To follow up on a previous post, while the number of traffic deaths across the country has declined overall, the number of pedestrian deaths remains high to the point of being an ongoing concern. With almost 6,000 pedestrians across the country dying on the roads in...
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Number of traffic deaths down overall
| Oct 5, 2018 | Motor Vehicle Accidents
According to a recent report published by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, or NHTSA, the number of deaths across down due to car and other accidents went down between 2016 and 2017. This is hopeful news, even though the decrease, down to 37,133...
Distracted driving more common in the summer months
| Aug 3, 2018 | Motor Vehicle Accidents
A previous post on this blog talked about how a recent report found that, when people engage in distracted driving, they are typically communicating with a spouse, significant other or other person with one's circle of family and close friends. This same report also...
When people text and drive, who’s on the other end?
| Jul 27, 2018 | Motor Vehicle Accidents
distracted driving, especially texting and driving, is a known dangerous behavior that causes serious and even fatal motor vehicle accidents, Georgia drivers continue to do it even in the face of stepped law enforcement efforts. As a result, distracted driving has...
Fatal motorcycle accidents in Georgia may be trending down
| Jun 1, 2018 | Motor Vehicle Accidents
According to a recently released report, the number of fatalities due to motorcycle accidents in Georgia are down by about 26 percent from 2016 to 2017. In 2016, 170 motorcyclists in Georgia lost their lives in accidents. In 2017, preliminary indications are that only...
What to do and not to do after an accident
| Mar 30, 2018 | Motor Vehicle Accidents
While no Georgia resident wakes up in the morning expecting to get in to a car crash, the average person will be involved in one or more motor vehicle accidents over the course of their driving careers. This is true even for careful drivers who, generally speaking,...
What if I get hurt in a hit-and-run accident?
| Mar 9, 2018 | Motor Vehicle Accidents
One of the most frustrating types of motor vehicle accidents are so called hit-and-runs, in which the driver of one of the vehicles, oftentimes the driver who is responsible for the accident, takes off from the scene of the crash, leaving the accident victims to fend...
Statistics: it takes a football field for a car to stop
On Behalf of The Finnell Firm | Feb 9, 2018 | Motor Vehicle Accidents
Even with the best braking system in the world, there is no such thing as a car or truck that can literally stop on a dime. Motor vehicles are simply too heavy and travel too fast for that to be possible. Because of the principle of what is called momentum, it takes a...
We fight distracted driving by getting justice for victims
| Dec 1, 2017 | Motor Vehicle Accidents
Distracted driving, specifically when it comes to using cell phones or texting while driving, is sharply limited both by state law and, for truckers who are subject to them, by federal regulations. It is important to remember, though, that drivers can also be...
What is “negligence” in a Georgia motor vehicle accident?
| Oct 25, 2017 | Motor Vehicle Accidents
When a Georgia resident is injured in a car accident, many things seem to happen all at once. There's the doctors, and the police and the insurance companies, all of whom have necessary jobs to do, but can end up overwhelming even the most capable individual. Then,...
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