexperienced drivers. Even those who drive daily may feel anxious when faced with high-speed traffic and multiple fast-moving traffic lanes. Most drivers automatically assume the slower-moving right lane of traffic is the safest option for traveling on a multi-lane highway, but is that always…

The aftermath of a serious car accident is chaotic and confusing. If you’re dealing with injuries or injured family members at the scene of the accident, the last thing on your mind is worrying about what happens to your damaged vehicle. But once the dust settles on an accident, many car accident victims wonder…

Civil courts in states like Texas offer legal recourse for injury victims to recover their damages if the injury was caused by someone else. The word “Damages” refers to the consequences of the injury. In a personal injury case such as a car accident, slip-and-fall injury, or an injury from a defective product, the…

A car accident is frightening and traumatic, especially if you or someone you love suffers serious injuries. Often, the distress of a car accident in Texas continues long after the initial crash when injury victims find themselves facing the state’s fault-based insurance system. Unlike the few states with no-fault insurance laws requiring all accident…

Car accidents are shocking and painful, often with long-lasting impacts on the entire family. Car accident survivors may experience difficult medical treatments, a delay in their return to work, and a damaged or totaled vehicle. As overwhelming as this experience may be, some car accident victims find the hits keep coming—because the person who…

A ride on the open roads of Texas is an exhilarating experience. With hundreds of miles of coastal highways, rolling hills and plains, spectacular spring wildflowers, and exceptional scenic views, the Lone Star State is a motorcycle destination that’s welcoming year-round. Unfortunately, the same open-air, two-wheeled design that makes a motorcycle ride so freeing…

Typically defined as an elevated canvas surface supported by springs in a metal frame and used for tumbling, trampolines maintain a reputation as either notorious or loved for a good reason. Today, trampolines come in all shapes and sizes and are a common piece of equipment enjoyed by professional athletes and recreationally by the…

Potentially driver-impairing medications (PDIM) are readily available – many of them over-the-counter – and as many as 50 percent of drivers on the road at any time are on one or more. This makes staying sober and paying attention essential to avoid being involved in a car accident. Data from a recent study conducted…

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has denied a petition to exempt livestock haulers from current hours-of-operation regulations. This effort from the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, Livestock Marketing Association, American Farm Bureau Federation, American Beekeeping Federation, American Honey Producers Association, and National Aquaculture Association, would have allowed truckers hauling insects, aquatic animals, and…

Often, when we think of brain injury and sports, football, soccer, and baseball come to mind. However, winter sports also come with head injury risks, making both awareness and safety precautions necessary. January is National Winter Sports TBI Awareness Month, an effort to raise awareness of the risks winter sports pose for traumatic brain injury….