Correctly installing a child safety seat that fits well can dramatically reduce your child's risk of a catastrophic auto accident injury. In fact, according to the National Highway and Traffic Safety Administration, this risk is 59% higher with a seat belt than with...
Personal Injury
8 steps to take after your motorcycle accident
The car came out of nowhere. There was nothing you could do to avoid wrecking your motorcycle. Now you are lying on the road in pain, and you think you might be seriously injured. What should you do next? What to do after you are hit Hopefully, you never have to live...
What the common causes of truck accidents?
Technology is changing the way we drive. Is it also changing the way accidents happen? The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration wants to know. For the first time in 15 years, the agency is studying the causes of large truck accidents. Looking at new, old...
Statistics regarding logging truck accidents may surprise you
A necessary component of logging operations is the transportation of goods via trucking. This can introduce a safety concern in wood-producing regions of the United States when interactions take place on highways between logging trucks and the public. Such...
What can you do if you’re injured while training?
As an athlete in Georgia, it is important that you keep your body in the best possible physical condition. Any injury can sideline you for quite a while. Even though you may suffer an injury, it does not mean that you have to walk away and completely disengage from...
Is there legal recourse for golf course injuries?
Traveling to Evans, Georgia, to golf should not end in a serious personal injury. Yet unsafe golf courses and negligent golfers could lead to exactly that. If you recently sustained a serious injury while on a golf course, you may be able to fight for financial...
Distracted driving can be dangerous in work zones
Distracted driving can be dangerous on Georgia roads and others throughout the country. In the time it takes to read a single text message, a vehicle traveling at 55 miles per hour will cover the length of a football field. Further research indicates that drivers who...
Study ties prescription opioids to deadly accidents
While the nationwide opiate crisis has drawn attention in Georgia due to growing issues with addiction as well as fatal overdoses linked to potent substances, some research may indicate that prescription opioids may also be related to some deadly car crashes....
Why speeding deaths still occur
Excessive speed is to blame in roughly one out of every three traffic deaths in Georgia and throughout the country. This was one of the key takeaways from a recent report issued by the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA). The GHSA report says that speeding...
IIHS finds rise in riskier ways of phone use among drivers
Talking on the phone is a serious form of distraction, one seen in many drivers across Georgia. However, using a phone to send texts or surf the web is more dangerous as it takes a driver's eyes completely off the road. Unfortunately, according to the Insurance...