Car Accident

Anyone who is injured in a Chattanooga car accident can seek damages through a personal injury claim or lawsuit – and that includes passengers. The rules which govern these types of claims are a little different, however, so your path to recovery should be guided by an experienced injury attorney. Today, we want to look…

When people think of speed-related accidents, they usually think of motor vehicle drivers driving too fast. However, there are a lot of speed-related accidents that involve slow driving. It may be less common, but it does still happen. In fact, driving too slowly can be almost as dangerous as going over the speed limit. Although…

In 2020, over 3,000 people were killed in car accidents involving distracted driving. If you are wondering what exactly distracted driving is, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration defines it as “any activity that diverts attention from driving, including talking or texting on your phone, eating and drinking, talking to people in your vehicle, fiddling…

Most people believe that larger roads and highways mean less car accidents. In fact, there have been many efforts in the United States to make our highways wider in hopes that it will minimize car wrecks, especially among large trucks and tractor trailers. However, there is strong evidence showing that wider lanes and roads actually…

Every year it seems like there’s new automated technology created for cars in order to help prevent accidents. Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB) systems are now required in all new cars, and they do cut down on rear-end crashes by a significant amount, but AEB is not infallible. Researchers have found the AEB system will not…

Intersections are known to be one of the most common locations for car accidents. Involving several cars at a time, some wanting to turn the same directions, others wanting to go another, focus and communication between drivers at these areas is essential to traversing intersections safely. Intersections don’t just mean a four-way traffic stop, but…

In September 2020, a Tennessee car crash nearly took the lives of two young women. They were on their way home from Ohio and made it to less than one mile away from their house before they were hit head on by a drunk driver. It sent their car rolling several times down a thirty-foot…

There are all sorts of distractions when we’re driving on the road. Sometimes, it’s a scenic view. Other times, it’s the kid in the backseat. More often than not, however, the most distracting object we have is our phone. We know texting and driving is bad, but we don’t really think about our GPS. Our…

The pandemic saw many people staying at home instead of going out. Instead of car accidents going down, however, they only rose as COVID-19 seemingly caused the first spike in risky driving in 2020. A year later when people started feeling safe again, drivers were back out on the roads, tired of spending so much…

Summer is right around the corner. This is the time of year where teenagers are preparing for graduation, young drivers are getting their driving hours in on the road, and many people are gearing up for summer road trips. Unfortunately, there are more opportunities during the warmer seasons for drunk driving accidents to happen. Many…