On behalf of Swanson Lathen Prestwich, PC | Feb 17, 2020 | Motor Vehicle Accidents
Oregon lawmakers are considering whether to allow lane-splitting on state highways. The practice would enable motorcyclists to cross between lanes on congested roads. While a similar measure didn’t make it through Oregon’s legislature in 2015, the bill came back in...
On behalf of Swanson Lathen Prestwich, PC | Dec 4, 2019 | Motor Vehicle Accidents
JAMA Network Open has published the results of a study on fatal two-car crashes and the potential role that opioid use is playing in them. Opioid users in Oregon can probably see how the use of the prescription drug and driving do not go together. Opioids cause...
On behalf of Swanson Lathen Prestwich, PC | Nov 8, 2019 | Motor Vehicle Accidents
The end of daylight saving time ushers in a season for increased risks for motorists, pedestrians and bicyclists in Oregon. Shifting clocks back one hour allows people to get an extra hour of sleep on that weekend, but the disturbance to their sleeping and waking...
