• Transportation

Infrastructure Improvements Make California Streets Safer for Biking

Oakland bicycle enthusiasts received great news on February 9. The city secured over $30 million in grant money to strengthen the bicycle-friendly infrastructure within the East and West Oakland Neighborhood routes.  The money, $17-million for the east route and $14-million for the west route, is…

By Choulos, Choulos & Wyle

/ 25 Feb 2021

• Transportation

Motorcyclist Killed In Danville Collision With Bicycle

Our office is pretty well known for representing motorcycle riders, and also for representing bicycle riders. We have been riding our whole lives, and we hope that through making persons and corporations accountable for injuring bicycle riders and motorcycle riders, we have made our community…

By Claude Wyle

/ 1 Dec 2020

• Transportation

Pedestrian Killed When Struck By Car At San Francisco’s Gough and Geary Streets

As more San Francisco residents return to work, and traffic steadily rises back to pre-pandemic levels, there is renewed risk to cyclists and pedestrians city-wide, now having to reintegrate with motor vehicles and drivers that have been off the road for quite some time.

By Claude Wyle

/ 24 Aug 2020

• Transportation

Lane Splitting Can Make Roadways Safer and Reduce Motorcycle Accidents; Follow These Tips

Most non-motorcycle riders see lane splitting, lane sharing or lane filtering as a dangerous or even reckless way for motorcycles to navigate through traffic on California roads. In reality, if done safely and prudently, lane splitting can and actually does reduce motorcycle accidents and reduce…

By Claude Wyle

/ 11 Jun 2020

• Health

FDA Warns Manufacturers, Retailers To Stop Selling E-cigarette Products Targeting Youth

E-cigarettes are causing a new generation of kids to become addicted to tobacco. The number of kids using vape pens and flavored types of tobacco products has grown so rapidly that the U.S. Surgeon General and other public health officials have even called it an epidemic.

By Claude Wyle

/ 8 Jun 2020

• Transportation

As Illegal Sideshows Continue During COVID-19, So Do Car Accidents and Pedestrian Injuries

Illegal sideshow activity is still happening, even with a worldwide pandemic happening and stay-at-home orders in a place. Nothing seems to deter this extremely dangerous activity that continues to plague California streets. A sideshow is an impromptu social gathering where drivers perform car stunt

By Claude Wyle

/ 4 Jun 2020

• Transportation

Traffic Accidents and Personal Injuries Dramatically Decrease Due to Shelter-In-Place Orders

While the COVID-19 coronavirus is having devastating effects around the world, there is one small silver lining to report. The global health crisis is horrific in so many ways, so I do not mean to belittle its impact, but I do wish to point out…

By Claude Wyle

/ 1 Jun 2020

• Transportation

Focus on Safer Streets Helps Prevent Injuries and Fatalities from Bicycle and Pedestrian Accidents in San Francisco and other major U.S. Cities

It’s true that biking, walking, and riding electric scooters are becoming increasingly popular ways to get around town. This trend towards alternative transportation is beneficial in so many ways, but are the roadways safe and ready to be shared or are we increasing bicycle accidents,…

By Claude Wyle

/ 16 Mar 2020

• Health

More U.S. Hospitals Suing Patients Over Medical Bills They Can’t Afford to Pay

Unaffordable hospital bills are ravaging U.S. families, with research finding that over 137 million Americans have faced hardship  in 2019 due to medical costs. In fact, high health-care bills are the leading reason Americans would consider pulling funding out of their retirement savings. Even then,

By Claude Wyle

/ 14 Nov 2019

• Health

Cancer Causing Chemical NDMA Found in Zantac Heartburn Medication

Ranitidine, which is most often sold under the brand name Zantac, is one of the most popular medications in the United States: since 2009, there have been over 15 million annual prescriptions of ranitidine, securing its rank as the 50th most highly-prescribed drug in 2016.…

By Claude Wyle

/ 7 Nov 2019

• Health

Federal Crackdown on Vaping And JUUL: The Troubling History Behind EVALI, the Deadly Lung Disease Linked to E-Cigarettes

On Sep. 26, the e-cigarette company JUUL Labs, Inc. announced that CEO Kevin Burns has stepped down amid growing national outrage over vaping-related lung disease cases and ongoing investigations into the company and its vaping products. JUUL also announced that it had plans to suspend…

By Claude Wyle

/ 24 Oct 2019

• Transportation

Facing Rising Fatalities, San Francisco Makes Efforts to Reduce Pedestrian Accidents, Injuries, and Deaths

In 2014, San Francisco launched its Vision Zero plan to eliminate all traffic fatalities by 2024. Yet, halfway through the 10-year plan, the City is on track to exceed the 31 deaths that occurred in the first year of the program. In the first two-thirds…

By Claude Wyle

/ 18 Sep 2019