When is a bicycle not a bicycle? When it is a secret motorcycle. Earlier this year, in what the New York Times called the “first confirmed case of mechanical doping,” a Belgian cyclist’s bike was found to have a tiny motor and battery that could give the rider a motorized boost. Since then, there have …
According to an article on WRAL.com, the North Carolina Highway Patrol announced a new initiative called “Drive to Live 2016.” The goal to help reduce the number of traffic collisions and deaths involving teen drivers through stricter monitoring of roadways, and on-site educations The program was created after a 2015 investigation by the State Highway Patrol …
For months, the Association of Professional cyclists (CPA) had been sending letters to the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) outlining the hazards of disc brakes and asking for their use to be suspended. That’s exactly what happened…but only after Spanish cyclist Francisco Ventoso was injured after running into another rider’s brake rotor during a race. The …
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There are few decisions in life that are irreversible. We are a society that likes second chances. You can change jobs, switch cell phone carriers, and even pick up and move to a new city if you want. Those are freedoms of choice that most of us enjoy. However, as personal injury lawyers, we deal …
More than 40 percent of retired National Football League (NFL) players in a recent study had signs of traumatic brain injury based on sensitive MRI scans called diffusion tensor imaging, according to a study presented at the American Academy of Neurology’s 68th Annual Meeting in Vancouver, Canada. “This is one of the largest studies to …
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Most accident victims who call our firm are concerned with their financial future. They’ve been injured and are potentially looking at a long recovery. That recovery could cost them thousands of dollars in medical expenses, not to mention lost wages from not being able to work. How are they going to make ends meet while …
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According to an article on msn.com, in the last 45 years, the number of adults with diabetes has quadrupled. “Globally, an estimated 422 million adults were living with diabetes in 2014, compared to 108 million in 1980,” the UN health agency said in its first-ever report on the disease, warning that the condition had spread …
Volkswagen is recalling nearly 100,000 Passat diesel sedans, model years 2012-2014, due to insufficient cable insulation, which could cause short circuits. In some cases, underbody fires can result. According to cars.com, Volkswagen did not immediately announce an owner-notification schedule. Owners can call the automaker at 800-893-5298, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s vehicle-safety hotline at …
Good concussion news! (I never thought I would type those words.) Scientists have come up with a simple blood test that can detect concussion up to seven days after the injury, taking the guesswork out of making a diagnosis. Concussions have reached almost epidemic proportions in young people, especially among those who play sports. Whether …