In early 2012, President Obama signed into law the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act, also known as MAP-21. Among other things, this law provided the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration with the authority and the means to continue its efforts to improve highway safety and reduce the incidence of truck accidents across the…
In Georgia, as in all U.S. states, a driver whose blood alcohol content (BAC) of 0.08 or higher is considered intoxicated “per se” – meaning that he or she is automatically regarded as too drunk to drive and can be charged with driving under the influence, regardless of whether there are any other indicators of…
Motorists across Georgia may have noticed an increase in traffic throughout the state. The extra cars on the road during the summer months often leads to an increase in motor vehicle accidents, so officials are taking steps to crack down on some of the behaviors that often lead to these crashes. Georgia law enforcement agencies…
A new study discovered that even though drivers recognize the dangers of texting behind the wheel, many continue to participate in this activity anyway. Although it is against the law for drivers in Georgia to text and operate a vehicle simultaneously, states Distraction.gov, many drivers continue to do so and endanger their life and the…
The DOT proposed making speed limiting devices mandatory on all new commercial vehicles to help limit the number of deaths resulting from trucking crashes. Collisions involving large commercial trucks are all too common in Georgia and throughout the United States. In fact, 415,000 trucking accidents were reported to law enforcement in 2015 alone, according to…
Reports show that many teenagers in Georgia text while driving; this and other distractions may contribute to over half of serious teen car crashes. In 2013, over 424,000 injuries and 3,154 deaths across the country were attributed to distracted driving, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration data. As many people in Macon know, this…
The Teenage and Adult Responsibility Act outlines the phases that Georgia teens must pass through before receiving full, unrestricted driving privileges. Limited driving and life experience can make a teenager more dangerous when behind the wheel of a car than an adult. Georgia residents can look to the state’s Teenage and Adult Responsibility Act as…
Deaths linked to lack of seat belt usage are high in Georgia as a new enforcement campaign gets underway. Seat belts save lives and their increased use in recent decades has contributed to an overall decline in traffic fatalities. However, much more work still needs to be done, particularly here in Georgia, which ranks sixth…
In July 2018, the Hands-Free Georgia Act became the law of the land. This new law, passed by Gov. Nathan Deal, amended the state’s traffic law—specifically Code Section 40-6-241—to prohibit drivers from having a phone in their hand or touching any part of their body while talking on their phone while driving. Under this law,…
A new AAA study says that hit-and-run fatalities are climbing and recently reached an all-time high. A recent report by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety says that hit-and-run accidents are on the rise and are reaching record levels. As ABC News reports, the study shows that hit-and-run deaths have soared by 62 percent nationwide…
