Category: Auto Accidents

New Campaign Aimed at Teens to Prevent Distracted Driving

December 16, 2011

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) is launching a new campaign to warn teens of the dangers of distracted driving, according to USA Today. The DOT has created a public service announcement (PSA) called “OMG” that will air at movie theaters and various gas station pumps […]

November 16, 2011

Distracted driving has become one of the most insidious and deadly threats to highways across the country. While the behavior that causes distracted driving occurs throughout all ages and demographics, young drivers are among those hit the hardest. For that reason, Tennessee state officials and […]

Federal Agencies Recommend Comprehensive Seat Belt Laws to Reduce Injuries

November 02, 2011

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) recommends comprehensive seat belt use laws as a way to reduce the number of serious injuries and deaths in car accidents, according to the agency’s highway safety countermeasure guide. Currently, 24 U.S. states do not have seat belt […]

October 14, 2011

In the musical Man of La Mancha, one of the characters notes that “whether the stone hits the pitcher or the pitcher hits the stone, it’s going to be bad for the pitcher.” This can sum up the situation in most collisions between a tractor-trailer and […]

October 12, 2011

presented by: Gary Massey Summer camping season may be over, but there’s still time to enjoy a trip in the family RV. Many drivers take recreational vehicle (RV) trips in the fall, whether it’s to follow their favorite football team to an away game or […]

October 10, 2011

The term distracted driving has been more frequently used with the widespread use of cellular phones by drivers and with the passing of laws in many states to ban the dangerous use of this device while behind the wheel. Distracted driving can include the wide […]

September 19, 2011

presented by: Gary MasseyDespite efforts to ensure Tennessee motorcyclists are properly licensed, the rate of motorcycle accidents that cause injury or death has risen steadily in recent years, according to the Tennessee Department of Safety. In its 2009 “Tennessee Motorcycle Crash Statistics” report, the Tennessee […]

September 01, 2011

Tennessee’s state and local law enforcement officials, along with the Tennessee Governor’s Highway Safety Organizations (GHSO), the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Organization (NHTSA), and the Governors’ Highway Safety Organization (GHSA) are planning events and increased police patrols as Tennessee joins the national “Drive Sober […]

August 29, 2011

A cooking grill that fell from somebody’s vehicle onto Interstate 24 recently caused multiple accidents, including a motorcycle accident that hospitalized a Chattanooga man, according to a recent news report from WRCB. The large gas grill apparently fell from the back of a pickup truck, according […]

August 15, 2011

Recently, a 14-year-old resident of Columbia, Tennessee, lost her life and eleven other people were injured when the 15-passenger church van they were riding in overturned on I-40 near Waverly, according to a recent report in The Tennessean. The group was coming back from an all-night […]