Driving Skills

Are motorists at fault in the majority of motorcycle accidents?

  Are motorists at fault in the majority of motorcycle accidents? May 3, 2016 by Steven M. Gursten Sobering thoughts on how we can better protect motorcyclists from being hit by cars   May is Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month. But designating something as an “awareness month” doesn’t really do much good if the driving public doesn’t truly […]

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Can a motorist drive in a designated bike lane?

  Can a motorist drive in a designated bike lane? May 30, 2016 by Steven M. Gursten What drivers need to know about bicycle lanes and preventing car accidents involving cyclists   Happy Memorial Day, everybody. For a quick refresh on Memorial Day safe driving tips to prevent car accidents, take a look at our Friday blog post.

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What about protecting driverless car accident victims?

  What about protecting driverless car accident victims? June 7, 2016 by Steven M. Gursten Driverless car laws make big advances by allowing road testing ‘without a human operator’ and driverless Uber-type services, but swerves around issue of liability for driverless car accidents   More than two years ago, the Legislature changed the law to allow

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What Makes a Dangerous Intersection

  What Makes a Dangerous Intersection   Look out for these 13 danger signs The Dangerous Intersection warning sign (W42-1). Size is 24″ diamond shape, engineer grade prismatic or high-intensity reflective signs. Be alert, you’re approaching a dangerous intersection. There are certain factors that can increase the likelihood of an intersection being dangerous. If you’re

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Re-Thinking Fuel Additives: Making Them an Integral Part of Fuel Production

  Re-Thinking Fuel Additives: Making Them an Integral Part of Fuel Production February 6, 2021 by admin Leave a Comment Fuel additives, or compounds which change the chemical makeup of gasoline or diesel fuel, are already familiar to most people. Racing enthusiasts know about fuel performance additives used by racing car drivers to improve their 0-60 time. People

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Ghost drivers: cautionary instructions and correct reactions

  Ghost drivers: cautionary instructions and correct reactions Written by Olivier Duquesne on 02/10/2021 Coming across a phantom driver (on the wrong side of the road) is stressful, especially since an accident with such a vehicle is often (very) serious. Here is the behavior to adopt to avoid disaster. What are the good reflexes? Alcohol, above all,

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