As an injury attorney, I see many accidents caused by distracted driving. Here are some of the biggest distractions: Share this with those drivers you care about to avoid them being driven to distraction. Mr. Peel seeks justice for those … Read More
School Bus Safety & Regulations
At least 58 children died in school bus crashes between 2007-2016. Most school buses have no seat belts to help keep our children safe. Seatbelts have been required to be installed in all personal passenger cars before we were able … Read More
Winning the Case When You Got the Ticket
One of the most common myths about car accidents is that the ticket establishes fault for the crash. In fact, the ticket is not even admissible in the civil case for damages. Don’t get me wrong that’s all that matters … Read More
Suv’s And Heavier Cars Are The Safest Vehicles
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, report covering auto fatalities 2012 through 2015 confirmed the following as the safest vehicles: For example, when a car crashes into a wall, if the front end is long enough to crush twice as … Read More
Things To Know About Road Safety And Accidents
What you don’t know can hurt you. Mr. Peel seeks justice for those injured in motorcycle, truck and car accidents, disability and medical malpractice. He often addresses churches, clubs and groups without charge. Mr. Peel may be reached through PeelLawFirm.com … Read More
Help For Back and Neck Pain
Just about all my clients had neck and back pain in addition to whatever other injuries sustained in their accident. Pain in the back and neck is one of the most common maladies. Here are some helpful home products, in … Read More
How To Manage Medical Bills After A Car Accident
Once you’re home from the hospital after a car accident, not only are your household bills still coming in, but now the medical bills begin to pile up. Ambulance, hospital, ER physician, radiologist, pathology and even doctors you are not … Read More
How To Handle Settlement Offers From Insurance Companies
Sometimes the insurance company person is very kind and seems concerned about your condition. They assure you that they’re going to take care of everything. They tell you to just send in the information and they’ll be glad to process … Read More
What Is The Modern Way To Crash Test Cars?
For years the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) crash tested cars in very simple scenarios. One was literally driving head on into a flat wall at 15 mph. Their current scenarios are much more real world. Frontal Crash Test Scenario: You are … Read More
When They Have No Insurance
Despite recent laws in Tennessee, uninsured driving is still actually very common. It is my experience that uninsured drivers tend to cause more accidents. Their cars tend to be in worse shape, and they tend to drive in more dangerous … Read More
Why Your Airbags May Not Deploy
We are now accustomed to seeing airbags at crash scenes. But what you may not know about them, is that they do not deploy as often as you might assume. Frontal Airbags are only designed to inflate in nearly-direct frontal … Read More
Concussions
Brain injuries can result from car crashes where no cut or bruise is on the head. The violent jerking of a rear-end collision, for example, can imitate the well-known “shaken baby syndrome.” Diagnostic tests typically will not show any changes … Read More