Category: News & Media
November 28, 2023 | News & Media, Tips & Information
Officials Consider Banning Right Turns on Red Lights To Decrease Accidents Involving Pedestrians, Bicyclists
An average of 20 pedestrians are killed every day in the United States, the highest rate nationally in more than 40 years, according to the latest national statistics. Banning right …
October 18, 2023 | News & Media, Tips & Information
New Vehicles Are Safer, But Roadway Deaths Are Increasing. Learn Why, And What Safety Experts Say We Can Do To Help.
New vehicles today are safer than any other point in history thanks to national car safety standards. So how is it that roadway fatalities are increasing? Car-related fatalities have been …
September 27, 2023 | Community Service, News & Media
10th Bakersfield Walk Like MADD – Presented By Chain | Cohn | Clark – Brings Together Hundreds, Raises Nearly $60K To Fight Impaired Driving in Kern County
More than 500 DUI crash victims, family members and friends, law enforcement officers and first responders, community leaders, and supporters came together Sept. 23 at the Park at River Walk …
September 20, 2023 | News & Media, Tips & Information
New California Bills Introduce Speed Cameras, Restrict Self-Driving Trucks, Make Bike-Friendly Code Changes
California is poised to introduce speed cameras on its roadways for the first time while simultaneously taking steps to restrict the operation of self-driving trucks without human drivers, and bike-friendly …
September 13, 2023 | News & Media
Bakersfield Council Approves $8 Million In Roadway Projects To ‘Stop The Killing On Our Streets’
The Bakersfield City Council has approved “traffic calming” projects totaling nearly $8 million designed to make streets safer for pedestrians, cyclists, and drivers. Bakersfield Councilman Bob Smith, during a council …
August 15, 2023 | At the Firm, Community Service, News & Media
MADD Kern County to host 10th Anniversary ‘Walk Like MADD & MADD Dash’, presented by Chain | Cohn | Clark
Since 2014, the Bakersfield “Walk Like MADD & MADD Dash” has provided Kern County residents the opportunty to come together to fight impaired driving in our community. In the process, …
August 9, 2023 | News & Media, Tips & Information
Health Experts: Increased Risk For Valley Fever Looms In Kern County, Southwest United States (Steps To Reduce Threat)
Health officials are cautioning residents across California, especially in Kern County, as a potential increased risk for Valley Fever looms. Thousands of people across the southwestern United States are at …
August 2, 2023 | News & Media, Tips & Information
Employee’s Heat Exhaustion At Local Store Raises Concerns Over Worker Safety and Employer Responsibility (Attorney Beatriz Trejo On KGET-17 News)
A woman suffered heat exhaustion after working at a 99 Cents Only Store in Bakersfield that had been without air conditioning for nearly four months, KGET-17 news reported, calling into …
July 5, 2023 | News & Media, Tips & Information
New Study: Slower Speeds On Major Roads Could Help Reduce Rising Pedestrian Deaths
Pedestrian deaths in the United States have been rising in recent years, and a new study suggests that slower speeds on major arterial roads could help reduce these deaths. The …
June 28, 2023 | Awards & Recognition, Community Service, News & Media
MADD Kern County Recognizes Law Enforcement, Community Efforts In Combating Impaired Driving
Impaired driving continues to be a leading cause of death and injuries in the United States, but law enforcement officers, prosecutors, and community members fight every day toward making our …
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