Traffic fatalities have been on an encouraging downward trend over the past forty years. It wasn’t until 2015 when we saw the largest spike in traffic deaths in four decades. The possibility of a fluke was ruled out as data shows that this year is looking even worse. Traffic safety analysts have their fingers pointed…
Texas remains one of only four states that do not ban texting while driving, along with Arizona, Montana and Missouri. Last month, Rep. Tom Craddick, R-Midland, and Sen. Judith Zaffirini, D-Laredo, introduced bills for consideration in the upcoming legislative session that begins in January that would make texting while driving a crime. This is the…
On behalf of Tylka Law Firm and Mediation Center posted in “Car Accidents” on Tuesday, August 30, 2016. We’ve all seen it. Someone following another driver so closely, you wonder if they are hitched to each other. It’s a dangerous scenario–for both drivers. In the event the car in front has to make a sudden…
On behalf of Tylka Law Firm and Mediation Center posted in Car Accidents on Friday, July 29, 2016. Whether you watch the national news, your local station or simply scroll through trending topics on Facebook, distracted driving remains one of the most controversial subjects on the roads right now. While Texas still doesn’t have an actual…
On behalf of Tylka Law Firm and Mediation Center posted in “Car Accidents” on Tuesday, May 3, 2016. The use of your cellphone while driving is hazardous and leads to serious car accidents every year in the United States. The government does not have accurate statistics on how many accidents are caused by cellphone use…
On behalf of Tylka Law Firm and Mediation Center posted in “Car Accidents” on Saturday, August 29, 2015. It is the right of all Texas motorists to reasonably expect that other drivers sharing the road will remain alert and cautious behind the wheels of their vehicles. When a motorist becomes distracted or is otherwise negligent,…
On behalf of Tylka Law Firm and Mediation Center posted in “Car Accidents” on Tuesday, July 21, 2015. Recent controversy has arisen in the state of Texas regarding the banning of hand-held electronic devices while driving. The state is one of the few in the United States that does not have a ban on texting…
On behalf of Tylka Law Firm and Mediation Center posted in “Car Accidents” on Wednesday, July 8, 2015. A recent study on the human brain showed that when drivers listen to conversations while they are behind the wheels of their vehicles, the capacity of their brains to concentrate on spatial processing is greatly diminished. This…