Robert N. Katz, Esq.
Trucks with a heavier weight limit could soon be coming to Georgia after a bill that allows an increase on weight limits on trucks was recently passed by a state committee. Trucking safety experts have been warning about the dangers involved in permitting heavier trucks on Georgia highways. Such trucks take more time to stop […]
A new campaign by the federal administration sees transportation officials joining hands with major businesses as well as non profit organizations with a singular goal in mind – to reduce the number of people killed in auto accidents every year. The burgeoning number of people being killed in car accidents in Georgia and around the […]
Passengers have a big role to play in helping reduce a motorist’s risk of being involved in a car accident.  Passengers who speak up when the driver of their car is driving at excessive speeds or texting while driving can reduce their risk of being involved in a possibly serious auto accident. That message is […]
A new study by an insurance company ranks Georgia as one of five states that together account for more than 40% of all auto accident wrongful deaths in the country. In the first three quarters of 2022, a total of 31,785 car accident fatalities were recorded on American roads. As many as 37% of these […]
Auto accidents involving first responders, including firefighters and other emergency workers, killed at least 50 such workers in 2022. The Governors Highway Safety Association and other groups are ramping up efforts to educate drivers about the need to take care when they see emergency responders at an auto accident site. Most states have move – […]
Your chances of suffering a serious head or spinal injury increase while performing a number of routine activities in winter. Slip and fall accidents are some of the more hazardous accidents in snowy or icy conditions like the kind that parts of Georgia have experienced in recent weeks. Experts are warning about a higher risk […]
Car accident or motorcycle accident victims who suffer from a brain injury may also be at risk of suffering from sleep apnea, which, in turn, can impact cognitive function after their personal injury. The results of a new study that was published this month found that traumatic brain injury patients who also suffer from obstructive […]
Even as the number of car accidents linked to driving under the influence of alcohol continue to stabilize, federal and Georgia traffic safety agencies are looking ahead at a new threat –Â auto accidents caused by people driving under the influence of drugs. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration recently released the results of a […]
Georgia needs to focus even harder on the safety of rear seat passengers, and enact stronger GDL or Graduated Driver Licensing laws to help prevent more deaths in auto accidents every year. That information comes from a new report by Advocates for Auto and Highway Safety. Every year, the organization releases its annual roadmap for […]
State transportation agencies are often very slow to act on safety initiatives that would help minimize the number of auto accidents involving pedestrians, especially when these initiatives would also mean slowing down traffic. That attitude which also exists in Georgia means that pedestrian safety is compromised, contributing to high numbers of pedestrian accidents. The Pew […]