There are always risks on the roads, and there are especially risks for pedestrians who walk along America’s roads. Because pedestrians have little to no protection, a collision with a motor vehicle that weighs thousands of pounds can cause serious injury and often death. All drivers and pedestrians should take every possible safety precaution to …
How Sidewalks Reduce Pedestrian Accidents
Sidewalks play an important role in traffic safety, as they are used as pedestrian paths. The speed and volume of vehicles on the road create hazards for pedestrians, which is why pedestrians need sidewalks that are separated by curbs. When sidewalks aren’t there, pedestrians are in danger from the heavy, fast-moving cars. This is because …
Georgia DUIs are Far Too Common
According to statistics from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), 2,597 people were killed in United States traffic accidents in December 2010. Of those, 775 deaths involved alcohol-impaired drivers. A 2006 study by the NHTSA estimated that there is one drunk driving fatality in the United States every 30 minutes. Georgia’s Driving Under the …
Trucking Compliance, Safety, and Accountability
The United States Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) launched an initiative to enhance safety in trucking and lower crash risks. The initiative is called Compliance, Safety, and Accountability (CSA) and measures a driver’s safety score by analyzing seven Behavioral Analysis and Safety Improvement Categories, or BASICS. Though certain aspects of the program have been scrutinized …
Drunk Truck Driver Accident: Why the Carrier Also Pays
An impaired trucker is rare. That rarity is what makes a drunk truck driver accident so costly for the carrier, because federal rules exist specifically to prevent it. Below, we explain how often this actually happens, what the rules require, and why the company usually shares the blame. How Often Does a Drunk Truck Driver …
Rear-End Collision in Georgia: Fault Is Not Automatic
The driver who hits you from behind usually pays. Still, “usually” carries real weight in a rear-end collision in Georgia, because the presumption against that driver can be rebutted. Below, we explain what the law actually presumes, what defeats it, and why insurers rarely argue about fault at all. Who Is at Fault in a …
Unqualified Truck Driver: Why the Trucking Company Pays
A CDL alone does not make someone safe to drive. An unqualified truck driver on the road usually means a carrier skipped a check federal law required. That failure creates a claim against the company itself. Below, we explain what qualification actually means, which records prove it, and why those records decide truck cases. What …
How to Get Damages for Serious Slip and Fall Injuries
Whether you suffered a wrist fracture, elbow injury, shoulder dislocation, or another type of injury to your hand or arm in a Georgia slip and fall accident, you most likely are in pain, unable to work and earn a living, and in need of serious compensation for your serious hand and wrist injuries. If unsafe …
Common Hand and Wrist Injuries From Slip and Falls
Slip and fall accidents in Georgia can happen anywhere, but most often they take place in grocery stores due to spilled liquid. When people are walking along and suddenly slip, they generally attempt to break their fall with their hands. However, this quick reaction of throwing out their hands directs the impact of the fall …
How to Deal With a Store After a Slip and Fall
You may have entered a store to pick up groceries, buy clothes, or purchase household goods when suddenly your feet slipped out from underneath you, and down you went. While you know you fell, you are not sure how you got there. You then noticed the wet surface that caused you to come face to …
Country Music Group Sued for Negligence
Georgia law requires commercial and private property owners to maintain safe properties for people who are legally on the premises. Most properties are subject to safety codes or regulations requiring the property owner or manager to prevent negligent exposure to harmful or injurious situations. Premises liability claims may hold these property owners or managers liable …
Speeding Tractor Trailer Causes Fatal Accident
According to the United States Department of Transportation Federal Motor Carrier Safety, at least 77,000 of the approximately 141,000 truck crashes in 2011 could be blamed on driver error. Truck accident injuries are often severe due to a truck’s size and weight and are difficult to avoid because of the long stopping distances required by …
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