Wake up! Drowsy Driving Awareness Week is November 4th – 11th, and we are asking Georgia drivers to be awake and vigilant. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, approximately 100,000 police-reported crashes per year are a result of drowsy driving. The 2017 AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety report states that approximately 43% of…
Rideshare companies, in addition to public transit, are paving the way for the elimination of personal vehicles altogether. Rideshare company Lyft recently introduced a subscription program for its customers. For $299 a month, subscribers to Lyft’s all-access plan get 30 private and shared rides up to $15. If the rides end up costing more than…
Teenage drivers are three times more likely to be involved in deadly crashes than all other motorists. This is likely due to the teenager’s inexperience with driving, coupled with immaturity, and a higher likelihood of taking risks while behind the wheel. In light of this staggering statistic, Congress designated the third week in October as…
Every 33-seconds a child 13 is involved in a collision. That is an alarming number, especially when you consider that only 25% of drivers have their children in the appropriate car seat (Source: NHTSA). During Child Passenger Safety Week (September 23 – September 29), Atlanta Personal Injury Law Group – Gore, LLC is providing parents…
Atlanta Personal Injury Law Group – Gore, LLC is pleased to announce that our founder, Jennifer Gore-Cuthbert, was awarded Avvo’s Clients’ Choice Award for 2018! Avvo is an online marketplace for legal services that provides clients with lawyer referrals and access to a database of legal information. Each year, Avvo presents its Clients’ Choice Award to attorneys…
The thought of handing over the car keys to a teenager can be unsettling for parents, and for good reason. Motor vehicle crashes are one of the leading causes of death for U.S. teens, with drivers aged 16 to 19 being three times more likely to be in a fatal crash than those 20 years…
When it comes to your automobile insurance, you may think that paying your premiums on time is all that it takes to stay in the insurance company’s good graces. But an insurance policy is a contract – and that means you have to abide by that insurance company’s rules. Atlanta Personal Injury Law Group –…
August is #BackToSchool month, with many Metro Atlanta schools welcoming students back after the summer break. While many students will be taking the school bus, others will be driving themselves to school for the first time. Atlanta Personal Injury Law Group – Gore, LLC has some advice for teen drivers about staying safe on the…
To stay in your insurance company’s good graces, you may think that all you need to do is pay your insurance premiums on time. But that is not the case. An insurance policy is a contract, which means that you have to pay your premiums and adhere to the insurance company’s rules. Atlanta Personal Injury…
Approximately 25 million students across the U.S. take the bus to school every day. School buses are 70 times safer than traveling by car (Source: National Highway Transportation Safety Administration), which is largely due to the design of the school bus and how each state regulates them. School buses are designed to both prevent collisions…
