Last January, the state of Tennessee joined 13 other states in adopting a primary seat belt law that fines first offenses. Last year, Tennessee was one of the states with the lowest penalties for first-time violations of the seat belt law. Today, the fine can top out at over $100 with a basic fine of [...]
According to CityLab, there is an average of 90 deaths from car accidents every single day in the United States. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) says that its latest figures show that in 2013, California, Texas, and Florida registered the largest number of fatal crashes, and that 57% of the country’s fatal vehicular [...]
Everyone likes the idea of better gas mileage. We typically focus on fuel type and engine design to maximize fuel usage in our vehicles, but the basic math is this - lighter weight vehicles use less gas. Vehicle manufacturers have been using glue (not glue like we use - this is super advanced epoxy space [...]
Today is Drowsy Driving Awareness Day and the National Highway Transportation Association wants you to know that this is a real and present danger on Tennessee roads. Safety officials say that over 20% of all deaths in any year are caused by people falling asleep at the wheel. They report that a growing number [...]
It's hard to talk to teenagers about anything. You have to get them to unplug from whatever has their interest at the moment and then you're fighting every minute to keep their attention. That doesn't mean we still don't keep trying. Even if it seems like they aren't paying attention to a word you're saying, [...]
Settlements (when you and your attorney reach an agreement with the at-fault party's insurance company or attorneys) and judgments (when you and your attorney take your case to trial and win in front of a Judge or Jury) in Tennessee vary in their amounts. Just yesterday I settled a case for $39,000.00 at a mediation and my client [...]
"I knew there was something wrong with the car" says a grieving father who has been campaigning for the recall of certain GM cars for several years. Mr. Melton, who lost his daughter Brooke on her 29th birthday, can't explain how he knew but said "as soon as I kissed her forehead, her cold forehead, [...]
Every year for the past 50 years, with the exception of four times, Tennessee's road fatalities have numbered over 1,000. Thankfully, 2013 was one of those years that fell under 1,000 with 988 people losing their lives on Tennessee's roads this past year. The Tennessee Highway Safety Department said the number of unrestrained deaths fell along with the number [...]
You should always lock your car doors as soon as you get in the car. I will justify that remark with a real life "for instance" at the end of this story. Shawn Sullivan walked into the Shell gas station on South Cumberland in Lebanon brandishing a weapon. After robbing the store, he fled in [...]
The train wreck in Ottawa Ontario Canada today made me start wondering about the safety of train travel in general. I mean, we really don't do that much of it around here, do we? We may jump on the Music City Star for a night downtown, but it's rare that any of us travel by [...]
