While we tend to think of tour buses as being incredibly safe due to their impressive size and significant weight, the simple reality is that these vehicles are far from invincible. In fact, passengers routinely lose their lives or suffer serious personal injuries in bus accidents here in Tennessee and…
Continue ReadingThanks to countless studies and in-depth reporting, people are finally starting to get a more accurate picture of just how dangerous football can be. Specifically, more and more people are now understanding the dangers posed by undiagnosed concussions in the sport, which studies have shown can result in serious and…
Continue ReadingA serious car accident often seems as if it occurs in the blink of an eye. One moment, you are making your way through a controlled intersection paying attention to the traffic ahead of you, and the next moment, your world is literally spinning after being suddenly rear-ended or t-boned…
Continue ReadingIf there is a silver lining from a devastating tractor-trailer accident that took place earlier this year near Murfreesboro, it’s that the crash that left two people dead and another six injured is encouraging federal overseers to demand a review of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. The agency, which…
Continue ReadingEvery year, hundreds of thousands of motorcyclists take to the roads throughout the United States to experience the thrill and freedom offered by the open road. Unfortunately, a large number of these motorcyclists also end up in serious accidents every year, suffering life-changing brain injuries despite wearing a helmet and…
Continue ReadingThe Tennessee Highway Patrol recently issued a warning to drivers to be on the lookout for a certain type of danger as they make their way on the roads and highways this fall and coming winter season. Here, the danger of which they are warning is not speeding, distracted driving…
Continue ReadingLast week, the state of Tennessee was rocked by the news of a tragic bus accident that left eight people dead and 14 others with serious personal injuries. While state and federal officials are still trying to piece together the exact events leading up to the deadly crash, friends and…
Continue ReadingWhen most of us board a city bus, we are more concerned with having the right amount of change or finding a seat than we are about the safety record of the bus driver currently behind the wheel. That’s because we simply take it as a given that the city…
Continue ReadingThere is no disputing that every motorist making their way down the highways here in Tennessee and across the U.S. has a responsibility to abide by the rules of the road and operate their vehicle in the safest manner possible. In fact, it could reasonably be argued that this responsibility…
Continue ReadingThe unfortunate reality is that if you pick up a newspaper or access a local news site on a Monday morning, there is a very good chance that you will read a story outlining how a drunk driving accident over the weekend claimed the lives of innocent motorists or caused…
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