Posted by Farhan Naqvi | Car Accidents, Traffic Laws
Nevada, like most other states, commits a considerable amount of resources to preventing drunk driving. One of the methods used by law enforcement agencies in the state is the implementation of sobriety checkpoints in certain areas where drunk drivers are suspected. Many times, the locations of these DUI checkpoints are released to the public ahead …
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Posted by Farhan Naqvi | Car Accidents
This blog and others have reported on numerous instances of hit-and-run accidents in Las Vegas and Clark County. Does it seem like there are more of these types of crashes occurring in the valley? The Nevada Highway Patrol thinks so. The NHP says that it is receiving reports of hit-and-run collisions almost daily. It’s hard …
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Posted by Farhan Naqvi | Car Accidents
As a driver in Clark County, it’s a challenge to try to foresee or anticipate everything that can possibly happen to cause a motor vehicle accident. Cautious drivers watch out for speeders, non-signaling lane changers, and sudden brakers. But sometimes, accidents occur despite the best efforts of the victims – and the results can be …
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Posted by Farhan Naqvi | Car Accidents, Traffic Laws
June will apparently be the last month in history where Nevada drivers can talk on their handheld cell phones for any reason while driving. Yesterday, the state Assembly voted 24-17 in favor of a Senate Bill 140, which would outlaw the use of handheld cell phones while behind the wheel of a vehicle. This includes …
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Posted by Farhan Naqvi | Car Accidents
Readers of this blog know that Nevada lawmakers have been mulling a bill which would provide publicly-financed low-cost auto insurance to low-income drivers in Clark County. This week, that bill took a step closer to becoming law. The Senate Commerce, Labor and Energy Committee voted 4-3 on Wednesday in favor of Assembly Bill 299. The …
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Posted by Farhan Naqvi | Car Accidents
All motor vehicle accidents are scary to some degree. Generally speaking, the amount of fear that accident victims experience directly correlates with how sudden and unanticipated the collision is. And what could be more unexpected than headlights coming right at you on an interstate at night? One can only imagine how frightened the five occupants …
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