Transportation

From rural highways to busy city streets, transportation safety is a key concern across Central Minnesota. This section covers traffic laws, accident prevention, and road safety initiatives in St. Cloud and beyond—helping drivers, cyclists, and pedestrians stay safe and know their rights after an accident.

Highway 14 is Even More Deadly than Thought

I have written about this road before: Highway 14 Really Needs to be Looked At!, Mike Bryant | September 09, 2011 9:55 AM MNDOT Needs To Look At Most Deadly Section Of Highway 14, Mike…

By Mike Bryant

/ 24 May 2012

Interesting Example of Police Driving Distraction

The St Cloud Times reported charges being brought against a State Trooper as a result of distracted driving: A Minnesota State Patrol trooper from Sauk Centre has been charged with two…

By Mike Bryant

/ 21 May 2012

Death on Minnesota Roads: Young People Deaths Down

There was excellent news from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Federal data shows a 40 percent drop in the rate of child accident related deaths in Minnesota with a change…

By Mike Bryant

/ 17 May 2012

State Farm Speaking The Truth?

It is interesting when you get in a case with a lawyer who represents State Farm and you hear the usual defenses about impact, type of injury, and priors. They will attack the care your client…

By Mike Bryant

/ 16 May 2012

We Need To Be Safe for Others on The Roads

I was thinking the other day about how much we depend on each other out on the roads. So many collisions are really nothing to do with what we did or didn't do. They happen because the other…

By Mike Bryant

/ 15 May 2012

See Bicycles!

I have looked a number of times at the issue of increased bicyclist deaths in Minnesota. They so often involve bicycle riders being killed. It's a big metal vehicle and a relatively…

By Mike Bryant

/ 14 May 2012

Buying Minnesota Motorcycle Coverage

I have in the past been to Abate University talking about the importance of all motorcycle riders reviewing what they have for insurance coverage. Because of past court rulings, the insurance…

By Mike Bryant

/ 11 May 2012

Is the Same Insurance Company on Both Sides?

If you are in a collision, it's not always a benefit that both cars have the same insurance. Sure you have some advantages with dealing with your own friendly company, such as a wavier of…

By Mike Bryant

/ 9 May 2012

Is that Rental Car Safe?

How often do people get in rental cars thinking they are like new? They are clean and shiny, but the truth is that they may have been driven pretty hard. They may have been treated more like a…

By Mike Bryant

/ 8 May 2012

Primer For ATV Riders

It's spring and the weather is great. No doubt the ATVs are coming out as snow mobiles didn't get used much. I have looked at the winter riding injuries in the past , hopefully the four…

By Mike Bryant

/ 7 May 2012

Increased DWI Patrol this Weekend in Stearns County

The Minnesota State Patrol announced that there will be an increased presence on Stearns county roads and all of the 13 deadliest counties this weekend. Lt. Eric Roeske, of Minnesota State…

By Mike Bryant

/ 5 May 2012

Is Stress the Reason Why Accidents Happen?

As personal injury lawyers we spend a lot of time in depositions asking questions about why things happen. I call them collisions usually because that's what they are. We've spent time…

By Mike Bryant

/ 5 May 2012