The numbers are shocking: there were more than 6,500 motorcycle deaths in 2025. The Department of Transportation began tracking motorcycle deaths in 1975. Until 2025, 2022 held the highest year on record for motorcycle deaths at 6,218, as fatalities of all kinds spiked immediately post Covid-19. However, in 2025 motorcycle…
As anyone who lived in Atlanta during the winter of 2014 can attest, winter storms pose unique challenges to metro areas in the Southern US, including Metro Atlanta. Without fast-acting salt trucks and other winter infrastructure, it’s often left to individuals to plan for safety. This weekend, the National Weather…
During the holiday season, many of us are shopping for gifts and food more than usual, especially if we’re hosting gatherings. While you’re out and about, be aware of heightened risk of accidents in crowded parking lots. Not only are there more cars and pedestrians, but people are often in…
The day before Thanksgiving is famously the biggest travel day in the US. Unfortunately, that Wednesday evening is also a big night for bar hopping and binge drinking for young adults, also referred to as “Blackout Wednesday.” The combination of high road traffic and elevated DUI rates leads to a…
This past week, the metro Atlanta area has been hard-hit by rain from the edges of Hurricane Melissa. Even when there’s not a hurricane, severe weather can create the perfect conditions for motor vehicle accident fatalities. Common sense would dictate that extremely severe weather causes the greatest number of accidents,…
While urban counties such as Fulton are known for accident fatalities, rural and exurb areas in Georgia are also at-risk. This is particularly true on interstates and highways frequented by semi trucks and tractor trailers. On October 13 in Jackson County, a semi-trailer chicken feed truck rear-ended a 2014 Dodge…
Fall break is here for most areas in metro Atlanta, including county schools in Clayton, Dekalb, Douglas, Fulton, and Gwinnett counties. School break means more child pedestrians and cyclists as well as increased teen driving. How can you keep your teen driver safe during fall break, and what are the…
Georgia cyclists have beautiful roads to explore in our state, especially as we move into fall weather with (hopefully!) cooler temperatures. Unfortunately, not every bicycle meets the safety requirements recommended by Georgia Highway Safety. This is no small matter, since non-motorist fatalities are overrepresented among total accident fatalities in Georgia.…
We’ve all heard the common-sense advice: after an accident, exchange information with the other driver. However, when it comes to accidents on busy roadways such as interstates, the common sense answer could get you killed. On August 13, 36-year-old truck driver Terrell Lowdermilk of Chattanooga was hit by a vehicle while…
It’s not just using cell phones while driving, but also other types of distracting behaviors like eating and snacking at the wheel that expose motorists to the risk of car accidents. Unfortunately, when auto accidents do occur, they often involve very serious personal injuries. A new survey conducted by an…