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Serious Knee Injuries -- A Common Result from Car WrecksCar wrecks often cause serious knee injuries. Alpharetta accident attorney Jeff Dover explains some of the most common knee injuries from wrecks.
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Atlanta Personal Injury Attorney Jeff Dover is a Certified Member of The Million Dollar Advocates Forum.Jeff Dover, Atlanta personal injury attorney, has been certified as an official member of The Million Dollar Advocates Forum, an exclusive trial attorney group.
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Growing Demand for Nursing Home Services Leads to Greater Scrutiny of AbuseAs the demand for nursing home services has soared in recent years, so too has the scrutiny regarding abuse committed in nursing homes.
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Potential Damages from a Georgia Auto AccidentIf you are injured in a car or truck wreck in Georgia, you may be entitled to recover for damages.
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Black ice is, with considerable justification, one of the most feared weather-related factors on the road and a major cause of both multi-car and single car accidents.“Black” ice, as it is commonly known, is not in fact black, but very glassy, clear ice that forms in the absence of snow or sleet, making it indistinguishable from the asphalt or macadam beneath it. It generally forms when light rain falls on a road at below freezing temperatures, when snow and sleet melt and refreeze, or, on occasion, from the moisture in vehicle exhaust that accumulates in areas of frequent traffic.
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Accidents involving motorcycles have a deserved reputation of being some of the most dangerous on the road. The combination of frequently high speeds, low profile and diminished visibility, different means of maneuvering, and lack of protection from impact place those who ride motorcycles at high risk of impact and injury.More than half of all motorcycle accidents involve drivers of automobiles who, despite the protection provided by their vehicles, are not immune from serious damage and injury should an accident occur.
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Large vehicles such as pickup trucks and SUVs are traditionally viewed as safer than smaller automobiles. However, this is not necessarily a claim that holds constant across all models and a variety of features and elements must be considered before making any evaluations about a pickup truck’s relative safety.When most people think of the safety advantages of pickup trucks, what they think of is the greater size and durability of the truck in relation to other cars on the road and its ability to withstand impact once a collision does occur. The problem with this interpretation is that the strength and durability of a pickup truck’s frame and body actually counteract modern safety features. The contraction of safety belts and release of air bags in a collision is triggered by sensors placed throughout the truck’s body. The more rigid and impervious to collision that the body is, the greater the force required to set off the sensors and engage the vehicle’s safety features.
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Operating a vehicle can sometimes call upon most if not all of our senses. Unfortunately for some, not all of their senses may be in full working order and their impairment may present a more challenging set of conditions behind the wheel. The hearing impaired may lack some of the comfort and security on the road enjoyed by those who can depend fully upon all of their senses, but this need not be a reason for them to stay off the road or to feel intimidated by the prospect of operating a motor vehicle.Drivers who are hearing impaired, it has been proven, do not have more accidents or fines than those with healthy hearing. However, there are some valid risks that must be taken into account before declaring that hearing is unimportant to driving. Drivers with hearing impairment lack the ability to recognize sirens and warning signals as they approach, to aurally recognize the presence of a vehicle in their blind spot or anticipate other drivers approaching from around a corner by the sound of their engine. These are skills somewhat take for granted or practiced subconsciously by most drivers, but they can have real value on the road.
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Extreme weather conditions, whether thunderstorms, snow, hail, sleet, or iced roads, can introduce a long list of variables to the conditions that you and your fellow drivers face on the road. Above and beyond everyday driving, operating a vehicle in extreme weather conditions brings with it a raised standard of care and conscientiousness that must be met to keep all parties on the road safe.Extreme weather conditions pose a number of risks to drivers, most notably slippery roads, low visibility, and strong winds. The resulting inability to see the road, other cars, and objects can lead drivers to run off the road, suffer rear-end collisions, or even veer out of their lane and into oncoming traffic. The diminished traction of wet roads can increase the required stopping distance between one car and the next
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Equipment failure ranks alongside driver error, roadway design, and poor roadway maintenance as one of the leading causes of car accidents. Accidents due to equipment failure can be minor or catastrophic, depending on the timing and severity of the failure.Being aware of the ways that sudden equipment failure on your own vehicle or that of others can occur and place you at risk can help you to understand the importance of adequate car maintenance and its potential to save you from serious injury.
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Road construction combines a number of factors that can contribute to the incidence of auto accidents, damages, and injury in a variety of ways.With road construction the presence of large construction vehicles, equipment, signs, barricades, and the frequent redirection of traffic can create conditions that contribute to the likelihood of accidents resulting in damage to vehicles or injury to their drivers and passengers.
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Rear-end collisions can lead to whiplash-related injuries to the spine as well as muscular and connective tissue. They can also cause the vehicles’ inhabitants to collide with the interior of the car, causing cranial and chest injuries due to collision with the steering wheel, windshield, windows, and dashboard.Rear-end crashes, known in their milder forms as “fender benders”, rank as the most common type of car-to-car collision on the road. Though the commonality with which we see these milder, low-impact instances of rear collisions may lead us to think of them as innocuous or less threatening, they have the potential to create significant damage and injury to those involved.