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Road construction work helps maintain important infrastructure. But such construction interrupts normal driving patterns and creates a serious risk of collisions. Recently, Federal Highway Administration data demonstrated some of the dangers created when drivers fail to exercise reasonable care in work zones. In the past five years, 4,400 people have died in collisions in work zones. A driver...

Could technology prevent the 10,000 average annual deaths each year in the United States caused by people who are impaired behind the wheel? The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) hopes this is a possibility and is working hard to make this happen. NHTSA has partnered with the Automotive Coalition for Traffic Safety (ACTS) in...

If you are a passenger in a car involved in a T-Bone car crash, you have a 50 percent chance of sitting on the side of the vehicle hit by the oncoming car. If you are on the side closest to the impact, there are federal safety standards in place to specifically protect you. This...

Use of a cell phone while behind the wheel can make many different kinds of traffic accidents more likely since drivers have delayed reaction time and less of their cognitive abilities are focused on the road. Experienced rear-end accident lawyers in Beaufort knows rear-end collisions are one of the most common kinds of accidents on...

Within Beaufort, Hilton Head, Bluffton and throughout the United States, about 29 percent of all auto collisions that cause injury occur when one driver hits the rear of another vehicle. More than 1.8 million rear-end accidents happen annually according to Inside Science, and these crashes can have devastating consequences. < Motorcycle riders are among the motorists at...

Bicycle safety is a big issue for bike riders and drivers throughout Beaufort, Hilton Head and Bluffton. A personal injury lawyer knows that the spring and summer are the seasons when the most riders are on the road. This means the risk of a bike collision goes up. Drivers need to be aware that they...

In Beaufort, Bluffton and Hilton Head, there are many types of motor vehicle accidents that endanger drivers or that lead to fatalities. One of the most common types of collisions is a rear-end accident. Personal injury lawyers in Beaufort, SC know that rear-end accidents are usually considered the fault of the driver who is in...

In-vehicle technologies have come a very long way in recent years.  According to AOL Autos, 75 percent of 2014 vehicles allowed drivers to choose a blind-spot detection system as an optional upgrade. Two percent of vehicle manufacturers actually made this blindspot detection system a standard feature. Around half of all cars in 2014 also offered...

Motor vehicle accidents are common in The Bluff, the Point, the Northwest Quadrant and other areas throughout Beaufort, SC and the rest of the state. Teens are often the ones who lose their lives or suffer injury. Just this December, a 19-year-old South Carolina student lost her life in a motor vehicle collision, which also...

Thanksgiving is the third-most dangerous holiday for drivers in the United States. According to USA Today, only Memorial Day and Independence day have a higher number of motor vehicle traffic fatalities than the Thanksgiving holiday. A personal injury lawyer knows many people travel long distances for Thanksgiving, so there are generally more drivers on the...