STANDING UP FOR YOU WITH SKILLED ADVOCACY

Getting behind the wheel can be a dangerous game. Even when you’re a careful and defensive driver, there are other people on the road that can interfere with your safe driving and cause a crash. Part of being a careful driver is the knowing the risks of getting behind the wheel. In this post, we’ll

A new report, Drug-Impaired Driving: Marijuana and Opioids Raise Critical Issues for States, released by the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) shows that nearly half – 44 percent – of fatally injured, drug-tested drivers had marijuana, opioids or other substances in their system at the time of death. This rate represents a 16 percent rise

Some experts think that new technologies that temporarily disable certain smartphone features while a vehicle is running may be key to stemming the tide of the distracted driving epidemic across America. Initially, distracted driving was limited to phone calls and texting. Now, however, drivers are inundated with temptations in the form of social media, sharing

April 20 is a countercultural holiday for marijuana smokers, even in states where cannabis is illegal. The holiday may seem relatively harmless, but it comes at a serious cost: an increase in fatal crashes. According to a recent research letter in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine, the nationwide fatal accident rate is approximately 12 percent higher between 4:20

We all know that driving while you’re low on sleep can be dangerous. Some estimates indicate that missing out on just a few hours of sleep can affect your driving in a profoundly negative way. Two to three hours less sleep can quadruple the risk you’ll be in a crash — and that’s equivalent to

In late January, a Tesla Model S sedan rear-ended a parked fire truck at around 65 mph. The driver wasn’t paying attention, apparently because he had set the car to “Autopilot.” Unfortunately, this wasn’t a Star Trek episode. Unlike autopilot systems in science fiction, Tesla’s Autopilot does not fully take over for the driver, performing

If you play or follow sports, you have probably heard a lot in recent years about the dangers of head injuries. From the National Football League to soccer and other youth sports, leagues now have concussion protocols, designed to protect against someone trying to go back into action too soon after a hit to the

The huge size and weight disparity between fully loaded commercial trucks – which can easily weigh 50,000 pounds or more – and standard passenger cars means that when the two collide, injuries disproportionately affect those in the smaller vehicles. On an almost daily basis, news reports from across Tennessee and around the country demonstrate the

The transition every fall from Daylight Saving Time back to Standard Time is always difficult. Having to change your clocks isn’t the issue; if you have a smartphone, it will update itself. No, the problem is that disrupted sleep schedules that follow the time change can lead to a spike in drowsy-driving crashes. Losing an hour

We’ve talked several times in past posts about how dangerous distracted driving is. Driving while distracted by electronic devices, eating while driving, lively conversations with passengers, or personal grooming can – and does – result in injury-causing accidents. Distracted driving is dangerous at any time of the year, but it is of particular concern on Halloween,