Yesterday two children were injured in a rollover accident ner North Main Texas. The two children ages four and five sustained head injuries and scalp lacerations. They were not restrained. The children are being treated at Texas Childrens Hospita.
An Automobile Rollover is a type of vehicle accident where a vehicle turns over on its side or roof. This happens when the center of mass ends up outside of the vehicle area of contact with the ground defined by its wheels.
The main cause for rolling over is turning too sharply while moving too fast. The force of inertia (acting in the direction opposite to the one it is turning) is combined with the force of gravity (acting downwards). When the combined force as applied to the centre of vehicles mass falls outside of the rectangle formed by the wheels the vehicle starts to turn over. A skilled driver may stop the fall by stopping the turn. It is possible to drive the car then on two wheels for some time.
All cars are susceptible to rollovers to various extents. Generally the higher the center of mass is located the higher the vehicle is and the faster it goes the more likely it is to roll over. SUVs are particularly notorious for rolling over. Trucks can often roll over when doing sharp turns and trains can roll over after derailing.
Some four wheel drive pickup trucks have reduced steering capacity to prevent rollover. This creates problems with parking and negotiating very sharp curves.
A vehicle may roll over for other reasons for example when hitting a large obstacle with one of its wheels when manoeuvring over uneven terrain etc.
After the rollover the vehicle may end up lying on the side or on the roof often blocking the doors and complicating the escape for the passengers. Large passenger vehicles such as buses trams and trolleybuses that have doors on one side only usually have special windows with handles to pull to use the window as an emergency exit or glaziers fixed near the windows for cutting the glass and making an improvised exit in case of a rollover. Some have emergency exits in their roofs.
SOURCE:From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia
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Posted by E. Michael Grossman Texas Automobile Rollover Attorney
In a press release issued yesterday by the Texas Department of Public Safety Thanksgiving travelers are urged to slow down buckle up and drive Sober!
According the press release during the Thanksgiving holiday last year DPS troopers wrote 14686 tickets for speeding and 3358 tickets for no insurance. They wrote 2138 tickets for no seat belts and 298 tickets for child restraint violations. DPS has a no-warnings policy for seat belt and child restraint violations.
Thanksgiving travelers should expect to see plenty of Highway Patrol troopers out on Texas roadways. Troopers will be looking for drivers who are speeding driving while intoxicated or who are not properly restrained or have passengers who aren’t buckled up.
Source: Texas Department of Public Safety
Posted by E. Michael Grossman Texas Personal Injury Attorney
An article by James Hunt
Automobile insurance is very important. Most people know this and understand
this. Insurance is meant to protect you your property as well as other people and other property that you may damage in an accident. There are different kinds of insurance that cover different things but even the most basic insurance is better than none at all.
Since insurance is so important to motor vehicles you should also know that it is important to motorcycle riders as well. More and more people are filling the roads with motorcycles. It is a great fast way to travel. Many people enjoy the open road and the freedom. Many people find it cheaper than driving a car. Whatever the reasons for driving one if you have a motorcycle you need motorcycle insurance.
The good news is that more and more auto insurance companies are offering coverage to motorcycles now so it is not as hard or as expensive to get insurance. You can find free quotes from many common auto insurance companies.
You can get quotes online from many places like Progressive. Types of motorcycle coverage vary by state so you will have to look it up for your state to know exactly what kind of insurance is available to you and required by law.
Your coverage can also vary according to how your motorcycle is classified just like with automobiles. There are cruisers limited production cruisers street sports high performance touring and more types. How your motorcycle classifies will affect your insurance as well as the other factors.
Your driving record can also affect your rates. There are some states that do not offer motorcycle insurance such as Massachusetts Washington DC and New Jersey. You must check with the laws in your area. Most insurance companies can tell you the laws for your state if you do not know.
James Hunt has spent 15 years as a professional writer and researcher covering stories that cover a whole spectrum of interest.
Read more at www.motorcycle-insurance-guide.info
Posted by E. Michael Grossman Texas Motorcycle Accident Attorney
A 20-year-old El Paso man died Thursday night from injuries he received crashing a motorcycle his parents say hed been driving only a couple of months. Myles Anderson a University of Texas at El Paso student on Thursday afternoon was driving a black 2006 Suzuki motorcycle east on Interstate 10 near Walnut Street in Central El Paso police said.
As traffic slowed Andersons cycle struck the back of a black 2006 Jaguar police said. He was taken to Thomason Hospital where he later died. Anderson a graduate of Cathedral High School and a resident of a small apartment complex at 700 Mundy was an aspiring photographer who was studying at UTEP to eventually work as a museum curator family members said.
He will be cremated and memorialized Sunday at a private ceremony his parents said. No charges are expected to be filed as a result of the accident. Andersons death was the 39th traffic death of the year in the city compared with 45 at this time last year police said. It was also the eighth motorcyclists death of the year compared with nine at this time last year.
Article by Darren Meritz may be reached at dmeritz@elpasotimes.com. Source: El Paso Times
Posted by: Texas Motorcycle Accident Lawyer E. Michael Grossman
A Texas man was hurt in a motorcycle accident Saturday on State Highway 34. Herbert Turcious 43 of Houston Texas was injured when a deer struck the 2006 BMW motorcycle he was driving according to the Arkansas State Police. Turcious lost control of the motorcycle and it skidded into a southbound ditch police said. Turcious was taken to St. Johns Regional Medical Center in Springfield Mo. via air ambulance police said. Read Source: The Baxter Bulletin Online
In 2004 4641 pedestrians were killed in traffic crashes in the United States — a decrease of 15 percent from the 5489 pedestrians killed in 1994. On average a pedestrian is killed in a traffic crash every 113 minutes and injured in a traffic crash every 8 minutes. There were 68000 pedestrians injured in traffic crashes in 2004. Most pedestrian fatalities in 2004 occurred in urban areas (72%) at nonintersection locations (79%) in normal weather conditions (89%) and at night (66%).
Accornding to NHTSA there were 424 fatal pedestrian accidents in the state of Texas in 2004. Thats 11.8% of all traffic related fatalities in the state for that year.
For more information regarding Texas Pedestrian Fatalities visit us at texas-wrongful-death-lawyer.net
According to NHTSA 4008 motorcyclists were killed and an additional 76000 were injured in traffic crashes in the United States in 2004 — 8 percent more than the 3714 motorcyclist fatalities and 14 percent more than the 67000 motorcyclist injuries reported in 2003!
The state of Texas had the 3rd largest number of motorcycle accident fatalities second only to California and Florida. There were 285 reported motorcycle fatalities in Texas in 2004. 58.5% were NOT wearing a safety helmet!
NHTSA estimates that helmets saved the lives of 1316 motorcyclists in 2004. If all motorcyclists had worn helmets an additional 671 lives could have been saved.
Helmets are estimated to be 37 percent effective in preventing fatal injuries to motorcyclists.
This means for every 100 motorcyclists killed in crashes while not wearing a helmet 37 of them could have been saved had all 100 worn a helmet.
Source: NHTSA
Learn more about motorcycle accident information at http://www.texasmotorcycleaccident.com
According to a October 2001 report published by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) motorcycle accidents are increasing.
Some notable finding about these single vehicle motorcycle crashes:
- More motorcyclist fatalities occur on rural roads
- High blood alcohol levels are a major contributor to motorcycle fatalities
- Half of the fatalities are related to negotiating a curve prior to the crash
- In almost 2/3 of motorcycle fatalities speed was a factor
- Over half of fatalities occur at night
Source: Fatal Single Vehicle Motorcycle Crashes (NHSTA)
Michael Grossman represents motorcycle accident cases in Texas. For more information regarding motorcycle accidents visit the website at http://www.texasmotorcycleaccident.com/
A semi tractor trailer ran a red light Wednesday morning in Plano TX killing a woman and closing the westbound service drive for state Highway 121 at Custer Road. The female driver of a Ford Focus was caught under the tractor-trailor and burst into flames.
In the U.S. in 2003 there were 4669 fatal crashes involving large trucks compared to 58512 fatal traffic accidents in total. California had the most fatal big truck accidents with 5725 followed by Texas Florida and Pennsylvania.
Visit Texas18WheelerAccident.com for more information on tractor-trailor accidents in Texas.
Some examples of medical malpractice claims include some common injuries that may be the result of hospital error or negligence: birth injury such as Erbs palsy cerebral palsy or other types of brain damage; failure to diagnose as in cancer (such as lung or breast cancer) or appendicitis in a timely manner; medication errors like when handwritten prescriptions are illegible when abbreviations are used on the prescription and when two drugs with similar spellings are confused; wrongful death meaning when a patient dies as a result of medical negligence or hospital errors; nursing home abuse – when the elderly receive improper care or are otherwise abused physically mentally psychologically or financially in a home for the aged; and defective drugs or products – when the patient was not warned about the dangers of the product or if the product does not meet safety standards.
There are some interesting statistics about medical malpractice suits filed each year in the U.S.: there were 2696 total serious disciplinary actions in 1999 but it’s estimated that many times more injuries and deaths are caused by doctors’ negligence. Estimates say that as many as 98000 patients may be killed each year in hospitals alone as a result of medical errors. Meanwhile less than 1% of the nation’s doctors face any serious state sanctions each year.
Grossman Law Office represents clients who fall victim to medical malpractice. Visit our website for more information.
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