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Blood alcohol level (BAL), blood alcohol concentration (BAC), and blood alcohol content (BAC) are terms that refer to the amount of alcohol present in the blood at a given time.  It is expressed as a ratio of grams of alcohol per 100 milliliters (deciliter) of blood and is used as a measure of intoxication. The physical …

If you have an older driver in your family, you may be concerned for his or her safety.  You may fear your loved one being hurt or killed in an Atlanta traffic accident. Your fears are not unreasonable. Older drivers have a higher risk of car crash death. An Insurance Institute for Highway Safety study of intersection …

Are you planning to travel this summer? Before you load your suitcases and children into the family car, you may want to check your tires.  Old and unsafe tires are a leading cause of Georgia traffic accidents. If you are like most drivers, you know that driving with worn tread is dangerous.  But did you know that …

If you’ve been injured in an Atlanta car accident, your immediate concern is your own pain and suffering, not how the accident occurred.  It is not uncommon for an accident victim to look at a police report of an accident and realize there are mistakes or details that have been left out.  When there are …

Every day, across our country, drivers have car accidents. Typically one driver is in the wrong for causing the accident; however, sometimes more than one party has some degree of liability. In many cases, drivers may not think they are the ones who caused the crash. For this reason, there are several things to consider …

It’s difficult to say how long personal injury claims take to be resolved because there are so many different variables that influence the duration and outcome.Personal injury claims can be resolved by way of: judgments; lawsuit settlements; mediation; and other means that Atlanta personal injury attorney can tell you about. The duration will take to settle your accident claim depends, on …

Drivers can be cited and arrested for driving under the influence, even if their blood alcohol levels are below the legal limit of 0.08 percent. Many drivers do not realize this, but a police officer can arrest a driver for being impaired, which means levels lower than the legal limit. Although a BAC of 0.08 …

In 2007, the National Roadside Survey, a government study in which drivers were randomly pulled over and tested for drugs, found that about 14 percent of U.S. drivers tested positive for illegal drugs.  Not only was the prevalence of drug use among American drivers shocking, but also the fact that more drivers were using drugs …

The University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute just released the results of a study that found that obese men who are wearing seat belts are 22% more likely to survive a car crash than underweight men. The study found that male drivers with a body mass index (BMI) between 35 and 50 are 22% less likely to …

When police come to the scene of an Atlanta traffic accident, an officer will write an official police report about the accident.  You can ask the officer how to get a copy of the official police report once it is filed. Police reports contain the following information:  • The officer’s observations at the scene• The officer’s opinion about what caused …

According to statistics from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 2,597 people were killed in United States traffic accidents in December 2010. Of those, 775 deaths involved alcohol-impaired drivers.Georgia’s Driving Under the Influence Laws are complex. Georgia DUI injury lawyer Shane Smith can sort through the intermingled laws that potentially create complications in a DUI case. …

Many people mistakenly believe that teens are responsible for more Georgia drunk driving crashes than any other age group. While teens do have a higher risk of death in Georgia DUI accidents, young legal drinkers – adults aged 21 to 34 – are responsible for more than half of all fatal drunk driving accidents.Young legal …