Nationwide, the maximum legal blood alcohol concentration (BAC) level is .08. However, most motorists are not aware their auto accident risks begins to increase long before their BAC levels reach that figure. While .08 is the maximum limit for blood alcohol concentration across the country, the fact is that many…
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What Family Members Can Do to Prevent Senior Auto Accidents
Senior motorists experience a range of deficiencies in their physical and mental faculties that make it difficult for them to drive safely and increase their risks of being involved in auto accidents. Family members and caregivers have a major role to play in encouraging seniors to give up their car…
Eliminate These Common Causes of Speeding-Related Car Accidents
Speeding- related car accidents kill thousands of Americans every year. Learn how you can reduce the chances of becoming another speeding auto accident statistic. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, car accidents caused directly by speeding drivers contributed to 12,151 fatalities in 2022. The federal agency has been…
Gear Up to Prevent Motorcycle Accident Injuries
As the year’s peak motorcycling season descends on us, it is important for motorcyclists to evaluate all of their gear and make sure that everything is in prime condition to prevent personal injuries in an auto accident. Keeping the gear in good condition is an important safety measure. The summer…
Georgia Anti – Speeding Campaign to Prevent Car Accidents
An anti- speeding campaign that aims to tackle speeding across Georgia and several Southern States ends on July 21. These types of campaigns are extremely important in the effort to reduce the number of auto accidents involving catastrophic personal injuries and wrongful deaths. Operation Southern Slow Down included Georgia as…
Campaign to Prevent Red Light Violation Accidents
Next month, federal transportation safety authorities will kick off a campaign that is aimed at helping motorists understand the dangers of running red lights. The campaign hopes to avoid serious personal injuries suffered by motorists and pedestrians each year by persons failing to obey traffic control signals. Violation of stop…
Fat Stem Cells can Promote Sensation, Movement in Patients with Spinal Cord Personal injury
A new study finds that cells derived from a patient’s own fat can help patients with spinal cord personal injury experience sensation and movement in the affected areas. Stem cell therapies have been a major part of breakthrough research into spinal cord personal injury treatment over the past few years. …
Simple Street Design Changes can Help Prevent Pedestrian Accidents
Reducing the number of pedestrians killed in car accidents every year is key to reducing the number of auto accident wrongful deaths recorded across the country. Simple design interventions can help accomplish this goal. According to a report titled Dangerous By Design by Smart Growth America, basic design interventions that…
Georgia Teens to Benefit from New Auto Accident Prevention Program
All K -12 students in Georgia will now benefit from free access to traffic and road safety education thanks to a collaboration between the Georgia Department of Transportation and a leading education media organization. Georgia has struggled with an increase in the number of car accident wrongful deaths across the…
Most Drivers Would be Comfortable with Anti Speeding Technology in Cars
There is a surprisingly high acceptance of anti-speeding technology in cars with many motorists in a recent study confirming that they would be comfortable with this technology in their cars. Speeding is the number one cause of auto accidents in the United States, causing more car accidents every year than…