Wilmington North Carolina Law Blog

North Carolina drivers must take every precaution when on the road. Unfortunately, some motorists fail to keep the safety of others in mind, which can lead to devastating car accidents. Along with doing your part to drive safely, it also helps to understand which behaviors hold the most risk. Nationwide explains some of the most dangerous driving behaviors and how they can be avoided. 

Distracted driving involves more than just texting and driving. It also encompasses many other behaviors, such as eating behind the wheel, talking to passengers, or even changing the radio station. Texting while driving is highlighted because it's particularly dangerous. When you're composing texts or emails while driving, your mind is not on the task in front of you. You'll also need to take your hands off the wheel and your eyes off the road. As a result, it's considered especially risky. 

Divorced parents must work together on behalf of their kids. This is often easier said than done. When resentment from your marriage is still fresh is can be hard to make decisions about your kids, whether they relate to education, health care, or other important topics. Parents Magazine recommends the following tips to improve your co-parenting relationship and keep peace in your family. 

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Oftentimes the circumstances of a car accident in Wilmington will leave you questioning how it could have ever happened. When blatant recklessness appears to have been a play in an accident, you might question whether impairment or distractions were involved. Alcohol and cell phone use are typically the culprits first looked in such situations, yet there is another potential form of driving distraction that is often even more prevalent yet not nearly as appreciated: eating while driving. 

Most view eating as being such a natural activity that few would even classify it as being distracting. However, a joint public awareness effort between The Auto Alliance and the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons produced results that showed that the most common types of driving distractions are indeed present when people eat behind the wheel. These include: 

• Visual distractions: One must take their eyes of the road (even if only for a moment) to look at what they are eating
• Cognitive distractions: One must dedicate at least a partial amount of their attention when eating something while driving 
• Manual distractions: Food must be grasped while it is being eaten, requiring drivers to take at least one hand off the wheel

Social Security Disability Insurance benefits, shortened to SSDI, are an important factor for many people who are hurt on the job. Injuries aren't just physical, so people should be aware that mental health disabilities can also qualify them for benefits.

While SSDI benefits often are for people who have physical disabilities, mental disabilities can be just as damaging. Mental health conditions such as depression or severe anxiety can make work impossible.