Safe Driving Around Trucks
Driving on America’s highways and interstates these days can be a harrowing feat.
Avoiding speeding or distracted drivers is one thing, but sharing the road and navigating around commercial 18-wheelers, dump trucks and buses is an art. Drivers of passenger vehicles can educate themselves and try to protect themselves and their passengers on the often-scary roads.
Why so many Boating Accidents?
As of mid-July this year, there have already been 25 deaths and 68 boating-related accidents.
Is It Hard to Prove a Slip and Fall Case?
Slip and Fall cases are part of the family of cases known as “premises liability.” Premises Liability refers to a group of cases where one is injured on the property of another. Other common premises liability cases are dog bite cases, injuries to social guests at one’s home, injuries at a sporting event or concert.
Why you NEED Uninsured Motorist Coverage
In 2017, Alabama was ranked #6 in the country in the number of uninsured drivers. Uninsured drivers are 34% more likely to cause an accident….
What are the Rights of Passengers in a Car Wreck?
We'll discuss the guest-passenger statute, and how that can be a bar to recovery if the driver of your vehicle is deemed to be at-fault.
How to Prevent Parking Lot Accidents
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety reports that 267 deaths and about 15,000 injuries occur annually in backover crashes.
Is your Insurer Friend or Foe?
Your insurance company, first of all, is there to ensure that your property is secured, if need be, and transported to the local body shop. So, when can your insurer be a foe?
Uninsured vs. Under-Insured
Uninsured and under-insured motorist (UM/UIM) coverage is there to protect you from the negligence of the world's drivers. Plain and simple, it is there to protect you in cases where the at-fault driver has either no insurance or has insufficient coverage to pay for your bodily injuries and associated damages.
Accident Checklist
So, you've been in an accident, and you're wondering, "What do I do now?" Well, for most, an auto accident may be a once in a lifetime event. The shock of the accident, coupled with the uncertainty surrounding potential injuries, property damage, etc., can be a tad overwhelming.
Signs of Distracted Driving
Even as more and more states pass laws against the use of cellular phones while driving, it certainly seems like there is a story on the news every day about a traffic accident that was caused by distracted driving.