In a recent case, the Texas Supreme Court ruled against a bicyclist who steered around a street barricade and struck a chain across a dark street. The university had not placed customary cones and reflective tape near the barricade and chain. In the case of The University of Texas at Austin v. Hayes, ___ S.W.3d…
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As you pass semi trucks on the roads, have you ever wondered exactly what it takes to be qualified to drive an 18-wheeler? The answer may surprise you. To be “medically qualified” to drive a tractor-trailer truck, interstate commercial drivers need a U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) physical every two years. In most states this…
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The smell of rotten eggs descended on Texas City, Texas, after an equipment failure at BP’s Texas City refinery on Monday, November 15. According to BP spokesman Michael Marr, workers were performing maintenance work on a sour water compressor and noticed the foul smell after a piece of equipment failed. Texas City Homeland Security Director…
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A tanker truck explosion at a fueling station has lead to $12,600 in fines for AGE Refining, Inc. After an investigation conducted by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), AGE Refining was cited for three safety violations. AGE’s refinery in San Antonio provides jet fuel and diesel to the U.S. Air Force and other…
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The deadly crash of a Toyota Camry in western Utah is being blamed on a sticky gas pedal, the same problem that led the world’s largest automaker to recall the car for repairs early this year. The 2008 Camry slammed into a rock wall near the Nevada border on Nov. 5, killing the driver and…
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To many motorcycle owners, riding is a way of life. Many riders embrace the culture that surrounds motorcycling with its own groups, fashions and outlook on life. Being a biker to an outsider may conjure up a certain outlaw image, fostered by such former and current notorious outlaw biker gangs or clubs as the Hell’s…
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A minor collision that stopped traffic on an Oklahoma interstate last year resulted in a deadly domino effect when a tractor-trailer truck barreled into a Land Rover that had stopped in the line of vehicles held up by the traffic jam. The Land Rover rammed into another car before rolling off the side of the…
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Just today, President Obama starts this fourth tour of the Gulf Coast, which he says will help him “get tough with the oil company’s leaders.” This comes on the heels of White House statements indicating that BP (British Petroleum – NOT Beyond Petroleum) appears willing to set up a massive victims’ compensation fund. According to…
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