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Distracted driving is one of the biggest risk factors for car accidents, as drivers using phones and infotainment systems tend to take their focus off the road. Unfortunately, there is now another new distracted driving accident risk to add to the long line of high-risk behaviors like texting or using Facebook while behind the wheel.…

Car accidents happen and when they do are you prepared? Here are 7 steps to take after an accident: #7 DO NOT SIGN ANYTHING Insurance companies are so quick to send an investigator out or mail you forms for you to sign.  Don't do it! You could be signing away your claim and not know…

With school back into session, here are some very important safety tips for parents to provide your child to use while walking to and from the bus stop. One of the most important things to do is to establish the safest route for your child to travel and then walk it with them.  Show them…

School is here and every week day in Georgia, kids will be loading and unloading at school bus stops. Here are some important safety tips to share with your kids for when they are at the school bus stop. (1)        Make sure your child stands far away from the road and traffic at the bus…

Let me tell you about something that happens every day here in Georgia. A person is hurt in a wreck. They are taken to the hospital, treated and released. As soon as they walk in their front door, the phone starts ringing. Now who is calling? Lawyers  - or people working for them called runners.…

If you're involved in a wreck, your car or truck will sustain property damage. When you get your car repaired, you know it will be worth less than it was before the wreck. This is called diminished value. Think of it this way: You walk onto a used car lot and you see two identical…

A Georgia teen is behind bars after causing a high speed car crash while allegedly using Snapchat. The teen was driving more than 100 mph using Snapchat's speed filter when she crashed into another vehicle. The collision caused the driver of the other car to suffer serious brain injuries. I cannot say this enough -…

A man was killed in an accident on Lake Lanier recently while tubing behind a boat. Law enforcement is investigating to see if alcohol was a factor in the accident. Now let me stress a very important point: Don't drink and boat! Georgia's Boat Safety Act prohibits anyone from operating a boat, sail boat, Jet…

A woman was killed recently after being run over by a dump truck while on a group bicycle ride. In 2014, 726 people lost their lives in bicycle crashes in the U.S. This is a message for everyone on the highway. Please - pay attention and be careful when driving around bicyclists. They have the…

Atlanta may soon be getting an influx of federal funding to help make the streets safer for bicyclists and walkers. According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the city is in line to receive $7.8 million in federal funding to pay for improvements to roads designed to make them more friendly to bicycle riders and pedestrians. When…