Fullerton’s Car Accidents Have Long Been Blamed on a Myriad of Traffic Issues

Posted by admin on April 2nd, 2011


Car accidents in Fullerton, California, have long been a growing concern. With over 135,000 people and growing, Fullerton, is one of Orange County’s major cities. Its location amid three major freeways and close proximity to colleges, Anaheim Stadium and Disneyland make it a magnet for traffic, and regrettably car accidents.

A collision on the northbound 57 Freeway in Fullerton sent a Honda FIT into a nosedive onto Bastanchury Road, taking out 50 feet of fence. A 17-year-old driver suffered a fatal car accident after he swerved to avoid another car and hit a traffic light pole at East Chapman and North Berkley avenues. A Cadillac smashed through the front window of a restaurant on Harbor Boulevard in Fullerton, causing personal injuries to one waitress and three customers who were taken to the hospital.

Inattentive driving exacerbated by our addiction to cell phones, in-car snacking and other distractions, has led to an increase in Orange County car accidents.

Fullerton’s overall accident statistics complete the picture. According to data from the California Highway Patrol’s Statewide Integrated Traffic Records System (SWITRS), in 2006, there were seven car accident deaths in the city and 760 traffic accident-related personal injuries. Motorcycle accidents killed two and injured 38. DUI collisions took their toll, accounting for three fatalities and 69 injuries. One pedestrian was killed and 45 were injured in city traffic collisions.

To help reduce the Southern California car accident rate, Fullerton embarked on a red-light enforcement program in 2003. Cameras were set up to monitor and catch red-light runners at some of the city’s more accident-prone intersections:
East- and west-bound at Orangethorpe Avenue and Harbor Blvd North and south at Harbor and Orangethorpe North and south at Harbor and Chapman Ave North-bound approach at Magnolia Ave. and Orangethorpe East-bound approach at Malvern Avenue and Gilbert Street

The red-light cameras have been averaging approximately 90 citations per month per intersection.

Another problem that has plagued Fullerton’s dangerous intersections is that the traffic lights do not have an “ALL-RED” period like those in some other cities. Residents feel that adopting an ALL-RED traffic light system would reduce the number of traffic accidents. Especially since Fullerton has so much traffic around its bus and train stations, courthouse and airport. Until the issue is resolved, police have advised some drivers to use the three-second rule before they enter an intersection that has just “turned green”-count to three and look both ways before proceeding.

Orange County residents upset with dangerous speeders in residential areas often urge city traffic engineers to post reduced speed limits at “problem” streets. Unfortunately, the widely held misconception is that new speed limit signs will slow traffic, reduce intersection accidents, minimize car collisions, and increase safety. The reality is that most motorists drive at speeds they consider safe, regardless of the posted speed limit. Studies show that there are no significant changes in average car speeds after new or revised speed limits have been posted. What’s more, research has found no direct link between accident frequency and speed limits.

By: J. Bisnar

About the Author:
Since its founding in 1978, Bisnar Chase lawyers have represented over four thousand people in car, motorcycle, truck, pedestrian and other personal injury cases. The law firm has an “AV” rating, the highest level of professional excellence, by Martindale-Hubble. John Bisnar, who is the author of this article, and his partner Brian Chase each have a “10″ Avvo rating, the highest possible. John was named a “Community Hero” by the United Way, while Brian was named a “Trial Lawyer of the Year” in 2004 and one of the 2007 Top 100 Trial Lawyers. More important than all their top ratings and awards are the testimonials their clients bestow on them. Aren’t these the type of guys you want representing you? For more information on Fullerton car accident lawyers, visit the Bisnar Chase Web site at http://www.bestattorney.com or call 1-800-561-4887.

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How To Detect the Car Problems

Posted by admin on April 2nd, 2011


Having a car is real responsibility that involves a lot of things to do. Unfortunately the car does not “send” mysteriously light signals of having problems to the instrument panel. But the modern vehicles possess sensors that monitor different systems that indicate possible errors at their level, which can help us to “read” the problems of the car.

If you see messages like “check engine” or “service engine soon” that means that the computer system of the car has detected a problem in different systems under its control, these problems needs to be quick diagnosed.

For example, if your vehicle enters into “limp mode” that means it will execute a certain program that lowers the car’s power and will not allow a constant high-speed. The easiest way you can learn about car problems is through a self diagnosis, with which you can explore your car’s technical condition

Computer diagnosis involves a query of electric and electronic systems of a car, followed by interpretation or, depending on the case, the deleting of the errors presented in the onboard computer memory. The process of diagnosis is made using a laptop and special developed software, through the communication interface between the laptop and the car’s diagnostic socket, located right inside the car. Once the “code reader” is connected, you can reclaim the error codes of the on-board computer that has been stored in its memory. These codes will be used to diagnose and repair your car.

After you have identified the problems using the software diagnostic device driver, the next step is to decode them. The advantage of using car manuals is that the most of them has also information on how to repair various errors. So make sure you follow the instructions step by step.

If the instructions are hard to find or even hard to follow, then you need to ask the car dealers because they offer customer support, or even, if problems are serious, found an auto mechanic who can offer repair services. Remember, that self diagnosis of the car is an electronic consultation diagnostic of the car and it indicates only the causes of failure, it doesn’t solve them.

After the problems have been solved, the errors can be deleted. But it is not recommended to remove the errors before a car was repaired because the technician who will take care of your car should use the diagnosed error codes to resolve the car harms. However the deletion of the errors is only a temporary action. If the defect prevents proper functioning of the car then the error will be “restored” in the computer memory. So you don’t need to worry if you mistakenly deleted a code. And remember that the proper care of your car will make its life longer.

By: Eugen Ili

About the Author:
Eugen writes articles about environmental problems and its effects on human health. You can also check out his latest website showplateschoice.com where you will find out all that you need to know about show plates.



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Oceanside Car Accidents Caused by High-Risk Intersections

Posted by admin on April 2nd, 2011


Experienced Oceanside car accident lawyers tell us the third-largest city in San Diego County has experienced dramatic growth with increased commercial and industrial development. Unfortunately, as Oceanside grew, so did traffic congestion and the number of car accidents. As in most cities, certain streets and intersections become accident prone.

Local police identified Oceanside’s top car accident locations as College Boulevard and Oceanside Boulevard, North River Road and College Boulevard, Mission Avenue between Butler Street and Amick Street, College Boulevard and Plaza Drive, College Boulevard and Via Cupe?o, Oceanside Boulevard and Melrose Drive, College Boulevard and Barnard Drive, El Camino Real and Vista Way, Mesa Drive and College Boulevard, and Oceanside Boulevard and Rancho del Oro.

These locations and their corresponding car accidents contributed to the tragic tally of Oceanside car collisions. According to data from the California Highway Patrol Statewide Integrated Traffic Records System (SWITRS), in 2006, there were 21 car accident deaths in Oceanside and 779 car accident-related injuries. Motorcycle accidents killed one and injured 90. DUI collisions took their toll, accounting for 12 fatalities and 120 injuries.

Traffic enforcement should be stepped up in high car accident locations. Roads should be widened and better signs should be erected in areas where appropriate to reduce the opportunity for car collisions.

State Route 76, which runs through Oceanside, has also seen an excessive number of car accidents. The CHP recently stepped up its enforcement along this route, and Caltrans has installed larger and more traffic signs at the intersection of SR-76 and Douglas Drive.

Like many cities across the country, Oceanside decided to employ red-light cameras to reduce car accidents at its high-traffic intersections. But in an unexpected twist, rear-end car accidents actually went up after red-light cameras were installed at College and Oceanside Boulevard. Police indicated that in a nine-week span, there were eight rear-end car accidents at Oceanside and College, up from only one car accident during the same time before the cameras were put up. Police blamed the eightfold increase on drivers who slammed on their brakes when they thought a light was about to turn red to avoid having their picture taken. On the plus side, the rear-end car accidents were not as severe as the head-on or side-impact car collisions typically caused by red-light runners.

Helping to reduce car accidents at the local neighborhood level and make streets safer for children, Oceanside adopted a novel Keep Kids Alive yard-sign campaign. The program produced a 16 percent decrease in the average speed of cars traveling in designated neighborhoods. Over a 20-month period, more than 75 percent of drivers braked when passing a Keep Kids Alive-Drive 25 yard sign.

Neighborhood efforts like these can save lives. Alerting motorists to slow down in the presence of children is an ideal way to reduce tragedies.

By: J. Bisnar

About the Author:
Since their founding in 1978, Bisnar Chase lawyers have represented over four thousand people in car, motorcycle, truck, pedestrian and other personal injury cases. The law firm has an “AV” rating, the highest level of professional excellence, by Martindale-Hubble. John Bisnar, who is the author of this article, and his partner Brian Chase each have a “10″ Avvo rating, the highest possible. John was named a “Community Hero” by the United Way, while Brian was named a “Trial Lawyer of the Year” in 2004 and one of the 2007 Top 100 Trial Lawyers. More important than all their top ratings and awards are the testimonials their clients bestow on them. Aren’t these the type of guys you want representing you? For more information on Oceanside car accident lawyers, visit the Bisnar Chase web site at http://www.bestattorney.com or call 1-800-561-4887.



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The Caterham 7 Sports Car – Super Light and Super Fun

Posted by admin on April 2nd, 2011


When the visionary designer Colin Chapmen first set out to design the Lotus 7 he had lightness, speed and agility at the forefront of his mind. What he could not of known was that he was about to create a timeless design classic, which still has the ability to embarrass supercars costing over ten times as much.

The first Lotus 7 was released to the public in 1957 and cost ?1000 pounds to buy new. However the simplicity of the design meant that Lotus could also offer the 7 in kit form where it would cost half as much. Chapman’s constant aim throughout all of his cars at Lotus was to lightness, ensuring that the cars he produced had supreme agility and road holding.

As Lotus grew in stature Chapman realized that the company would need to shed its kit car image if they were ever to be considered a serious supercar manufacturers and so, in 1973, the designs and rights to the Lotus 7 were sold to Caterham Cars and the new Caterham 7 was born.

It is no surprise that the Caterham 7 has continued to be popular with enthusiastic driver throughout the decades, with its simple engine at the front, power at the back and two seats in the middle philosophy, this sports car was destined to be a hit. As is often the case when you have a winning design on your hands you often find others trying to copy it and Caterham is no exception, pursing several legal cases to protect the design rights.

The design of the Caterham 7 remained pretty static until, in 2000, the SV version was offered. This was Caterham’s answer to all those drivers who found fitting in the 7 a tight squeeze, giving an extra 11cm of width to the chassis meant that a whole new group of drivers could experience the astonishing road holding and performance of the 7.

Unbelievably despite the car’s lightweight origins Caterham continued to reduce the weight of its road racer, and this gave rise to the super light range of Caterham’s. In 2004 Caterham released its most extreme version of the 7 yet, with the R500 Evo. This car could accelerate up to 100mph and then brake back to zero again in just over 10 seconds, a feat that placed it ahead of a seriously humbled Ferrari Enzo.

Caterham have continued on with the lightness theme by producing a new version of the R500, a car that utilizes the very latest in carbon fiber and thin wall aluminum materials, and has enough of a power to weight ratio to worry a Bugatti Veyron owner. Nowhere is spared the weight loss program, even the windscreen is an optional extra, although thankfully the headlight bulbs still remain for those late night summer drives.

Whilst the flagship Caterham models offer incredible performance for their price, there is actually a Caterham 7 available for every performance and budget requirement. More importantly if you can face a few long nights locked up in your garage and build one from a kit you will be able to save money even further, and glow in the satisfaction that the sports car you have just created is all your own work.

By: Jo Alexander

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The Caterham 7 is a real drivers car, with the performance and handling to make every drive a really enjoyable one. By fitting upgrade Car Bulbs you can ensure that the driving fun can continue even after the sun has gone down, and with the latest upgrade xenon bulbs available in most applications, including H7 Bulbs, there is sure to be one that will fit your Caterham.



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UnderCar Light Kit

Posted by admin on April 2nd, 2011


Want to light up your life? Many of us have probably been out at night and wondered at those stunning lights coming from under those fancy cars and trucks. The fact is that undercar lights have been around since Hot Rods. Their popularity has grown especially with movies like The Fast and The Furious. The excitement you feel when you see those lights! The attention the vehicle and driver draws. You may have thought you would like to do that to your vehicle. Well now you can do it yourself with undercar light kits. They range in price from $40-$100 or more depending where you buy them.

They are easy to install and you can turn your own vehicle into a stunning light show! This is what is referred to as “pimping your ride!” There are LED and Neon kits. LED kits are not only durable but come in different colors. In some cases they even come with wireless remote control. These kits can be found online at different price points. When you are thinking about buying these kits keep these four things in mind:

-Brightness-some cheaper kits contain poor grade LED’s
-Light Spread- don’t get narrow beam LED’s
-Uniform vivid colors- Make sure tubes are not “washed out”
-Quality and Warranty- You should have high quality and a return policy

LED’s give off a smoother glow and are energy efficient. Neon produces a bright, smooth glow for better ground effect. The problem with neon is that the tubes could crack whereas LED is made from plastic so all you worry about is replacing a bulb. The color selection for neon’s is wide but they don’t have multi-color or pattern. LED carries multi-color and you can change the patterns like zigzag, pulse etc.

You can even control your patterns when away from the vehicle with the use of a remote. If you are looking at price the neon kits are more affordable and are great for what they offer. LED’s are expensive because of all the extras and new features. However, the extra expense might be worth it to have a vehicle that glows and shines! So if you are looking for something creative, unique and eye-catching buy an undercar light kit and get rock in!

By: Amber Whitman-Currier

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