http://www.thetennesseeautoaccidentattorney.com Phillip Miller Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:56:13 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en [caption id="attachment_8234" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="Running Red Lights Is A Fools Game"][/caption] More than 100,000 crashes a year are caused by drivers running red lights, killing some 950 people and injuring 90,000 others, making it a leading cause of fatal crashes in metropolitan areas, according to the Department of Transportation's Federal Highway ... http://www.thetennesseeautoaccidentattorney.com/nashville-auto-accident-attorney-shares-important-information-on-red-light-running-accidents/ [caption id="attachment_8230" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="Follow Carefully"][/caption] There are several driving events that require intense concentration by the driver. A driver must always be on the defensive—thinking about what other drivers might do AND be prepared to respond with proper reactions. In addition, certain conditions, especially bad weather, trigger the need for ... http://www.thetennesseeautoaccidentattorney.com/nashville-auto-accident-lawyer-discusses-safe-following-distances/ [caption id="attachment_8226" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="Elderly Drivers Keep Alert For Signs Of Aging"][/caption] Most older people are capable and have a lifetime of valuable driving experience. For these reasons, decisions about a person's ability to drive should never be based on age alone. However, changes in vision, physical fitness and reflexes may ... http://www.thetennesseeautoaccidentattorney.com/nashville-personal-injury-lawyer-shares-some-suggestions-that-will-benefit-older-drivers/ [caption id="attachment_8221" align="alignleft" width="120" caption="Age Alone Should Not Count"][/caption] The AAA Foundation for Driver Safety estimates that one out of every five drivers in America will be 65 or older by 2030. Many older people are capable and have a lifetime of valuable driving experience. For these reasons, decisions about a ... http://www.thetennesseeautoaccidentattorney.com/nashville-auto-accident-attorney-asks-your-opinion-on-what-role-the-state-should-play-in-restricting-elderly-driver-licenses/ [caption id="attachment_8216" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="Passenger Vans Require Special Care"][/caption] Passenger vans are inherently dangerous for a number of reasons. The driver of a passenger van carrying young children owes a special duty of care to transport the children safely and without incident. A three-vehicle accident in Memphis on Friday shows just ... http://www.thetennesseeautoaccidentattorney.com/memphis-van-driver-wasnt-paying-attention-while-he-drove-and-talked-on-cell-phone/ [caption id="attachment_8212" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="Seat Belts Save Lives"][/caption] A Maynardsville, Tennessee woman is dead after she lost control of her vehicle late Friday night, according to local media reports. The 38-year-old woman was driving on Monroe St. in Maynardville when she lost control of her Chevy Blazer and was ejected when ... http://www.thetennesseeautoaccidentattorney.com/tennessee-woman-dies-in-roadway-departure-crash-2/ [caption id="attachment_8208" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="Highway Design Defect"][/caption] In the past we have talked about the responsibility of governments for poorly engineered roadway projects that cause property damage and personal injuries. One of the key aspects of recovering damages is proving that the government entity had prior knowledge of the dangerous situation. State ... http://www.thetennesseeautoaccidentattorney.com/known-design-flaw-in-a-highway-could-make-state-or-local-government-liable-for-damages/ [caption id="attachment_8204" align="alignleft" width="100" caption="Drugged Driving Hard To Prove"][/caption] A recent incident in East Tennessee caught my eye because it illustrates the same problem that exists here in Nashville. The problem is drugged driving. A woman in an SUV accompanied by her two children was so out of it that she ... http://www.thetennesseeautoaccidentattorney.com/nashville-automobile-accident-lawyer-shares-insight-on-drugged-driving/ It is well established that driving while drowsy or fatigued increases one’s risk of being involved in a motor vehicle crash. However, estimates of the prevalence of drowsy drivers on the road and of the proportion of motor vehicle crashes that involve drowsy driving as a contributing factor vary widely. A ... http://www.thetennesseeautoaccidentattorney.com/asleep-at-the-wheel-the-prevalence-and-impact-of-drowsy-driving-2/ [caption id="attachment_8197" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="Cell Phone Distraction"][/caption] A 47-year-old Tennessee woman lucked out when her car left US Highway 41, over-corrected, lost control then left the roadway again striking an embankment and then rolled over. The cause of the crash was that she had dropped her cell phone and took her ... http://www.thetennesseeautoaccidentattorney.com/cell-phone-distration-leads-to-rollover-roadway-departure-crash/