Blog Posts in 2015

Oklahoma Passes Child Seat Law and Ban on Texting & Driving

Oklahoma has just passed a law that strengthens rules on child safety seats. Now, children under the age of 2 must be in a rear-facing safety seat. Children between 4 and 8 must also be in an appropriate safety seat. Car crashes continue to be the leading cause of death of young children in most states. Oklahoma also joined other states in banning texting and driving. With this law, a police ...

Gov't Will Investigate Limo Crashes

The National Transportation Safety Board says that it will begin investigating limousine crashes on a case-by-case basis. https://tinyurl.com/pdl3227. Limo crashes are often serious and deadly, involving multiple injured passengers. Limo companies (especially the companies that make stretch limos) have been poorly regulated. They often lack adequate insurance and are not required to have common ...

Automatic Braking Saves Lives

U.S. car safety regulators have announced that automatic braking systems will be standard on all new cars. https://tinyurl.com/o4amcub. A timeline hasn't been set yet, but the sooner the better. Automatic braking uses sensors to detect imminent collisions, warn the driver, and apply emergency braking if the driver doesn't brake quickly enough or hard enough. This safety feature is available on ...

$250,000 to Family of Man Killed by Springfield Police

"The City of Springfield says it would pay $250,000 to the parents and attorneys of a man fatally shot by a police officer in February. If a judge approves the proposed settlement, the city and former officer Andrew Bath would not be held liable for the death of Michael Ireland. Attorneys for Ireland's family filed the proposed wrongful death lawsuit settlement in Greene County Circuit Court on ...