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Teens face an uphill battle when it comes to driving. They lack experience, naturally, and this means that they make more mistakes. As a result, they have the highest fatal accident rate in the country. No other age group gets into these deadly crashes quite as often...
To many, trucking is a glamorous job where you get to travel for days, see scenic views, maybe even visit a famous monument and get paid for your time. Maybe that was once the life of trucking, but the modern reality is a lot grimmer. Truckers are often sitting in the...
Thousands of licensed drivers head out on the Georgia roads every day, and the vast majority of them reach their intended destinations without issue. Although motor vehicle collisions are one of the top causes of severe personal injuries like amputations and spinal...
If you get injured in an accident with a semi-truck, you’re probably going to be seeking compensation from the trucking company. They should carry insurance that will cover people who are injured through the negligence of their own drivers. In some cases, you can also...
Most years, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, or FMCSA, performs studies and keeps data on the number of crashes in the country. The agency does this to identify areas of concern and to provide data to those who can address those issues. The statistics...
If you thought about it for a few seconds, you could probably rattle off the jingle or slogan for at least three major motor vehicle insurance companies. Insurance companies spend millions of dollars annually trying to make themselves seem friendly, helpful and...
Distracted driving is by no means new, but there has been more emphasis on it since the invention of the smartphone. There are plenty of other distractions -- kids, pets, passengers, music and more. However, phones have clearly become the top distraction in recent...
Any kind of fatal car crash is a tragedy, but when it involves the death of a young person, it can seem all the more devastating. One Georgia community is reeling after a motor vehicle accident involving a wrong-way driver reportedly took the life of a teen girl....
There is a large range of value represented in the cars on the Georgia roads. Some people drive vehicles that they purchased used with hundreds of thousands of miles on them. Those cars may only have a salvage value of a few hundred dollars. Other people drive...
Just because you can do something doesn’t mean you should. For instance, you’re not necessarily breaking the law in Georgia if you consume an alcoholic beverage then get behind the wheel of a car to drive. It would depend on your blood alcohol content level at the...