Atlanta’s Injury Advocate For Over 35 Years
In Georgia, The Governor’s Office of Highway Safety monitors how many car accidents with traffic fatalities occur each year. Believe it or not, they also set a goal each year to bring down the number of fatalities due to car accidents through planning and implementation. The number of accidents in 2012 was 1,192 and it fell to 1,179 in 2013.…
New Year’s Eve and the weekend that follows are always huge days for parties of all sorts. Many of these parties will include alcohol. Some partygoers plan ahead and have a way to get home if they have been drinking. Other partygoers think that they are able to drive after drinking. Those drunk drivers put innocent people in danger. We…
One of the most important ways to prevent accidents on the roads is by maintaining a safe environment. That includes proper signage, roads that are kept in good repair, and high-quality pedestrian crossing signals. One such crossing signal was recently activated in the John’s Creek community, which is approximately 30 miles from Atlanta, Georgia. It is a HAWK pedestrian crossing…
One of the biggest causes of car and truck crashes is distracted driving. For that reason, it is important to understand the nature and the scope of it. What are the types of distracted driving? One is visual, which is taking your eyes off the road. As you would expect, this is a very common one. Another is manual, actually…
Many things cause car crashes. Inclement weather conditions, bad roads, speeding and many other factors contribute. Another contributing factor is drowsy driving. Being knowledgeable about it is critical so you can avoid being part of the problem. The National Sleep Foundation declared the first week of November Drowsy Driving Prevention Week. This was to publicize the problem of sleep-related crashes…
Motorcycle riding includes inherent dangers, making it incumbent upon motorcycle riders to do everything that they can to minimize the risks to others as well as to themselves. So, this winter, what can they do? One is to keep from having your faculties hobbled by freezing temperatures. You can strive towards accomplishing that by suiting up every time you get…
Every accident involves responsibility for the person whose actions or inactions caused it. Of particular concern though are the cases where the person at fault leaves the scene without checking on the victim they hurt. One of these hit-and-run accidents occurred recently in Atlanta, Georgia, on Arizona Avenue at about 1:30 a.m. on a recent morning. According to preliminary investigations,…
Much attention is accorded to car crashes, but motorcycle crashes can be just as deadly to those driving them, to their passengers and to anyone they hit. Because of that, it is important for everyone to know the facts about motorcycle crashes. According to a National Highway Safety Administration report from 2013, there were 4,668 fatalities that directly resulted from…
Car accidents involving pedestrians can be very destructive. The sheer impact of a heavyweight motorcycle, car or truck smashing into an individual on foot can result in lifelong scars, enduring injuries and even death. For that reason, it is important for everyone to know what drivers and pedestrians can do to prevent accidents. What can pedestrians do to prevent accidents?…
No one wants to be in a truck accident, especially if he or she is in a smaller vehicle that gets hit by one. However, not many people know the details of what causes truck crashes. Understanding those causes is very important in order to be able to prevent accidents. One set of causes involves sudden physical problems, like if…