Automobile Accidents

• Amen! New Legislation Seeks To End Chiropractic Solicitation Of Car Wreck Victims

  Brooks Schuelke | June 29, 2009 9:04 AM | 3 CommentsAustin, TX

  I’ve previously written about the problem with chiropractors soliciting car wreck victims and then directing the clients to attorneys, many of whom provide questionable representation. In the...

• Learn From Sergio Kindle --- Don't Text And Drive

  Brooks Schuelke | June 27, 2009 10:58 PM | 1 CommentAustin, TX

  Everyone that knows me knows that I'm a huge University of Texas fan. That's why I was so dismayed tonight to see that Texas star linebacker/defensive end Sergio Kindle suffered a concussion when he...

• Do You Have A Teen Driver? Make Them Watch This Today Show Video On The Dangers of Texting While Driving

  Brooks Schuelke | June 26, 2009 2:40 PM | 0 CommentsAustin, TX

  As parents, our job, I think, is to be repetitive on all the lessons that we're supposed to teach our kids that they refuse to learn. Although my kids aren't old enough for constant texting to be an...

• Wrong Way Drivers Causing A Rash of Traffic Fatalities In Dallas And Austin

  Brooks Schuelke | June 22, 2009 6:22 PM | 0 CommentsAustin, TX

  It's one of those things that's almost too bizarre to be true. This weekend, four people were killed in a wreck caused by a wrong way driver on the Dallas North Tollway. The wreck occurred despite...

• Car Wreck Victims, Please Don't Become Victim To Insurance Company Swoop And Settle Techniques

  Brooks Schuelke | June 16, 2009 9:27 AM | 1 CommentAustin, TX

  I think the sign of genius is being able to take something from those you disagree with. I have frequently written about my displeasure with attorneys or chiropractors that improperly (and perhaps...

• Governor Perry, Please Sign SB 61 Mandating Use Of Booster Seats

  Brooks Schuelke | May 26, 2009 10:01 PM | 1 CommentAustin, TX

  In today's Austin American Statesman, Dr. Todd Maxson, the trauma medical director at Dell Children's Hospital (and dad of two of the kids on the little league team I helped coach this year), wrote...

• Use Booster Seats Correctly

  Brooks Schuelke | May 20, 2009 5:06 PM | 1 CommentAustin, TX

  Last week, I had a post discussing a proposal in Texas to make use of child booster seats more prevalent. Later that week, a new study came out in Accident Analysis and Prevention magazine that...

• Texas Considers Mandating Usage Of Car Booster Seats

  Brooks Schuelke | May 12, 2009 11:29 AM | 0 CommentsAustin, TX

  This is a fairly common conversation at my house: Kid -- Do I have to use my booster seat? Me -- Yes. Kid -- But _________ doesn't use a booster seat. Me -- I must love you more than...

• Live From San Antonio --- Bus Driver Text Messaging While Driving

  Brooks Schuelke | April 30, 2009 11:43 AM | 0 CommentsAustin, TX

  I've posted before about the dangers of text messaging while driving, but pictures or videos are much better forms of media to convey the risks. And as you might have heard, a San Antonio bus driver...

• Protect Yourself By Making Sure The Depth Of Your Tire Treads Match

  Brooks Schuelke | April 09, 2009 11:16 AM | 0 CommentsAustin, TX

  It's a situation that plays out every day across the country. A couple has a vehicle. They don't really get the tires rotated as frequently as they should so the treads on the front tires wear out...