Year: 2012

With summer quickly coming to its unofficial end as Labor Day approaches, countless American families will take to the roads to take advantage of their one last chance for a summer excursion before their kids get back into the full swing of school. This month, in an effort to make...

Originally dubbed the “miracle girl” by first responders, a young North Carolina woman now questions whether she would have ever even been injured by a drunk driver had North Carolina had tougher drunk driving laws. Drunk Driving Accident The young woman, only 18-years old at the time, was hit by...

Distracted driving used to mean: The driver was eating lunch while driving. The driver was putting on makeup while driving. The driver was fishing around on the floor for something dropped while driving. The driver was listening to loud music while driving. The driver was talking to or arguing with...

Most states require mo-ped operators to have a driver’s license, registration, insurance or some combination of the three – requirements not shared by North Carolina. Because North Carolina does not mandate licensure to operate mo-peds, officials suspect that motorists who have lost their license due to a drunk driving conviction...

The North Carolina State Highway Patrol is growing tired of managing the accident scenes of teenagers who were texting and driving. In fact, its commander recently announced a new educational awareness campaign entitled “No Texting, Just Driving.” The campaign will focus on educating drivers of the dangers of distracted driving, especially...

Traffic accidents are the leading cause of death among teens between the ages of 15 and 20 in North Carolina. National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration statistics show this is also true for teens in the U.S. as a whole. NHTSA studies show teens are three times more likely to...