Trucking companies and truck drivers are required by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) to have regular inspections and maintenance performed on their vehicles. Despite this, over 5,000 people are killed each year in truck accidents involving tractor-trailers or 18-wheelers. An experienced Clayton County truck accident lawyer can help truck accident victims. A joint study …
Voice Technology Leads to Accidents
You may have been in a vehicle in which you or the driver has had to command the navigation system by using voice commands. If so, you may have enjoyed a good laugh, as the system may not have recognized what you said and turned the air conditioning off instead. While these encounters may be …
Negligence in Fitness Center Accidents
Millions of people in the United States have memberships to gyms, fitness centers, yoga studios, and other similar facilities in order to stay active and healthy. Memberships especially increase in the beginning months of a new year, as many people are trying to act on resolutions to stay fit. Any physical activity comes with the …
How Brake Failure Can Cause Truck Accidents
Large commercial trucks such as tractor-trailers can often weigh as much as 80,000 pounds and travel at speed of upwards of 70 miles per hour. With so much inertia, semis require sophisticated braking systems in order to operate safely. When these systems fail, catastrophic accidents can result. There is no valid reason that a semi-truck’s …
Guest Slips and Falls at Atlanta Westin Hotel
Atlanta Personal Injury Lawyer, Shane Smith, was recently hired to help SC who was hurt in an Atlanta slip and fall incident, which is in Fulton County. SC was hurt and needed to see a doctor. SC also decided they needed an Atlanta Personal Injury Lawyer to help them against the insurance company. SC hired …
Log Industry Truck Accidents
Georgia Truck Accident Attorney Shane Smith Talks About Trucking Accidents in the Logging Industry The logging industry is essential to America’s economy and conducting business globally. Transporting logs that are destined for the wood mill and used to build structures, fences and related uses can be very dangerous with a driver that is not adequately …
How Semi Truck Tire Tread Can Be Dangerous
You most likely drive right by big black chunks of rubber in the road everyday—probably not paying too much attention to them. However, some people aren’t so fortunate to just drive on by. In fact, when tires blowout, especially on semi-trucks, tire pieces are powerfully projected into the air and often cause the following scenarios: …
What to Know About Restaurant Slip and Falls
When a restaurant employee cleans the floors and fails to put out caution signs, or when a server spills a drink and continues to walk away without cleaning it up or warning others of the hazard, someone can fall as a result. Sadly, many people entering restaurants are unaware that these hazards even exist. For …
How to Discuss Texting With Teen Drivers
Teenagers often feel invincible, which is why they participate in dangerous driving behaviors. Your son may be texting and driving because he was never in a Georgia car accident before and really doesn’t understand just how dangerous car crashes can be. Additionally, cell phones seem to be glued to teens’ bodies these days, which is …
What to Know About Airbags and Child Safety
Air bags, when combined with seat belts, are an effective safety feature that has saved many lives. It is estimated that airbags save at least 3,000 lives a year. However, there are questions about the safety of airbags. Most airbag injuries occur for one of four reasons: The driver is sitting too close to the …
How Inexperienced Truckers Can Cause Accidents
While there are innumerable causes of commercial truck accidents in Georgia and around this nation, one of great concern is that of inexperienced truck drivers. Truck drivers literally have a large load to bear. They must transport tens of thousands of pounds of goods across this nation’s highways, all while maintaining their own safety and …
Why You Shouldn’t Let You Teen Talk to Adjusters
Your teenager was injured in an Atlanta car crash as a passenger in someone else’s vehicle. Your teen tells you that he is sore, but that he is fine and doesn’t want to go to the doctor. The next thing you know, an insurance adjuster calls and wants to make your son an offer for …
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