Wednesday, June 6, 2012

DUI Arrests and Fatal Accidents Down Significantly in San DIego over Memorial Day Holiday, unlike rest of California

San Diego County had 25 fewer DUI arrests and approximately 60 fewer alcohol related conduct arrests over the infamous Memorial Day Holiday, where San Diego usually leads the charge. Every other major county in California experienced a significant spike in DUI arrests and fatal auto accidents over the same time period. This drop was despite an elevated police presence because of current economic conditions, property values are down and so the municipality is attempting to raise money. And we all know that DUIs are BIG money.

Could this mean good things to come this summer, as Memorial Day is the unofficial first day of summer...only time will tell but this Attorney has his fingers crossed. Read full STORY HERE.



Sunday, June 3, 2012

Self-Driving Cars May Eraddicate Auto Accidnet Injureis and Fatalities.

Welcome to the future Mr. Jetson-your self-driving car is waiting. Believe it or not, technology and auto engineering has reached a point where self-driving cars will be a reality in a matter of years, not decades.

The benefits of the self-driving cars are readily apparent; almost all auto accident injuries and deaths would be eradicated because the overwhelming majority of auto accident are caused by human error and simple negligence. Traffic would clear up as the driving lanes would become more efficient as the cars "communicated" their destinations and intent to change lanes, etc. to each other. People would be able to relax and let the car take on all the stress that driving brings with it.

Conversely, many of us love to drive. It may be very hard to get the general population to give up manually driving. It would be..well... un-American. Ironically, they said the same thing when the original automobiles were introduced into the free market. Back then, people would laugh at you if you told them they would give up there beloved horses and buggies in exchange for the big, expensive new automobiles.

Interestingly, we are about to see the roll-out of the self-driving car. Read the full STORY HERE.