Chicago attorney Howard Ankin has offered his support for a proposed bill in the Illinois legislature that would ban Google Glass for all drivers in the state. The bill was proposed by Democratic State Senator Ira Silverstein over concerns that the new technology could lead to distracted driving and more car accidents. Google Glass is
Chicago attorney Howard Ankin supports the recent decision by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to make recall mailings more noticeable. The NHTSA recently announced a new rule that went into effect on Feb. 18 that requires all critical recall mailings to have a bright red notice on the outside envelope. The label is designed
Chicago attorney Howard Ankin has voiced his support for Illinois’s new distracted driving law, which went into effect on Jan. 1. The law places new restriction on cell phone use while behind the wheel, which Mr. Ankin says is a dangerous problem that leads to far too many car accidents in the city. The statistics
The Illinois State Legislature is considering legislation that would allow individuals who have had four DUI convictions to get the driving privileges reinstated. Leading Chicago car accident attorney Howard Ankin understands the reasoning behind the law, but is concerned that it could lead to injuries and fatalities if not implemented properly. Under current Illinois law,
Chicago accident lawyer Howard Ankin says the recent fatal crash involving a truck driver in the Chicago area underscores the need for reforms in the trucking industry. Mr. Ankin is the owner and founder of Chicago car accident law firm The Ankin Law. He believes the trucking industry needs more effective tools to monitor how many consecutive
The owner of Chicago car accident law firm Ankin Law has voiced his support for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administrationu2019s recent announcement that they would move forward with future regulations for vehicle-to-vehicle communications systems. Chicago car accident attorney Howard Ankin says, u201cThese communications systems have the potential to save thousands of lives with their ability
New regulations for federal contractors will require that at least seven percent of companies’ employees are disabled. The goal of the new rule is to reduce unemployment among the disabled, which currently stands at more than 14 percent. Any federal contractor who has more than 50 employees or does more than $50,000 in government work
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Chicago injury attorney Howard Ankin is cautioning drivers about the dangers of hand-free technology, and he says that a new study highlights the risks. A recent study from AAAu2019s Foundation for Traffic Safety found that some hand-free technologies are actually distracting to the point that they could increase accident risk. To conduct the study, researchers tested a
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