When you think of serious car accidents, you may imagine vehicles running into each other head-on or when one car runs through a red light colliding with another vehicle. However, you may not realize that rear-end collisions can be extremely severe and cause serious...
Car Accidents
The consequences of a car accident can be more than physical
Most of the time, people get from points A to B on the roadways in Georgia with little cause for concern. However, it is important to always be aware of hazards because accidents do happen. Car crashes can cause serious or even fatal injuries in extreme situations....
Who is liable after a truck accident?
A crash between a passenger vehicle and a large commercial truck can result in long, term, devastating injuries – if not fatalities – to those in the smaller vehicle. Often, these crashes are caused by the truck driver or an issue with the truck. For victims and their...
The importance of seeking medical treatment after a car accident
Often, people who are involved in a car crash conclude for themselves that they’re not physically injured. The airbags may have deployed, they don’t have any open wounds and they’re able to move all of their extremities. Therefore, they decline a law enforcement...
What if I was hit by an uninsured driver?
The average car crash follows a particular script. The drivers spend a few moments checking themselves and their passengers for serious injuries. They exit their vehicles to look at how bad the damage is, and then they talk to one another about insurance coverage....
What should I do after being involved in a car accident?
Being involved in a car accident can be a very traumatic experience. Unfortunately, it's also something that will happen to most people at some point in their lives. Because accidents are so common in Georgia and across the U.S., understanding what to do in the...
Dehydration increases the risk of a summer car crash
Dehydration is called a “hidden risk” of driving, because people don’t believe that they can get dehydrated in their vehicles. Interestingly, it’s more common than you may think. Someone who drives for many hours on end may not be drinking as much as they should....
You can take action if a distracted driver causes a serious crash
Most people realize that driving with their phones in their hands is a dangerous choice. Texting while driving is one of the most serious forms of distraction because it takes your eyes off the road and your hands off of the wheel. It is dangerous enough that Georgia...
Summer is on its way, and the risk of a wreck is about to go up
Ask any driver whether they prefer driving in the winter or summer, and they’ll probably enthusiastically tell you that summer is their preference. Unfortunately, summer is actually the worst time to be on the road. In fact, we’re approaching the early start of the...
New study addresses why women fare worse in crashes than men
Overall, women are more likely to be seriously injured or killed in vehicle crashes than men. Some people have blamed the lack of crash test dummies that reflect women’s bodies and how they react to collisions. A recently published study by the Insurance Institute for...