April 24, 2017 , Children's Safety
Which way to go? Rear face car seats until age 2
Bellingham babies (and parents), take note: the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) currently recomends that toddlers are kept in rear-facing car seats until age two, or until they exceed the height or weight limit for the car seat. Previous recomme...
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April 24, 2017 , Brain Injuries
Handling head injury claims after a car accident
Of the two million Americans who suffer head injuries each year, 14% of those are due to injuries from car crashes, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That means 286,000 people receive TBI (traumatic brain injury) every year...
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April 21, 2017 , Distracted Driving
New distracted law approved by Washington State lawmakers
State lawmakers approved stricter distracted driving definitions and penalties for all Washington State drivers. No more loopholes for social media usage, selfies, snapchats, or playing Asphalt-Extreme while behind the wheel. If you're caught using y...
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April 18, 2017 , Motorcycle Accidents
Thinking of driving your motorcycle 1/4 mile from a dead stop in six seconds? Read this first.
A recent motorcycle wreck in Whatcom County got me thinking about motorcycle safety. It was a young man whose "speed and inexperience" was blamed by investigators for the fatal wreck. It is one of those devastating pieces of news about a fatal vehicl...
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April 14, 2017 , Personal Injury
Tips on navigating Bellingham’s traffic roundabouts
Love ‘em or hate ‘em, you’ll see them more on more on Bellingham roads. Roundabouts! They’re becoming a popular alternative to conventional intersections because they reduce accidents and severity of crashes that do occur. Also, they keep the...
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April 14, 2017 , Children's Safety
Child passenger safety seats help save lives
Cars have been around longer than child car safety seats, that’s for sure. The first child car seat was created in 1962. Nowadays, there are even facilities and experts in many counties, including Whatcom, where new parents can go to have their car...
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April 11, 2017 , Insurance Topics
Your insurance policy limits can affect your car accident settlement
It may not seem obvious from all the fine print on your insurance policy that insurers have limits to the amount of money that can be claimed by accident victims. Insurance companies set these limits as the maximum they will pay out to one of their c...
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April 7, 2017 , Insurance Topics
Definitions of common car accident insurance policy acronyms
Acronyms, as annoying as they can be, are also convenient, at least for those who know what they mean. Insurance coverage is full of them. Since everyone has to buy car insurance in order to legally drive, you've probably already seen some of these....
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April 7, 2017 , Distracted Driving
What can you do about Distracted Driving?
It feels like an insurmountable problem. I can't tell you how many times I'm at a light and look over to see someone on their phone, or eating, or turned around to care take the kids in the back. Not to mention the driver I saw on I-5 just outside Be...
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April 4, 2017 , Distracted Driving
Distracted Driving emphasis patrols operating now
April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month. To celebrate, Washington State Patrol is conducting "emphasis patrols" targeting this behavior on Washington roads. If you're traveling on highways that cross Bellingham, and that is pretty much all of us,...
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