Category: Car Accidents

Hercules Tires Grapples with Recall Hydra

• August 19, 2015
• Attorney David Mann
• Car Accidents

Since 1966, when the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act was passed, more than 24 million tires have been recalled because of safety defects. Further, it is estimated that defective tires are responsible for nearly 8,000 motor vehicle accidents every year. According to a Macon personal injury attorney, defective product claims often hinge on understanding manufacturer details and timelines. Tires, like many products, are imprinted with alpha-numeric codes that detail a wealth of information.[...]

Fasten Your Belts (If Possible…?)

• August 14, 2015
• Attorney David Mann
• Car Accidents

Public service campaigns rely heavily on memorable phrases that are easy to remember and easy to repeat. We’ve all heard “seat belts save lives” and while that overall concept is true, the real sound bite should be “seat belts could save more lives.” Why? Because, like any other car part, seat belts fail, but when they do, lives are at stake. They are arguably the most important part of automotive safety. When you get in[...]

Backseat Passenger

• June 29, 2015
• Attorney David Mann
• Car Accidents

Safety was not a primary concern for America’s first automobile designers. Seat belts for adults were not standard equipment in cars until the 1950s. Additionally, the initial intention for car seats was to keep children from moving around inside the vehicle rather than protecting them during collisions. Child restraint systems as we know them today didn’t become widespread until the 1970s. In 2002, a U.S. federal law went into effect, requiring automobile manufacturers to ensure[...]

Beep. Beep. C’mon, Pal. Move it!

• June 5, 2015
• Attorney David Mann
• Car Accidents Personal Injury

Lane courtesy. Sounds quaint, doesn’t it? The practice of yielding to or moving over so that faster moving traffic may pass seems like a fairly innocuous concept, yet it’s a key factor in many vehicle accidents. When drivers choose to block the left lane, whether intentionally or not, they are making the roads less safe and efficient for everyone. To bring public awareness to this issue, June has been designated as Lane Courtesy Month. The[...]

Crumple Zones

• March 9, 2015
• Attorney David Mann
• Car Accidents Truck Accidents

Most of us don’t give much thought to infrastructure – the roads and bridges that we travel over every day. According to the World Economic Forum, the United States, which used to have the best infrastructure in the world, now ranks 16th. Decades of neglect have resulted in crumbling concrete, corroded steel and a massive problem with no real solution in sight. In Georgia alone, there were almost 6.6 million licensed drivers in 2012 –[...]

DOT Reports 10% Of Fatal Crashes Involve 15-20 Year Olds

• August 15, 2014
• Attorney David Mann
• Car Accidents

Although there are thousands of accidents in the United States every year, a newly released U.S. Department of Transportation report shows that nearly 10% of all drivers involved in fatal crashes were between the ages of 15 and 20 years old. Inexperience Not The Only Factor Involved The DOT's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration recently released a new Traffic Safety Facts report that summarizes 2011 national crash data for young drivers between 15 and 20[...]