Semi-truck drivers and large trucking companies are warned to take more precautions while driving. Recent studies demonstrate that approximately 100,000 individuals are severely injured as a result of large trucking accidents each year. Because of their sheer size and force, large commercial trucks that are in accidents tend to result in fatalities.
Although commercial trucks make up a mere 3% of all motor vehicle registrations, they make up 12% of all annual traffic fatalities.
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New 2010 – Georgia Governor Signs Texting and Cell Phone Bills into Law
Governor Perdue has signed two new distracted driving bills into law. The bills are Senate Bill 360 and House Bill 23. Senate Bill 360, the Caleb Sorohan Act, prohibits writing, sending, or reading a text message while operating a motor vehicle. House Bill 23 prohibits teenagers 18-year-old and younger from using a wireless device while driving. To read the details of the new laws please go to Georgia Texting Law. [click to continue…]
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Texting while driving is hazardous, according to experts’ texting while driving is more dangerous than driving while drunk. Texting while driving is obviously very dangerous, because it involves not looking at the traffic situation for seconds at a time. Texting allows yourself to get distracted when you’re behind the wheel is never wise. At present, driving while texting is leading factor in road accidents. [click to continue…]
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