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Tips for Safe Driving During the Holidays
The upcoming holiday season, from Thanksgiving through the New Year, is one of the busiest times on the road for many individuals and families alike. When there are more vehicles on the road, there is a greater chance of serious and fatal traffic collisions. Indeed, according to the National Safety Council (NSC), the Thanksgiving… Read More »
Tips for Preventing Motorcycle Crashes
Motorcycling can be an exciting pastime and an easy mode of transportation in Georgia, yet bikes place riders at increased risk of serious injuries in a motorcycle collision when compared with motor vehicle occupants. As the Insurance Information Institute (III) underscores, motorcyclists are much less protected in a collision than a driver or passenger… Read More »
Steps to Take After a Pedestrian Accident
Motor vehicle collisions involving pedestrians can be particularly deadly. According to a Car and Driver article, pedestrian fatalities were higher in 2019 than they had been in the previous 30 years. There are a variety of potential reasons that pedestrian death rates have risen, including more SUVs on the roads and an increase in… Read More »
What You Should Know About Pedestrian Injuries and SUV Collisions
Although the country is currently experiencing a significant health crisis with COVID-19, a recent article in USA Today points to “an epidemic of a different kind.” While the coronavirus pandemic has resulted in fewer cars being on the roads, especially during regular workday hours and rush-hour times, there is still a “pedestrian safety crisis”… Read More »
Do I Need to Worry About the Statute of Limitations If I Am Filing an Insurance Claim?
When you are involved in a car accident in Georgia, regardless of the severity of the crash, your first step will likely be to file an auto insurance claim. As you may already know, Georgia is a fault state when it comes to auto insurance law. Accordingly, you will likely have the option of… Read More »
Common Car Accident Injuries
Although nobody wants to think about the risks associated with a car crash in Georgia, it is important to remember that motor vehicle collisions—regardless of speed or location—can result in severe and debilitating injuries. While you may be able to obtain financial compensation for minor injuries from which you are likely to recover quickly,… Read More »
Concussions Can Lead to Increased Car Accident Risks
If you think about concussions in relation to car accidents, you are probably thinking about the ways in which motor vehicle crashes can result in traumatic brain injuries (TBIs). Certainly, traffic collisions are a leading cause of TBIs and other types of head trauma, At the same time, it is important to know that—regardless… Read More »
Forward-Collision Warning Systems Prevent Collisions
Large trucks are involved in trucking collisions with smaller automobiles much too frequently, resulting in serious and fatal car accidents. Given that large trucks weigh so much more than passenger vehicles, and that they have a much higher clearance, crashes involving smaller passenger vehicles often lead to deadly injuries among the passenger vehicle occupants…. Read More »
Seeking Damages After a Motor Vehicle Collision: What Are My Options?
If you were injured in a Georgia motor vehicle crash, from a car accident to a large truck collision, you may be thinking about your options for filing a lawsuit and seeking damages. When an auto insurance claim does not yield the financial compensation you are entitled to receive, a Marietta motor vehicle accident… Read More »
Car-Accidents and Self-Driving Cars: Study Says Crashes Will Still Happen
While self-driving cars are certainly not on the roads in Georgia the way they are in some cities in California and other western states, many Marietta residents have considered the ways in which autonomous vehicle technology might help to reduce car accident rates. Many residents of the Atlanta suburbs own cars that have some… Read More »