Many Houston readers who are looking to buy a new car likely care a great deal about the safety features a new car has to offer. Parents want the car that will provide the safest ride possible for their children. Federal transportation safety watchdogs weighed in this...
A Halloween party turned into a real-life terror for Houston residents recently, as a car plowed into the backyard where the party was, killing one. The driver appeared to violate traffic laws before flying into the backyard. With so many children present at the...
Houston readers of this blog have read a lot to leave them disappointed in certain people's actions. But what they should never have to read about is someone who is sworn to uphold and enforce the law trying to subvert it. But a Houston municipal court judge is now...
When people make the irresponsible decision to drink and drive, we are quick to condemn that person as responsible for his or her own actions. But should someone else be held responsible for failing to prevent that person from getting behind the wheel before tragedy...
It doesn't take much to understand why teen drivers are more dangerous behind the wheel than any other age group. For some, the new dom of being able to drive around is complemented by an increased feeling of invincibility. For too many teens, however, they have to...
A frightening crash that happened in Houston recently could have had tragic, disastrous consequences had it happened at a different time of day. Unfortunately little details are known about the incident, but a large number of disabled children could have been hurt in...
This blog has discussed at length the effects of inexperienced drivers thinking they are invincible while on the road. But what about drivers whose best days may be behind them? Many have wanted more road testing for senior citizens, and a spate of accidents caused by...
This blog has written extensively about Houston area city and school buses getting into accidents that endanger the lives of their passengers, pedestrians and other cars. What this blog hasn't discussed too much is the rise in low-cost passenger buses like Megabus and...
When Houston residents buy a car, they usually assume that it has been assembled properly and that it has passed the proper safety inspections. After all, cars wouldn't be sent to market if they weren't safe, right? But a new test has revealed that some cars may not...
Choosing to get behind the wheel after drinking puts everyone's safety at risk. Last weekend in Galveston, not too far from Houston, a family's weekend was ruined when the horse-drawn carriage they were riding in was slammed into by a drunk driver. One man died in the...
