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Dog Bites cause over 4.5 million injuries a year. The stats you may not know.

A dog bite can be one of the most devastating injuries that anyone can go through. Unfortunately, dog bite injuries occur more often than many think. In fact, each year more than 4.5 million people in the U.S. are attacked by dogs.

Even more alarming, over 800,000 people receive medical attention due to dog bites--with more than half of the victims being children.

Children are by a wide margin the most common victims of dog bites. In 2011, dog bite claims accounted for over a third of all homeowner’s liability insurance claims, to a tune of $479 million.

Dog bites are dangerous.  Below are a few ways to help fend yourself against a dog attack.

- If a dog approaches you in a ready to attack stance, DO NOT scream and run away.

- Remain motionless with your arms to your sides and DO NOT make eye contact with the dog.

- If the dog does attack, try to put something in between yourself and the dog. For example: A jacket, a bike, a ball…

If you are involved in a dog bite injury, two things to remember:

1. Call the police or Animal Control:
2. Locate an experienced dog bite lawyer in Phoenix, Arizona.

Having someone with experience in handling cases similar to yours can and will make all the difference in your case. Stay safe.

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Hands Free Doesn't Mean You're Safe

Hand free doesn’t mean any less of a distraction

Using hands free technology while driving should be a no-brainer for everyone. Unfortunately, that isn’t always the case.

But, is hands free driving less distracting? According to AAA, NO.

A recent study done by AAA using hands free technology was actually more distracting than using a phone the traditional way. Why?

Are drivers getting distracted by looking at their in dash screen when hands free texting, email, and phone calls? Are drivers giving the ability to do too much while behind the wheel?

In years past, you could only make a phone call and get GPS directions. Now you can check email, stocks, text messages, alter internet radio stations, even update your social networks. Are all of these tools needed in a vehicle? Really?

This study constitutes the most in depth analysis to date of mental distractions behind the wheel. AAA is hopeful that it will serve as a stepping stone toward working with

Auto manufacturers in creating technology that is safe and often times can’t be used while the vehicle is in ‘drive’.

Any form of using technology while driving can be dangerous. The recent addition of Apple’s iOS in vehicles is only another example of how tech is growing in vehicles.

It must be monitored to ensure that all drivers are safe and not distracted by the tech itself.

If you need to use the phone at all. Pull over. Don’t do it while you drive. It’s not worth the risk.

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Proposal includes new 3-year-old crash test dummy

The U.S. Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) proposed upgrades to the federal motor vehicle safety standard for child-restraint systems to ensure child passengers are protected in side crashes. The proposed upgrades would include a first-ever side impact test for car seats sold in the U.S. that are designed for children weighing up to 40 pounds.

"As a father of two, I know the peace of mind this proposed test will give parents," said Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx. "We all want to make sure our children’s car seats are as safe as possible, and today’s proposal will give parents and car-seat makers important new data on how car seats perform in side crashes.”

In the proposed test simulating a side-impact vehicle crash, car seats must demonstrate they can safely restrain a child by preventing harmful head contact with an intruding vehicle door and reducing the crash forces transmitted to the child’s head and chest. NHTSA estimates that the proposal would save five lives and prevent 64 injuries annually.

"Car seats are an essential tool for keeping young children safe in vehicles and have a proven track record of saving lives," said NHTSA Acting Administrator David Friedman. "Today we continue to build on our extensive child seat safety program by adding side-impact crash protection for the first time."

Under the proposal, car seats would be tested in a specially designed sled test that simulates a “T-bone” crash, where the front of a vehicle traveling 30 mph strikes the side of a small passenger vehicle traveling at 15 mph. The sled test is the first of its kind in the world being proposed for regulation, as it simulates both the acceleration of the struck vehicle and the vehicle door crushing toward the car seat. In addition to using an existing 12-month-old child dummy, the proposed test will also utilize a newly developed side-impact dummy representing a 3-year-old child. The agency proposed a 3-year timeframe for car-seat manufacturers to make any necessary changes to meet the proposed requirements upon final rule publication.

 

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