World Elder Abuse Awareness Day: June 15
Millions of elderly people are patients in nursing homes and long-term care facilities – and they deserve to be safe. What is elder abuse? Elder abuse refers to any...
Read moreDo 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...
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