New IIHS Study Looks at Rising Crash Rates A new study shows that car crash rates rise when states pass laws that legalize the recreational…
Neighborhood Speeding Causes Many Complaints One of the top complaints received by city officials is that people are speeding on residential roads. Many motorists exceed…
Dog Attacks Threaten Sacramento Postal Workers The newest national rankings by the U.S. Postal Service for the number of dog attacks against its employees was…
Weedkiller’s Future U.S. Residential Availability Uncertain Roundup™ is a commercial and residential weedkiller that has been available in the United States since the 1970s. For…
Recall Targets Defective Home Smoke Alarms Many different consumer product types may be subject to recall for defects in design and/or manufacture. While some defects…
2020 Traffic Fatalities Highest Since 2007 The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) released preliminary estimates of 2020 traffic fatalities on June 3, 2021. The…
Disabled Vehicle Crashes Often Overlooked The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) recently issued a press release that addressed the issue of highway fatalities that…
Fourth Fatal Tesla Autopilot Crash A crash occurred on May 5, 2021, in the Los Angeles area that was the fourth fatal incident involving a…
Heatstroke Prevention Campaign Underway The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), which operates under the U.S. Department of Transportation, is urging parents and caregivers of…
A Day to Honor Mom Mother’s Day is Sunday, May 9th. After year-long pandemic shutdowns and distance learning combined with work-from-home schedules, it’s a foregone…
Accusations Fly in Roundup™ Appeal As the class-action lawsuit against Bayer moves along, lawyers for the plaintiffs are accusing the company of a “Pay to…
Motorcycle Events in Northern California While a few annual Northern California motorcycle events have been canceled for 2021 due to COVID-19, including the Quail Motorcycle…
Sly Park Recreation Area Sly Park Recreation Area (SPRA) is centered around Jenkinson Lake and provides an array of fun activities for people of all…
Earth Day Expanded to Earth Month Last year, 2020, marked the 50-year anniversary of Earth Day, and the UC Davis Community recognized the milestone by…
Some Female Brain Injury Patients at Higher Risk of Long-Term Symptoms A study was conducted by the University of California on age and sex and…
NHTSA Safety Campaign – Share the Road The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has issued a reminder as temperatures start to rise that it…