You commute to and from Gainesville, Georgia, and are no stranger to traffic jams on the highway. Matters can be made worse in highway work zones with their narrow lanes, so you know that the risk for a car crash can be great. In fact, an accident occurs in a highway...
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Fatal car crashes rise annually in the wake of DST
On Behalf of Coleman, Chambers & Rogers, LLP | Mar 12, 2020 | Personal Injury
Georgia residents can do a lot to prepare for the spring switch to daylight saving time, such as getting to bed earlier and reducing their exposure to the light from cellphones, laptops and TVs. However, chances are that they will still feel drowsy after losing one...
Red-light running crash deaths rise, but cameras still unpopular
On Behalf of Coleman, Chambers & Rogers, LLP | Jan 17, 2020 | Personal Injury
Georgia motorists may be divided in their opinions on the use of red-light cameras that can result in the issuance of a traffic ticket. There is the danger, after all, that cities can use cameras more to generate revenue than to save lives. However, there are fewer...
4 potentially long-term injuries from car crashes
On Behalf of Coleman, Chambers & Rogers, LLP | Nov 12, 2019 | Personal Injury
More than 3 million Americans are injured in motor vehicle crashes each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). While traffic deaths decreased in 2018 compared to the year before, nearly 300,000 accident victims were treated in...
Georgia ranks fourth for senior-involved car crashes
On Behalf of Coleman, Chambers & Rogers, LLP | Jul 26, 2019 | Personal Injury
Georgia comes in at No. 4 when it comes to the number of auto accidents involving drivers 65 and older (per 100,000 people). This is according to a report from The Senior List, a senior care website. The three states worse than Georgia are Florida, Texas and...
Distracted driving causes more accidents than drugs, alcohol
On Behalf of Coleman, Chambers & Rogers, LLP | Jun 11, 2019 | Personal Injury
Distracted driving is becoming a major factor in motor vehicle accidents in Georgia and across the country. According to data from the National Safety Council, an estimated 9 people die every day and 100 are injured because of accidents that were caused by distracted...
Helping a loved one adapt to life with a disability
On Behalf of Coleman, Chambers & Rogers, LLP | May 20, 2019 | Personal Injury
Car accidents can cause devastating injuries, and many car accident victims sadly will never fully heal. It's common for those involved in car accidents to have life-long disabilities that prevent them from being able to do certain things with independence. Suffering...
Distraction significantly raises highway work zone crash
On Behalf of Coleman, Chambers & Rogers, LLP | Mar 19, 2019 | Personal Injury
Georgia residents should be aware of the danger of distracted driving. Reading the average text message takes about five seconds; in that same time, a vehicle going 55 mph can travel the length of a football field. Distractions, which can consist of anything from...
External airbags and occupancy safety
On Behalf of Coleman, Chambers & Rogers, LLP | Dec 11, 2018 | Personal Injury
Georgia residents who purchase new vehicles in the future may find that they are equipped with external airbags. A manufacturer of external airbags states that its external airbag can reduce the degree of injury suffered by occupants of a vehicle by as much as 40...
Watch out for delayed car crash injuries
On Behalf of Coleman, Chambers & Rogers, LLP | Nov 14, 2018 | Personal Injury
When people in Georgia are hit in a car accident, they may not notice all of their symptoms immediately. In some cases, people may believe they are uninjured until the immediate shock of the accident wears away. In other cases, they may think they have only minor...
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