Once referred to as car phones, the devices gained popularity in the 1950s and 1960s. However, most could not afford the high price. The 1970s saw the first cell phone. A Motorola engineer named Martin Cooper introduced the prototype in 1973 by placing the first-ever...
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Understanding the prevalence of bike accidents
All road users face serious risks when it comes to traffic collisions, but those riding bicycles become particularly vulnerable. Every year, bike accidents cause a significant number of injuries and deaths, and it is crucial for bicyclists as well as drivers to go...
Compensation for lost work and family time after a car accident
Car accidents can significantly impact various aspects of your life, including your ability to work and spend time with your family. If you are in a car accident in California, you may wonder whether you can seek compensation for the lost work and family time. Learn...
What common myths are associated with concussions?
Most people know the bare minimum about head and brain injuries. However, myth often ends up conflated with fact when it comes to these injuries. What are the most common incorrect but still widely believed myths about head injuries? A person with a brain injury...
Why are women more prone to accident injuries?
Car accidents can prove dangerous and deadly for anyone facing one. While some people walk away unscathed others may have to deal with life-altering injuries. According to some data, women are more prone to fall into the latter. What is it about car accidents that...
Is drowsiness a driving problem?
Drowsiness remains a serious issue for many drivers across the nation. However, some still do not know why it is an issue in the first place. In reality, drowsiness poses one of the biggest problems that drivers currently face in terms of dangerous distracted driving...
What should you know after a loved one’s internal decapitation?
A motor vehicle accident can expose anyone to a variety of injuries, ranging from minor to catastrophic. An internal decapitation certainly falls into the latter category. Indeed, according to published research in the International Journal of Spine Surgery, internal...
Statistics on traffic crashes and speeding drivers
Although most drivers realize that speeding causes many accidents, injuries and deaths, some drivers do not understand just how prevalent these accidents are. Speed-related crashes continue to turn far too many lives upside down, and you should do everything you can...
How can you limit distractions when you drive?
Most of the time you spend driving has pressing time constraints. For example, your commute to work, taking your children to extracurricular activities or making a delivery for your job. Multitasking while you drive might seem reasonable and even unavoidable at times....
