Your 2011 model car or truck will have to pass more rigorous crash tests to earn a 5-star safety rating from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).The new rating system will now evaluate side pole crash testing, crash prevention-technologies, and it will use female crash test dummies to simulate crash scenarios involving women.Because so many… Read More
There appears to be an epidemic of wrong way drivers on Dallas Fort Worth roadways. Another wrong-way driver on Interstate 45 near Dallas resulted in a fatal automobile accident this morning. Shortly before the car wreck, the truck driven by Mr. Joseph Macias was seen speeding and weaving in and out of traffic. His truck eventually… Read More
Three people died when a car and truck collided in a head-on crash in Canton, Texas.The driver of the car was going North on Highway 19 when it went into the southbound lane and collided with a pickup truck, according to Van Zandt County authorities.The car driver and both people in the truck were dead at… Read More
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, nearly 800,000 Dorel Juvenile Group child safety seats are being recalled because the harness lock and release button does not always return to the locked position. This allows the harness strap to loosen up as the child moves, creating a higher risk of injury to the child in… Read More
An internet privacy group recently wrote an interesting article discussing the important internet privacy class actions currently pending. WTL is proud to be actively involved in many of the cases this group believes have the “potential to change the privacy and security game.” Look forward to more of the same from WTL in near future. The… Read More
Texting and driving causes 200,000 automobile accidents a year according to the National Safety Council. But MobilLutions, a North Texas company, has created a mobile app that will help prevent car accidents.MobiLoc will not let you read or send texts or email while your phone is in motion. The app uses your smart phone’s… Read More
While there are strict regulations controlling the number of hours commercial truck drivers are permitted to drive each day, driver’s logs are the primary method to enforce these regulations. However, by simply falsifying the logs, some truck drivers are able to easily subvert these regulations. Considering that the more a trucker drives the more money he… Read More
The icy weather of late has taken a serious toll on the drivers of Texas and Louisiana. Police officers and first responders in Houston were especially overwhelmed with reports of accidents. In a span of less than thirteen hours, Houston police officers responded to 750 car wrecks. In another span of approximately eighteen hours, Harris County… Read More