Many Georgia employees regularly drive company vehicles, or they are issued a company vehicle by their employer.

While it has long been acknowledged that drowsy driving is extremely unsafe, two new studies provide insight into factors that might explain why accidents related to sleep deprivation are on the rise.

While the issue of time limits and deadlines may seem like an inconsequential matter of “procedural housekeeping,” auto accident victims need to understand the importance of meeting timing requirements in the legal system.

With schools out for the summer, parents need to be hyper-vigilant about the safety of their teen behind the wheel.

Motorcyclists are uniquely vulnerable to road hazards that might not be noticeable to drivers in a car, pickup, or SUV.

Most drivers have confronted a stray cat or dog in the road and been forced to engage in evasive maneuvers to avoid hitting the animal.

Neck and back injuries typically are among the most painful injuries suffered by those injured in motor vehicle accidents of all types.

Drivers who engage in text messaging while traveling down the freeway at 65 mph or more present a serious danger to everyone else on the road.

While most people are well aware that driving at higher rates of speed typically correspond with more collisions and more severe injuries, the risk posed by a forty ton tractor-trailer combination barreling down the freeway at excessive rates of speed makes this danger exponentially more frightening.

Whether you are a pedestrian run down by an intoxicated driver or a passenger in a vehicle rear-ended by a tractor-trailer, there is a significant risk that those involved in motor vehicle collisions will suffer injuries that cause physical challenges and intense emotions.

Many driver of passenger vehicles like cars, SUVs and pickup trucks have never ridden a motorcycle so they have no more than a passing familiarity with the hazards faced by motorcyclist.

Motor vehicle collisions involving tractor-trailers (semi-trucks, 18-wheelers, big-rigs) frequently involve complex litigation issues.

While public safety experts have lauded the move toward self-driven vehicles, this technology has generally focused on vehicles navigating city streets and highways under routine driving conditions.

If your vehicle suffers serious property damage and/or you suffer injury in a collision when traveling the roads and highways of Georgia, state law requires that a report be filed if the collision results in significant property damage (i.e. $500 or above) or injury to any party involved in the accident.

Our Atlanta tractor-trailer accident attorneys at Montlick Injury Attorneys recognize that collisions involving large trucks typically involve more complex issues than a typical car accident.

When motorists that have been consuming alcohol decide to take the risk of driving their car, innocent vehicle occupants, motorcyclists, bicyclists and pedestrians often experience devastating permanent injuries.

Although the trucking industry is heavily regulated because of the special danger posed by semi-trucks, the number of people who suffer serious life-changing injuries in commercial trucking accidents is still disproportionately high.

Teen drivers, who are statistically more likely to be involved in a motor vehicle collision than older drivers, also engage in multi-tasking while driving at a higher rate than more experienced drivers.

While most Cobb County drivers recognize that cell phone use while driving is hazardous, fewer appreciate the full extent of the danger posed by text messaging.

While trucking accidents constitute one of the most deadly forms of vehicular accident, the industry is closely regulated in order to help reduce the number of crashes involving these massive motor vehicles.