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Flashback to 1989 – The Loma Prieta (M6.9) quake struck just as the World Series was beginning in San Francisco.   Centered 50 miles south in the Santa Cruz Mountains, the temblor killed 63, collapsed an elevated portion of a freeway in Oakland and a portion of the Bay Bridge, sparked fires that burned much of…

AOL Autos posted the results of The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) that issued its Top Safety Picks for 2011, with 66 vehicles making the grade.  According to autos.aol.com, “this year’s evaluations show that when it comes to vehicle safety features, a strong roof, one that offers exceptional protection in the event of a…

According to AOL Travel, San Francisco is an odd city namely because “the worst parts of the town are just blocks away from the most touristy parts.”  In addition, the website news.reavel.aol.com explains that “most tourists have a problem telling the neighborhoods apart, and the seedier areas are not exactly marked on a map.”  Furthermore,…

The Daily Pilot reports a “Newport Beach woman who could face possible vehicular manslaughter charges from a fatal crash” last month also recently plead guilty to an unrelated traffic violation– “her latest in a long string of tickets.” According to the story, the suspect, Danae Marie Miller, age 22, “pleaded guilty at the Central Justice…

According to the San Francisco Police Department, authorities are currently seeking the public’s help in hit and run accident.  Right now, the San Francisco Police Department’s Hit and Run Investigative Team is looking into an incident that happened on February 25, 2011 at 3:06pm at Market Street and O’Farrell Street. Police have revealed that a…

The staff at Editor and Publisher (E&P) announced on February 08, 2011 that “The Bay Citizen in San Francisco has launched a bike accident tracker on its website, BayCitizen.org.” P &E also reports that the user-friendly interactive map shows viewers, “every bicycle accident that has been reported to the police in nearly two years.”  …

MSNBC.COM recently released a new list of driving tips via the California Highway Patrol for poor weather conditions.  The complete list can also be found at the following website:  http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41768349/ns/local_news-san_francisco_bay_area_ca. 1.) Turn on your lights!  It’s the law! The law requires that your vehicle lights be activated in the rain, when visibility is reduced or…

San Francisco police are currently investigating a fatal accident at Geary and Arguello Boulevard, according to today’s San Francisco Examiner. The story reveals a 31-year-old man was killed after an “intoxicated driver…plowed into his car” last Thursday on Geary Boulevard, police say.  In addition, the driver was reportedly speeding and running multiple red lights prior…

Imagine the following…driver and his passengers (all of whom are seventeen or eighteen years old) go to the Serra Bowl on Junipero Serra Boulevard in Daly City one Saturday Night.  Afterwards, the kids decide to hit up a party on Ocean Avenue in San Francisco.  Alcohol is consumed. Just before the sun comes up, the…

I read recently on the University of Missouri Systems’ Risk Management webpage that The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration or the NHTSA has issued multiple warnings (over the past decade) advising people about rollover hazards concerning specifically–15-passenger vans. In fact, as early as April of 2001, “NHTSA issued a cautionary warning for 15 passenger vans…