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How Long Are Those White Dashes on the Highway? Slow Down!

Posted on June 8, 2012 by bonnicilawgroup

A recent study indicates that many drivers greatly underestimate how long white dashed lines in between lanes on the interstate actually are. Study leader Doug Shaffer and his colleagues at The Ohio State University conducted three experiments with over 400 college students, according to UPI.com. When researchers asked the participants to guess how long the lines were, they answered 2 feet. The actual length of the lines is 10 feet, which is a federal guideline, and the underestimation indicates the participants are driving too fast. The lines are placed 30 feet apart and used to separate traffic lanes or indicate passing is legal around a center line. “We were surprised, first, that people’s estimate were so far off, and second, that there was so little variability,” Shaffer said. Since the lines are 10 feet long and 30 feet apart, each time you pass one your car has traveled 40 feet….
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California Leads the US in Dog Bites

Posted on June 4, 2012 by bonnicilawgroup

New statistics show that California leads the nation in insurance claims for dog bites, according to the Huffington Post. State Farm Insurance alone paid out over $109 million for 3,800 dog bite claims in California in 2011, said spokesman Eddie Martinez. In 2010, State Farm paid out $90 million for 3,500 claims in the state. Attacks and claims increased 31 percent in 2011 in California. All insurance companies paid $479 million for dog bite claims in the state in 2011, according to the Insurance Information Institute. “Most dog bites occur actually among a family pet or a known dog,” says ER Dr. Alan Nager. “It’s fairly rare to be bit by a stray dog.” Many people believe dog owners are only liable for injuries caused by a dog if the dog bit someone else in the past; however, this “one free bite” is not the law in California. Owners are…
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San Diego Woman Killed in Motorcycle Accident

Posted on June 1, 2012 by bonnicilawgroup

Irvine resident Julie Faith Fortier, 39, died in a motorcycle accident, according to CBS 8 News in San Diego. Fortier was riding on the back of her husband’s motorcycle on Highway 78 just east of Julian at the time of the crash. According to reports from the California Highway Patrol (CHP), another motorcycle swiped into Fortier’s husband’s bike. The accident occurred on a curve in the highway along the Banner Grade when Fortier’s husband’s bike crossed over the center line. The other rider suffered injuries. According to a study from the University of Southern California, 50 percent of all fatal motorcycle accidents involved another vehicle. Seventy-eight percent of the motorcycles involved were struck from the front, and only 5 percent were struck from behind. Speeding was cited as a factor in 36 percent of the fatal motorcycle accidents. To compare, speed was listed a factor in 24 percent of fatal…
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