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Want to prevent a TBI? Make sure to always wear this when you bicycle

It's no mystery. Wearing a bike helmet when you bicycle, skateboard, inline skate, or ride a scooter greatly reduced your chance of getting a brain injury. For recent statistics on bicycle crashes and injuries, as well as tips on finding the right helmet, click here for this article from Bellingham lawyer Bill Coats, a bicycle and car crash attorney.

Wearing a helmet reduces fatalities by 85%. Tips on buying the right one

Seems like a no-brainer to wear a helmet each time you skateboard, bicycle, or inline skate, doesn't it? If that one statistic doesn't convince you to make this a habit, click here for this story from Bill Coats Law, a personal injury law firm in Bellingham, WA, with recent statistics and advice on buying a helmet.

Help K-9 Officer Monte Get Kevlar Vest

K-9 officer Monte, an officer with theLoveland Police Department, is entered in a contest through Keeping K-9s in Kevlar in the hopes of winning a vest that could save his life.

Colorado Dept. of Transportation uses WWII-era howitzer to clear snow

Thanks to heavy snow in the Western mountain states, Colorado has come up with a unique way to deal with avalanche prevention. On U.S. Route 550's Red Mountain Pass, the Colorado Department of Transportaion is blasting snow using a World War II-era howitzer. The DOT's John Palmer spoke with news station KOB:

Yuma, AZ and El Centro, CA car accidents cause more injury, death, and economic loss than any other crime or civic issue

Motor vehicle accidents are an hourly occurrence in Yuma, Arizona, neighboring El Centro, California, and across Yuma County and Imperial County. Many crashes are completely avoidable, caused by drunk drivers or distracted drivers. Whatever the cause, car accidents are a major safety and economic issue for the communities in this vast region.

Yuma and El Centro commercial truck accidents are a safety and legal issue for residents and visitors alike

Truckers are a growing motorist group using Arizona and California highways, and commercial trucking accidents occur regularly in the Yuma and El Centro regions. When a truck crash happens, serious injuries and fatalities are a common result.

Common causes of commercial truck accidents in Yuma and El Centro

According to IIHS, a large percentage of trucking crashes are caused by:

Aircraft Safety - Flying is safer but accidents still happen in Yuma and El Centro

While rare compared to other types of motor-vehicle crashes, aircraft accidents do happen regularly, usually with devastating results. Despite significant safety improvements over the past decades, many people each year experience the pain of losing someone in an airplane crash.

This massive semi and car accident demonstrates that size does matter in crash safety

Though engineering and materials are increasingly sophisticated in manufacturing safer cars, certain factors will always favor larger vehicles. For information on the top five safest vehicles in crashes, and what you should do if you are injured in a car accident, click here for this article from Bill Coats Law, a personal injury law firm in Bellingham WA who helps victims of drunk and distracted drivers.

Does size matter? In car v. semi crashes like this one, yes it does

A recent catastrophic accident involving two semi tractor trailers and six cars or pickup trucks showed how clearly large trucks have the advantage in an accident. However, does this mean cars are always going to lose in accidents with bigger vehicles? Increasingly, materials and engineering have leveled the field. Read more from Bill Coats Law in Bellingham, WA about top safety ratings for cars.

Tips for safer driving in wet weather

In the Fourth Corner, we are blessed with lots of rainy weather. But no road is immune to rain. For advice on keeping yourself and your car's occupants safe on wet roads, click for this article from Bill Coats Law, a personal injury firm in Bellingham, WA.