On behalf of Horton, Ballard & Pemerton PLLC | Sep 1, 2020 | Motor Vehicle Accidents
Careful drivers can still end up in car collisions. Fortunately, in addition to doing your best to prevent an accident by driving safely, there are ways you can lessen the injuries a car accident may cause. Always clicking your seat belt, adjusting your head rest and...
On behalf of Horton, Ballard & Pemerton PLLC | Aug 26, 2020 | Motor Vehicle Accidents
As all Tennessee residents know, a motor vehicle is a large, complex piece of machinery. For this reason, to keep everyone safe, the person controlling it must stay alert and focused on the task at hand at every moment and avoid all distractions while behind the...
On behalf of Horton, Ballard & Pemerton PLLC | Jul 11, 2020 | Motor Vehicle Accidents
The developers of self-driving cars are promising that these will eliminate all driver errors in the future, and many people in Tennessee have taken the statement at face value. Unfortunately, a study from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety shows that...
On behalf of Horton, Ballard & Pemerton PLLC | Jun 2, 2020 | Motor Vehicle Accidents
Pedestrians need to be careful in Tennessee and throughout the country as the number of pedestrian accidents is rising. Many are fatal, too. Nationwide, the number of pedestrian fatalities has been climbing since 2009. The Governors Highway Safety Administration has...
On behalf of Horton, Ballard & Pemerton PLLC | May 22, 2020 | Motor Vehicle Accidents
In Tennessee and across the U.S., more drivers are sticking to older vehicles and not purchasing new ones. The cost of a new car, as well as the cost of maintenance, is too high for many drivers’ budgets. Besides that, a car can last up to 15 years and 300,000...
On behalf of Horton, Ballard & Pemerton PLLC | Apr 23, 2020 | Motor Vehicle Accidents
Tennessee residents may drive even when they are drowsy, but this behavior is dangerous. Every year across the U.S., drowsy driving leads to an estimated 328,000 car crashes, 109,000 of which involve injuries and 6,400 of which end in fatality. This is according to...
On behalf of Horton, Ballard & Pemerton PLLC | Mar 26, 2020 | Motor Vehicle Accidents
Tennessee readers might be concerned to learn that Apple’s CarPlay platform reduces the reaction times of drivers more than using marijuana, consuming alcohol or texting does, according to a new study. The study was conducted by researchers at IAM RoadSmart,...
On behalf of Horton, Ballard & Pemerton PLLC | Jan 24, 2020 | Motor Vehicle Accidents
According to research from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, there are four types of collisions that are the most common. Drivers in Tennessee may want to know what these collisions are and how they can avoid them. More than 50% of serious crashes that took...
On behalf of Horton, Ballard & Pemerton PLLC | Jan 24, 2020 | Motor Vehicle Accidents
Autonomous vehicles are becoming more accepted and may soon find their way into the mainstream in Tennessee. As more AVs begin sharing the roads with other drivers, some questions have arisen about the determination of liability in accidents that involve AVs. Uber AV...
On behalf of Horton, Ballard & Pemerton PLLC | Jan 17, 2020 | Motor Vehicle Accidents
While Tennessee bans all handheld phone use behind the wheel, it does allow hands-free phones. The advantages of hands-free phones are clear, yet there is a danger here as well. Lytx, the video telematics and fleet management software maker, has recently analyzed some...
