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...

• Reduce Car Wrecks By Raising The Driving Age?

  Brooks Schuelke | September 09, 2008 9:32 AM | 3 CommentsAustin, TX

  It is undisputed that driving safety is an issue for teenage drivers. More than 5,000 U.S. teens die each year in auto accidents, and the rate of crashes for teens is almost 10 times the rate for...

• Bicycle Accidents and Head Injuries Are In The News Again

  Brooks Schuelke | May 29, 2008 10:30 AM | 3 CommentsAustin, TX

  Yesterday, I reported that a city-led task force has made recommendations designed to decrease the number of bicycle accidents in Austin. Now, preliminary results of a new study were released by the...

• Wrong Way Wrecks Are Still A Problem

  Brooks Schuelke | July 27, 2009 10:50 AM | 2 CommentsAustin, TX

  Last month, I posted about the rash of wrong-way drivers on the Dalls Parkway. Unfortunately, it's still a problem. Just this weekend, eight people were killed in a wrong-way crash in New York. ...

• Driving Safety: No Text Messaging While Driving

  Brooks Schuelke | February 07, 2009 9:46 AM | 2 CommentsAustin, TX

  As some our readers know, I have a separate firm website with a personal injury blog. For the last year or more, the number one way that people find my site and my blog is conducting a google...

• For The Love Of Your Child, Please Use A Car Or Booster Seat

  Brooks Schuelke | January 26, 2009 10:09 AM | 2 CommentsAustin, TX

  I received a twitter note (you can follow me @bschuelke) this morning from a local news station (@KXAN for you twitterers) saying that an unrestrained child was ejected and killed in a car wreck...

• Government Covers Up Research Showing Link Between Cell Phones And Auto Accidents

  Brooks Schuelke | July 21, 2009 2:29 PM | 1 CommentAustin, TX

  The New York Times wrote that two public interest groups had obtained documents from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration that show the link between cell phone usage and auto...

• 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...

• 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...