No one anticipates involvement in a Tennessee car crash, so you may not know what to do – and what not to do – when navigating a personal injury claim in the aftermath of one. However, the steps you take after suffering an injury in a car wreck may help determine how...
Air brake failure a factor in almost 30% of truck crashes
Many commercial truck wrecks that occur across Tennessee and the rest of the United States share similar elements in common. Air brake failure is one such element, and it is a frequent contributor to semi-truck crashes. While some instances of air brake failure result...
What are the child car seat laws in Tennessee?
Did you know that an officer can pull you over for seat belt or child restraint violations? They can and will if they see your child is not in the proper type of safety seat. As a driver, the Tennessee Department of Safety & Homeland Security explains you are...
Why are truckers so susceptible to drowsiness?
Drowsiness is an issue that can affect any driver at any level of experience. After all, sleep deprivation or tiredness has nothing to do with how skilled a driver is, or even how used to driving without sleep they may feel like they are. Truckers in particular often...
Motorcycle safety and reducing the odds of an accident
If you enjoy riding a motorcycle, you need to focus on your safety whenever you take to the road. Every year, motorcycle crashes result in thousands of deaths and devastating injuries, leaving workers sidelined and tearing families apart. As a motorcyclist or a...
How can TBIs change your marital life?
After suffering from a head injury, your life will change in ways that you may not have ever anticipated. For example, a traumatic brain injury (TBI) has the ability to alter your personality and behavioral patterns, making it difficult for your loved ones to even...
Your nose may never be the same after a car accident
Your car's airbags are some of its more valuable safety features. In fact, a driver- or passenger-side airbag may reduce your odds of dying in a motor vehicle accident by as much as 30%. Still, because inflated airbags can be rock-hard, you may be at risk of breaking...
Tennessee saw more than 14,000 work zone crashes in 5-year span
Work zones are common across much of Tennessee as communities continue to grow and more motorists travel the same roads. However, research shows that an increasing number of crashes, injuries and fatalities are taking place in construction zones across the state....
Fatal Tennessee car crashes up 20% in the first half of 2021
Motorists across Tennessee would be wise to exercise extreme caution anytime they take to the state’s roads because data from the first six months of 2021 shows that fatal car crashes are on the rise. Fewer drivers took to the state’s roads in 2020 than they did in...
Do you live with mental trauma following your car crash?
Avoidance behaviors. Hyper anxiety. Replaying the events in your mind over and over. If you experience one or more of these odd behaviors — or if you feel like you are not yourself after an accident — you may have mental trauma. According to the North American Mental...