Self-driving cars will change our lives in many ways over the coming years. Their advocates make big promises from the end of car crashes to the reinvention of our car-centric cities, but the constant stream of serious crashes in the news begs the question of whether this technology is being rushed onto our streets before it’s ready.
In a controversial decision which does not bode well for workers, the United States Supreme Court recently ruled that employers can force employees to waive their right to band together and pursue collective actions against their employer.
Every day, many people ride escalators and elevators. It may be necessary or simply convenient and the average rider does not think twice before boarding. Yet, escalators and elevators injure and kill numerous riders per day.
The link between football and traumatic brain injury continues to strengthen. Now, one of the largest studies on the subject to date finds that 110 out of 111 deceased NFL players had chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a degenerative brain disorder associated with repetitive head trauma.
Did you know postal service workers aren’t allowed to make U-turns or left turns in their mail trucks because their right-hand drive (or right-sided steering) vehicles have such limited visibility? Think about that the next time your mail carrier drives by your house in one of those slow-moving boxy-looking vehicles with the eagle on the side.
In a previous post, I described the basics of phishing, the most prevalent form of fraud on the Internet. Phishing has been around for more than 20 years and, unlike malware and other exploits that are usually patched with haste as soon as they are identified, phishing shows no signs of going anywhere.
Negative bias against motorcyclists often affects their case if they have been involved in an accident, regardless of the facts. It seems ingrained in us to believe that motorcyclists simply drive too fast, constantly change lanes and are just reckless risk-takers in general.
We’ve all followed drivers who are texting or talking on the cellphone, bouncing off the Botts’ dots or slowing traffic around them. Hopefully, though, we’ve managed to avoid the consequences of distracted driving – injuries, death and property damage that occur when the driver crashes.
