It is not something that we give a second thought to while riding in someone’s vehicle. In fact, most of us have probably done it at some time or the other. We are talking about reclining the passenger seat when you’re in a moving vehicle, for some quick shut eye.…
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Georgia’s Anti-Distracted Driving Efforts Likely to Decrease Accidents
The Governor’s Highway Safety Association has just released a report that outlines the different steps states have taken to combat distracted driving and thereby prevent auto accidents. The report will be of special interest to persons injured in auto accidents and their lawyers because Georgia has just passed a law…
Distracted Driver Survey Shows Range of Distractions
There’s not much comfort to be had from the realization that people in other countries seem to be just as distracted behind the wheel as Americans are. The results of a survey released last week show that, across the world, motorists take the task of driving far too casually, and…
Speeding by Female Teen Motorists is a Dangerous Trend
Speeding by Female Teen Motorists Is a Dangerous Trend A recent survey by insurer Allstate reveals some disturbing trends. A majority of female teen motorists in the survey admitted to driving at excessive speeds, texting while driving, driving aggressively and other dangerous behaviors. According to the survey, approximately 46% of…
Tips for Buying Your Teen’s First Car
For highschoolers across America, graduation time is also when they receive their first car. It is a momentous occasion in the life of your child, and marks a major step towards adulthood. The decision of what car to buy for your teen, can be nerve-racking. As Atlanta car accident attorneys…
Highway Fatalities Decreasing
How many highway fatalities are too many highway fatalities? That’s one question that has had auto safety advocates’ and Atlanta car accident lawyers’ attention ever since the NHTSA announced that highway fatalities in the US were at an all-time low. While 33,960 fatalities in 2009 may seem like good news,…
Georgia Roads Are Both Deadly and Desirable
Georgia Has Best and Deadliest Roads in the US A study published in Reader’s Digest magazine indicates dichotomies in Georgia’s road safety. The state’s roads are some of the best in the country indicated by their position at number 13 on the list. However oddly enough, Georgia’s roads are also…
Three Injured in Street-Racing Accident in DeKalb County
At least three people have been injured in an accident apparently caused by two cars street racing in DeKalb County. The two cars set off a chain reaction accident on Interstate 285 that involved several vehicles. At least three people had to be taken to the hospital for treatment of…
Killer Roads Report: Georgia Highways Dangerous
Killer Roads Report: Georgia Highways More Dangerous Because of Negligent Motorists A report based on auto accident statistics by the Department of Transportation between 1994 and 2008 lists the most dangerous roads in the country by the number of fatalities that have occurred here. The top 20 is made up…
Poor Weather Blamed for Fatal Gwinnett County Tow Truck Accident
Investigators looking into a fatal accident on Interstate 20 believe that bad weather could have been a factor in this crash. The victim, the mother of an 11-month-old infant, had been involved in a minor collision with another motorist. Both women were standing outside their cars when they were hit…