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Costs of Preventing Beaufort, SC Rear-End Crashes
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...
Read MoreBeaufort Drivers Shouldn't Trust Vehicle Tech to Avoid Crashes
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...
Read MoreHow Dangerous Are the Roads for Beaufort Teen Drivers?
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...
Read MoreHilton Head Drivers Need to Avoid Thanksgiving Collision Dangers
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...
Read MoreBeaufort Kids & Risk of Dangerous Toys
The holiday season is fast approaching, which means that many children will begin receiving gifts. Starting at Halloween and moving into winter holidays, kids frequently get new toys from friends, relatives and loved ones. While these new toys can present lots of excitement for kids, there is also a risk that some of these new...
Read MoreBeaufort Collisions Reduced By Following the Golden Rules
Several Formula One drivers asked to provide highway safety tips have indicated that they try to avoid motor vehicle collisions by looking up the road farther than the average driver. By keeping focused on what is ahead, they have more time to react to hazards and avoid becoming involved in a collision. The New York...
Read MoreSouth Carolina Bike Safety Advice to Prevent School Transportation Accidents
Children under the age of 15 have a significant danger of being injured or killed if they ride their bicycles. In fact, according to Safer Car.gov, 18 percent of bicycle riders who were injured in collisions in 2010 were aged 14 or under. This statistic is especially troubling since the Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Information...
Read MoreKeeping Beaufort Kids Safe From Summer Injury
Parents should be aware that summer is a time when many kids suffer injuries. Kids could be hurt or even killed because they spend more time playing outside during the summer and are at greater risk of a bicycle accident or a pedestrian collision. Kids also face the risk of being left inside of a...
Read More'100 Deadly Days of Summer' Underway in South Carolina
The summer months are upon us in South Carolina. It's a time when teens who are out of school and assorted vacationers take to the open road with friends to enjoy time off. According to the South Carolina Highway Patrol, however, the days between Memorial Day and Labor Day are among the most dangerous for...
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