Do you drive with your dog in your lap?
The two best reasons to keep your dog in the backseat Minimizing Distractions A driver in Beaverton, Oregon is fighting a $160 citation issued by a police officer who...
Read moreShould drivers who hit pedestrians face tougher penalties?
A new report from the Center for Investigative Reporting finds that most drivers responsible for striking and killing pedestrians are not jailed – or even ticketed. The San Francisco Bay Area,...
Read moreA big factor in young driver’s crash risk: sleep
Young drivers who do not sleep enough are at significant risk of having a car crash. Australian researchers examined the association between sleep and motor vehicle crashes in 20,000...
Read moreInsurance companies should play by the same rules
May 8 is an important day in the Oregon legislature: the Senate has a chance to stop the insurance industry’s unfair exemption from the Unlawful Trade Practices Act. Erik...
Read moreWatching for riders
May is Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month, a national project to encourage vehicles and motorcyclists to “share the road” with each other. Motorcycle fatalities represent 14% of total highway deaths...
Read moreThis Saturday: Safe Kids Day at the Oregon Zoo
D'Amore Law Group is a proud sponsor of Safe Kids Day at the Oregon Zoo, free with zoo admission on May 4, 2013 - read more
Read moreMost distracted driving deaths don’t involve cell phone use, study says
Only 10% of motor vehicle accidents that result in a death are caused by distracted driving? A new study on 65000 fatal crashes from Erie Insurance
Read moreCome to Safe Kids Day at the Oregon Zoo
Saturday, May 4, from 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., the Oregon Zoo will host the 15th Annual Safe Kids Day. Safe Kids Day is a fun and interactive safety event about...
Read moreUse a voice-to-text app while driving? Don’t bother
* This post originally appeared on the Legal Examiner. Yesterday, I spoke to a great group of students at a Beaverton, Oregon high school about distracted driving. As part...
Read morePolice and pedestrians
In Oregon, every intersection is a crosswalk. Many have no signal. Some are unmarked. And drivers complain that it can be difficult to see pedestrians on corners, and to...
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