The answer appears to be YES. That’s the conclusion of a recently released report by the Traffic Injury Research Foundation. The common typecast of the drunk driver was male – often a young man: “for several decades, road safety research has demonstrated the fatalities and injuries related to road crashes (due to alcohol or other  more...

According to a new US study* occupants may be safer in a hybrid vehicle than in a conventional gas-powered model. Statistically, the study found that injuries sustained from a collision were 25% lower  for occupants of hybrids. According to the study, this is “good news for green-minded drivers who don’t want to trade safety for  more...

We’ve heard it from advertisers for years: using a specific product will make you look younger, feel happier, express more confidence, __________________(you fill in the blank)… But some recent cases have caused advertisers to be more cautious about stating what their products will do. Example #1: in September, Reebok agreed to pay $25 million in  more...

The reforms to vehicle insurance in this province put in place by the provincial government have run for a full year (starting September 1, 2010). And except for the very small percentage of policyholders who have initiated changes to their basic policy, this means that every driver, passenger, and pedestrian now has less healthcare coverage  more...

The driverless car – an automobile using autopilot allowing it to navigate parking lots, city roads and even highways – may be coming to a street near you! Google has launched one of the most advanced road transportation projects in the world.  The program uses Google Street View and artificial intelligence software combined with video  more...

Saturday night’s stage collapse at the Indiana State Fair is already being called the deadliest of its kind in U.S. history. The crowd of roughly 10,000 were awaiting the show, and witnessing the ominous signs of the imminent storm. Quite abruptly, wind gusts – estimated to have exceeded 60 mph – tore through the metal  more...

AirBNB, the website that allows people to list their homes for “rent” like hotel rooms, has been in the news lately – for one, because of its monetary valuation of billions of dollars, and second because of what is being called a vacation rental horror story where an AirBNB user’s apartment was ransacked by her  more...

The early reports cause freedom-loving people everywhere to shudder: a mid-afternoon blast at a 17-storey government building in Oslo has resulted in fatalities – and fear. And if this turns out – as it initially appears – to be the work of terrorists, it serves as a grim reminder that every democratic nation embracing peace  more...

  You may not have noticed, but the accumulation of bad news stories from around the globe has already made 2011 the worst year of the 21st century for natural disasters – and we have over 5 months to go before year-end!   Is the trend getting significantly worse – or is this year an  more...

It sounds rather crass – but that question is often what our courts wrestle with when one party is legally liable for injury to another. Questions considered: What degree of medical and attendant care will be required?  What lifestyle changes will this injury necessitate?  How will those closest to the injured party be affected? And  more...