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It was the deadliest Labor Day Weekend in more than nine years. According to investigators and news reports, 21 people were killed in crashes over the three-day holiday weekend. Two others drowned in state lakes. The fatalities include: Five teenagers who died in a multi-vehicle incident in Gwinnett County after their pickup truck went over...

A new study says that Georgia drivers are more likely to cause a crash than drivers in almost any other state. In a national ranking that considers car accident data and crash rates, Georgia is named the 5th most dangerous state due to accident-prone drivers (neighboring South Carolina is No. 1). More than 10% of...

Since the 2018 hands-free law took effect, fatal crashes caused by distracted driving are down.  Five years after Georgia restricted cell phone use behind the wheel, the numbers show an appreciative decrease in the number of fatal traffic crashes caused by distracted driving. “The law is saving lives,” according to Robert Hydrick of the Georgia...

Motorists need to take responsibility and put safety first. As any Georgia motorist can easily observe, speeding is a massive problem on our roads and throughout the country. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), speeding is a factor in about 29% of fatal car accidents. And the problem is only getting worse:...

Serious injuries disrupt a person’s life. They limit a person’s ability to enjoy hobbies or go to work in the same way as they had before the accident. Any injury can be serious. The worst action a person can take in response to their pain is to not seek medical care. Doing so can possibly...

All 50 states and the District of Columbia require children to be restrained when riding in a vehicle. These laws have saved many young lives, but some children (particularly those four and older) still ride without proper safety mechanisms. Children may also be injured or killed by a motor vehicle while as pedestrians while walking,...

Stay focused, Georgia: April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month In Georgia, texting while driving is illegal, as is the use of mobile phones by teenage drivers behind the wheel. Nevertheless, distracted driving accidents continue to occur at an alarming rate in communities throughout the state, including Atlanta. In one recent year, the Georgia Governor's Office...

A wrong-way accident occurs when a motorist drives in the opposite direction to the flow of traffic. Due to speed and the nature of head-on collisions, wrong-way crashes are often fatal. Although rare (wrong-way collisions make up only 1% of fatal accidents), the problem has gotten worse in recent years. Between 2015 and 2018, wrong-way...

Uber and Lyft have completely changed the travel game, with more and more Americans using rideshare to get around for vacation, work, and basic errands. While taking an Uber or Lyft is convenient, studies have shown that ridesharing services have increased traffic congestion and reduced public transportation. This increase in automobile usage has contributed to...