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Stop Teens From Texting and Driving: There’s An App For That
A major manufacturer/developer/distributor of smartphones has now developed a free smartphone app to help teens decrease and/or completely stop texting while operating a motor vehicle. On September...
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Dropped Cell Phone In Car Leads to Fatality
In my 20 years of practice, I have seen motorists cause collisions in numerous ways: allergic sneezes; falling asleep at the wheel; being under the influence of drugs or alcohol; trying to beat a...
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The Number One Killer Of Teens
According to several studies, the number one cause of death among teenagers is driving a motor vehicle. In fact, car wrecks account for 25 percent of teen deaths per year. It is estimated that enough...
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Experience and Age Matter: The Case Against Teenage Driving
I grew up watching Disney on the television channel at 6 pm in the 1970s. It was always a treat and Walt Disney World seemed like a magical place that was a world away from Wisconsin. And it was....
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Death By Car Crashes Increases By 12% in GA
You would think with increased technology relating to crash avoidance in cars such as forward collision warning (sensors determine distance and speed between vehicles and warns driver with audible...
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INCREASE IN HIGHWAY DEATHS CAUSED BY USE OF APPS
New applications (“apps”) are being created every day in an attempt to make American lives more productive and entertaining. The problem is such apps are being used by motorists while driving their...
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Drowsy Driver Just Like DUI Driver
Tired at the wheel The holidays are here and I know most of us are excited because we get to travel, and have fun as well as adventure. The excitement and anxiety that comes with holiday travel makes...
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FOUR GEORGIA HIGH SCHOOLERS DIE IN CAR v. TRUCK WRECK
Why did four Langston Hughes high school students die this past Monday? It was noted that the driver of the SUV that contained four other students ran a red light. Under Georgia law, that is referred...
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The Textalyzer: New Tool for Monitoring Texting and Driving, or New...
The “Textalyzer” is a device that allows law enforcement officials to review an individual’s cell phone usage using a machine that was developed by forensic technology maker Cellebrite. When the...
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New Cell Phone Law For Drivers and Truckers in Georgia
I was the first attorney in Georgia to be awarded punitive damages against a motorist who used his cell phone at the time he caused a car wreck. This jury verdict was back in 2002 in DeKalb County,...
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