Motor Vehicle Accidents

A car crash at any location can result in property damage, personal injury and the complete disruption of your day. However, getting into a crash on the freeway or interstate can be particularly nerve-racking. You may have to worry about other cars zooming past the...

It's easy to become dehydrated in the summer. Increased physical activity coupled by more time spent in the hot sun can contribute to dehydration. Often, people don't even realize they're dehydrated because they don't feel thirsty.In addition to the impact of...

If you're considering hiring a nanny, you'll likely need them to drive your children at some point. Even if driving them to school, extracurricular activities or play dates won't be a regular part of the routine, they may need to drive them somewhere if you can't make...

Do you ride your bicycle around the neighborhood to get some exercise and fresh air or you depend on your bike to get where you need to go? Either way, you probably already know that not all drivers are as cognizant of bicyclists as they should be. Some even seem to...

It might seem like summer is the safest season for driving -- even here in Mississippi where we don't have to deal with the extremely cold temperatures and massive snowfalls that our neighbors in northern states face every winter (and sometimes well into spring)....

If you're a mom or dad, you probably feel like one of your biggest jobs is being a chauffeur to your kids. You likely are also more focused on safety when they're in the car with you.However, kids are a leading cause of distracted driving. exercise greater safety...

If you feel like you still haven't recovered emotionally from a car crash months after it happened, you're not alone. In fact, according to the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), nearly 40% of crash survivors develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)....

When people take prescription medications at night to help them sleep, they don't expect to feel the effects of the drug the next day. However, research and anecdotal data have increasingly shown that some sleep medications can make driving unsafe the following...

Ask just about any parent of a teen if they think their child's brain is fully formed, and they'll probably tell you it doesn't seem like it sometimes. In fact, the frontal lobe isn't fully developed until a person is in their early 20s.Here's why that's a problem for...

Your high school or college student is already counting the days until spring break. If they've got a brand new driver's license (or even if they've been driving for a few years now), you may be nervous about them hitting the road with other spring breakers. Whether...