Today’s highly connected world has made social media a large part of our daily lives. While there are both positives and negatives to this connectivity, one potential negative is that social media can sometimes impact legal matters like car accident claims. It is wise to have a thorough understanding of how social media can influence…
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Car accidents can have consequences many years after they happen. For that reason, it’s helpful to understand laws about compensation and why they are important. According to Alabama Department of Transportation (ADOT) data, a traffic crash happens in the state approximately every three minutes and 55 seconds. This crash course will explain the basics of…
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Driving is an intricate dance where vehicles move at the same time in the same direction to reach their destinations. However, one disruption to this dance is lane splitting. Lane splitting is when motorcyclists weave in and out of moving traffic going in the same direction. In 2021, 1,818 crashes involving motorcycles happened in Alabama.…
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Distracted driving claimed 3,522 lives in the United States in 2021, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration | NHTSA. In Alabama, there were 49 certified fatalities associated with distracted driving during that same year. These facts may only be numbers to you, but to many families, they represent the pain of a lost…
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Traveling by bus is one of the safest modes of travel; however, accidents occur. When they do, bus accidents are scary. Even at slow speeds, the impact and injuries can be downright devastating. For perspective, 4,998 large trucks and buses were involved in fatal crashes in 2020, according to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration…
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In the past decade, ridesharing services like Uber and Lyft have skyrocketed in popularity. It’s safe to assume most people have used or know someone who has used one of these services. Uber reported over two billion Uber trips in the U.S. from 2019-2020. Over 900,000 drivers provided those trips. In those same years, Uber…
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Spending a day or weekend on Alabama’s scenic lakes and rivers is an opportunity for boating enthusiasts to relax, fish, sightsee, or party. Yet, boating fun can quickly be replaced with terror when someone on the water causes accidents. In 2021, 4,439 recreational boating accidents occurred across the U.S., causing 2,641 injuries. (Source: U.S. Coast…
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Accidents on the roads, highways, and byways in the U.S. are frequent. There were 5,250,837 motor vehicle accidents in 2020 according to The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Commercial trucks and passenger cars are responsible for many of those accidents. However, semi-trucks tend to do more damage than cars due to the size difference…
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Millions of vehicles drive U.S. roads daily. With this substantial number of vehicles on the roadways, it is reasonable to believe countless preoccupied, fatigued, inexperienced, and negligent drivers are behind the wheel. Accidents occur regularly. In Alabama alone, the Alabama Department of Transportation (ADOT) reported 138,827 car accidents in 2020. Some were minor collisions that…
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