Recent Blog Posts in July 2008

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration at one time determined that Fresno, California ranked eighth statewide annually for motor vehicle accidents and collisions.  Specially, by years-end of 1999, 3,445 injuries and 50 fatalities occurred in Fresno City, CA.  Car and motorcycle crashes are responded to by the Fresno City Fire Department within Fresno city-limits who employ firefighters and certified emergency medical technicians. 

As is a common problem, training and equipment are at the mercy of a city and state's budget.  Specifically, the emergency personnel in Fresno, CA did not have the appropriate extraction equipment needed to remove individuals involved in bicycle accidents, truck accidents, car accidents, or motorcycle accidents which occurred within the city-limits of Fresno, California.  The budget constraints further prevented the Fresno City from disseminating a safety awareness education program, specifically in the use of seat belts, baby car seats, and bicycle helmets to further educate individuals and directly result in the protection and reduction of injuries to children from traffic accidents.

Upon receiving a grant, the City of Fresno immediately created a Vehicle Extrication Program as well as further expanding the existing Fresno public education and awareness program to directly combat its concerns of unnecessary injuries to children involved in both motor vehicle accidents and bicycle crashes.  To further educate the citizens of Fresno, the Fresno Fire Department participated in over 50 safety events in 2000 where over 7,000 children, parents and teachers were further educated.  The Fresno Fire Department further donated over 250 bicycle helmets to children to immediately begin protecting the children of Fresno, CA.

It is essential that your city follow the affirmative steps of Fresno, California to ensure that your residents are kept safe and are assisted with the newest and best technology in the unlikely event that you are involved in a car accident.

Despite these vast improvements to assist individuals who are involved in car accidents or other motor vehicle accidents within Fresno, California - these accidents continue to occur.  A professional and knowledgable Fresno motor vehicle accident lawyer should be hired if you were involved in any vehicle collision, especially if serious injuries, high medical costs, brain injuries or brain trauma resulted as a result of the negligence of another driver.

You should always wear a DOT approved motorcycle helmet in the unlikely event you are involved in a motorcycle crash.

Motorcycle helmets are scientifically proven to save lives.  To properly protect these motorcycle riders, the United States Department of Transportation (DOT) requires that all motorcycle helmets sold in the United States meet or exceed Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 218.

Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 218 defines the minimum helmet crash and performance impact levels that will protect a motorcycle rider's head and brain in the event of a non-fatal accident.  The U.S. Dept. of Transportation conducts compliance testing to ensure those helmets presently being sold in the United States meet the Federal safety standards.  Now, many States also require motorcycle riders to wear helmets that satisfy FMVSS 218 requirements.

Some motorcycle helmet manufacturers attempt to circumvent FMCSS 218 by selling their helmets as novelty items. In the unlikely event of a motorcycle accident while wearing a novelty helmet, the rider may be seriously injured and may not be able to recover because of his failure to wear a DOT approved motorcycle helmet.

If you have been injured in a motorcycle accident in Fresno, please visit our website.