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All parents dread answering the phone to find that their teen driver has been in a car accident. Here are five steps to take if a vehicle accident should happen to your son or daughter. 1. Address state of health The most important question is whether your child...
When motor vehicle accident rates increase, it pushes experts to look into the reasons behind it. Keeping roadways safe is a constant battle. It seems that even when you see accident rates go down, there is always a rebound, which leads to more research in an effort...
Did you know drivers have a higher risk of deadly accidents during certain times of the day? Data shows that factors such as daylight and traffic contribute to hourly changes in average fatal collision rates. Review this information to help prevent serious injury in...
After a severe car crash, you may deal with lingering physical issues such as broken bones and spinal cord injuries. However, mental scarring is much harder to identify. PTSD, or post-traumatic stress disorder, can affect anyone injured in a car accident. Impact and...
As communities across Georgia grow and the number of drivers sharing their roadways grows with them, so, too, does a need for new infrastructure and road repairs to accommodate everyone. For this reason, road construction is a common and ongoing site across much of...
Motorists in Georgia and throughout the country may get angry while navigating through traffic. In fact, more than 80% of American motorists agree that they too have felt anger while driving at some point within the past year, according to AAA. The National Highway...
Vehicle crash statistics abound thanks to multiple studies, and the resulting numbers involve drivers in all age groups. Senior citizens comprise a group of drivers that has steadily increased over the years, but what about safety concerns for motorists who are over...
Thanks to the camera feature of smartphones, you can photograph your surroundings with a simple point and click of your phone. This can be important if you get into an auto accident on a busy Georgia interstate. If you have sustained only minor injuries and are in no...
Have you recently acquired injuries from a vehicular accident as a pedestrian? The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that, in 2017, approximately 137,000 U.S. pedestrians suffered nonfatal wounds from car wrecks, not counting those not treated by...
Taking a Lyft or an Uber is often less expensive than hiring a taxi, and it is extremely convenient. However, riders should understand that if the driver is in an accident and there are injuries, there is not necessarily a guarantee of medical coverage from the...
