Car safety seats and booster seats can prevent your child from suffering serious injury if you are involved in a car accident. If properly used, a car seat can actually reduce your child’s injury risk by 71-82 percent, and a booster seat can cut that risk by 45 percent, according to the Centers for Disease Control […]
In the wake of natural disasters, Alabamians always pull together to help their neighbors and rebuild their communities. Severe weather such as the storms and tornadoes that struck central Alabama in early March may cause widespread property damage to homes, farms and businesses. Storm damage can be financially devastating to family farms and small businesses. […]
Medicaid is the medical insurance program for low-income residents, not to be confused with Medicare, the program for adults over the age of 65. Medicaid is taxpayer-funded, which means recipients do not have to pay a premium to receive Medicaid coverage. Each state has its own rules and regulations for Medicaid. If you were injured […]
Most people know that distracted driving is dangerous driving, but far too many people still choose to use their smartphones to surf the web, use social media, or text while driving. Even otherwise responsible drivers often feel the urge to text others or respond to text messages that are sent to them while behind the wheel. […]
If you’ve been involved in a car accident, you likely have concerns about how to pay for your medical bills, repairs to your vehicle, or replacement of a totaled vehicle, as well as covering lost wages and other losses. After a collision, you may start to get calls from insurance company representatives right away, and you […]
Any accident that involves a commercial truck could result in severe injuries to those involved – particularly occupants of a passenger car. Large vehicles such as 18-wheelers are enormous in size and weigh tons. Even a minor accident can lead to extensive property damage and severe injuries to drivers and passengers. In fact, because of the size […]
The warm summer months mean more people are spending more time outdoors. With children out of school for summer vacation, more kids are running around in parks, playgrounds, and neighborhoods. It is no wonder, then, that there is a noticeable increase in dog bites during the summer. According to the New York Post, statistics show […]
As a bicyclist, knowing and abiding by bicycle laws can be the strongest measure you can take to prevent an accident. Unfortunately, how the rules of the road apply to bicyclists is often the source of some confusion – particularly for drivers of motor vehicles. The laws that dictate how motor vehicles and bicycles should […]
As a motorcyclist, it can be tempting to take advantage of your vehicle’s size to bypass traffic by riding beside or passing between two rows of traffic in the same lane. This practice, known as lane splitting or white lining, is legal in some states. In Alabama, however, lane splitting is prohibited by law. While many […]
Alabama’s 3 foot bike law, which went into effect in 2015, was designed to give bicyclists a larger safety buffer when interacting with other vehicles on the road. The law requires motorists to leave at least 3 feet between their vehicle and a bicycle when encountering one on the road. Nowadays, more people are riding […]
