When you drive up to a stoplight, preparing to make a right turn, you're probably looking to the left. If that light is red, then you have to wait for traffic to clear before you can make your turn. This means watching to your left until the lane is clear. This is...
If you have been in a motor vehicle accident, you know that the aftermath can be tumultuous. Your injuries have to be diagnosed, treated and allowed to heal. Your vehicle may have been damaged. Your confidence behind the wheel may have plummeted. There can be...
It's very clear that fatal car accidents happen in every age group. Someone may cause a serious crash if they're 16 years old and they got their license a week ago or if they're 76 years old and they've been driving for six decades. There's always the risk of a severe...
If you want to buy a new car, safety has to be a top concern. Sometimes when driving, you need to stop your vehicle in a hurry. Automatic emergency braking (AEB) can help. The technology has been around for some time, yet, some manufacturers have yet to embrace it...
While many people assume that whiplash, a common injury in car accidents, is not serious in the long run, the reality is that acute cases can impact people for many years or a lifetime. In a car accident, whiplash occurs when the head is whipped forward or to the...
Many urbanites tend to marvel at the wide-open roads when they visit more rural areas such as Hazlehurst. There are a few reasons they tend to think that an area like that is idyllic compared to a larger capital city like Jackson. No traffic is one of them. While...
A person who’s involved in a car crash may think that they weren’t injured while they’re still at the scene of the crash. There may be injuries present that aren’t producing symptoms yet. Sometimes, injuries will take days to appear. One example of this is a traumatic...
The roads in Mississippi can be hazardous at the best of times. It is only natural that parents become more aware of the dangers of traveling with their children. Children often face a high risk of injury without their parents knowing. A recent study by the Centers...
In the wake of a typical Mississippi car accident, victims file an insurance claim and await a fair payout from the insurance company. Most of these victims never stop to wonder if the payment they receive is what they deserve. Instead, they take it on faith that the...
Mississippi is an at-fault auto accident insurance state. This means that a motorist who causes an accident must pay any reasonable expenses the other driver incurs from the crash. Insurance companies are businesses, however, and they expect to turn a profit just...
