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No Symptoms? A Concussion Can Still Impair Your Driving

No Symptoms? A Concussion Can Still Impair Your Driving Roughly 4-million Americans suffer a concussion every year – and that’s just from sports. Millions more suffer a concussion in a car crash and other work-related accidents, and doctors are just beginning to find out how devastating a brain injury...

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The Hidden Costs of Flying: Injured on a Plane

The Hidden Costs of Flying: Injured on a Plane SAN FRANCISCO – When searching for flights for the entire family, price is a major factor – but a new study warns that it shouldn’t be the ONLY factor. After analyzing the 10 leading domestic airlines for price, convenience, headaches,...

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1 In 4 Drivers Were Using A Phone Before Crashing

1 In 4 Drivers Were Using A Phone Before Crashing LOS ANGELES – The decisions made in the moments before a car crash can be the difference between life, death or serious injury. The problem is, almost one in four drivers were using their phone in those moments before...

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Airbags: Even Top-Priced Cars Go Total Recall

Airbags: Even Top-Priced Cars Go Total Recall LOS ANGELES – Air bag recalls are proving to be as diverse as the American melting pot, even affecting over 800 Ferrari supercars. To try to wrap your head around the recent airbag recalls, imagine how big Los Angeles is. There are...

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Defective Airbags Causing More Injuries

Defective Airbags Causing More Injuries Federal regulators continue to pull more vehicles off the roads, citing airbag problems. Each time, the airbags are linked to the Japan-based Takata Corporation. Since 2008, 14 different automakers have recalled 24 million vehicles equipped with Takata airbag inflators. Some of these inflators have...

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The Dangerous Train Flaws that put Lives in Danger

The Dangerous Train Flaws that put Lives in Danger LOS ANGELES – Defective parts may have contributed to the Feb. 24 train accident in the Los Angeles suburb of Oxnard that killed one and injured more than 30 others. Two couplers and a cowcatcher were listed as ‘flawed parts,’...

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Safety Improvements Get Greenlight on Deadly Highway

Safety Improvements Get Greenlight on Deadly Highway LOS ANGELES – It hugs the Pacific coastline for over 655 miles between Dana Point in Orange County (CA) and Leggett in Mendocino County. California’s State Route 1 is recognized throughout the world as one of the most scenic and celebrated strips...

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Daylight Saving Time Can Make Drowsy Drivers

Daylight Saving Time Can Make Drowsy Drivers OAKLAND, Calif. – Just one hour of lost sleep is all it takes to set off a chain reaction of dangerous events on the road, Oakland car accident attorneys said, and there’s a study to back it up. Researchers at the University...

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Dozens Injured in California Train Crash

Dozens Injured in California Train Crash LOS ANGELES – A Southern California commuter train collided with a pickup truck in a rural area of Oxnard, about 65 miles northwest of Los Angeles. Authorities said dozens were injured and four people were critically hurt on the Metrolink-operated rail. The Oxnard...

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Common Car Accident Injuries Difficult To Diagnose

Common Car Accident Injuries Difficult To Diagnose Car crashes can have a lasting impact on every part of the human body. While seat belts can improve the chances of avoiding serious injury and death, statistics have shown injuries can still happen in some of the worst crashes. Every year,...

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