Yearly Archives: 2015

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Don’t Assume Movement Because Tail Lights Go Off

Fulton County accident report stated that on November 17, 2015 Driver 1 was on Sherwood Rd waiting to turn right onto Piedmont Avenue.  He stated that he thought the vehicle in front of him had proceeded forward after yielding to the traffic when he looked left and began to move forward, but Vehicle 2 had [...]

Don’t Assume Movement Because Tail Lights Go Off 2017-10-01T00:08:26+00:00

Maintain Your Lane

Fulton County accident report stated that on November 17, 2015 an officer responded to an accident call on Roosevelt Hwy/29 about 1/4 mile from Mallory Rd. Driver 1 stated that he was attempting to turn into a driveway when his company truck sideswiped Vehicle 2.  Driver 2 stated that she was driving straight when Vehicle [...]

Maintain Your Lane 2017-10-01T00:07:35+00:00

Vehicles Entering the Roadway Must Yield

Clayton County accident report stated that on November 16, 2015 Driver of Vehicle 2 was traveling EB on King Road when Vehicle 1 pulled out onto the roadway and struck her rear right side of the vehicle. Driver 1 stated that she was pulling out NB in Amberwood Apts driveway onto King Rd  when she said that the approaching car [...]

Vehicles Entering the Roadway Must Yield 2017-10-01T00:05:55+00:00

Yellow Lights Mean Slow Down, Not Speed Up

DeKalb County accident report stated that on November 16, 2015 Vehicle 2 was turning left from Northlake Pkwy on Robinhill Rd on a green arrow which indicated to her that it was her turn to turn left. Vehicle 1 was trying to catch the light before it turned red on Northlake Pkwy, per the witness' statement and struck Vehicle 2 [...]

Yellow Lights Mean Slow Down, Not Speed Up 2017-10-01T00:03:57+00:00

Galleria-Braves Stadium Bridge on Delay

The plans for the proposed multi-use bridge over Interstate 285 to connect the Galleria complex with the new Atlanta Braves Stadium is being met with praise and caution. Cobb County Board of Commissioners Chairman, Tim Lee's decision last month to delay the go-ahead on the project, will allow the group that owns the Cobb  Galleria, [...]

Galleria-Braves Stadium Bridge on Delay 2017-10-01T19:47:06+00:00

General Motors agreed to pay $900 million over the Ignition Switch Scandal

General Motors has agreed to pay $900 million to avoid criminal prosecution over the deadly ignition-switch scandal.  As this deal was struck it brought harsh criticism down on the Justice Department for not bringing criminal charges against the individual employees involved. The switches, which are known to slip out of the run position and cut [...]

General Motors agreed to pay $900 million over the Ignition Switch Scandal 2017-10-01T21:09:02+00:00

Use Safety Brake for Safe Parking

Clayton County accident report states that on September 16,  2015,  an officer responded to the scene and stated that the owners of Vehicles 2 and 3 both heard a loud crash outside of their homes, and discovered that Vehicle 1 rolled down her driveway, into the driveway and rear-ended Vehicle 2, which shoved Vehicle 2 into the front [...]

Use Safety Brake for Safe Parking 2017-09-30T23:11:09+00:00

Traffic Circles Are Increasing All Around Us

What's up with all the new Traffic Circles in Georgia? 15 years ago these circles, commonly known as roundabouts, were only popular in large European cities like Paris, or in Washington, DC, which was, in fact, designed as a smaller version of Versailles in France by Pierre Charles L'Enfant. Some streets in the Nation's Capital [...]

Traffic Circles Are Increasing All Around Us 2017-10-01T21:07:31+00:00

Pedestrians Always Have The Right Of Way

Clayton County accident report states that on September 15, 2015 Driver 1 advised that she was backing up from a parking space when she felt someone banging on the trunk of her car and yelling at her to stop.  She stopped her vehicle, as both eye witnesses confirmed, but only after striking Pedestrian 1 & 2.  Driver [...]

Pedestrians Always Have The Right Of Way 2017-09-30T23:10:14+00:00

U-Turns Can Be Tricky

Cobb County/Marietta accident report states that on September 14, 2015  an officer was dispatched to the incident location to investigate an accident and that upon arrival,  as Driver 1 stated,  he was making a U-turn in the middle of So Cobb Drive and his vehicle struck Vehicle 2.  Driver 2 advised that he was driving on So Cobb and observed Vehicle 1 in the [...]

U-Turns Can Be Tricky 2017-10-01T18:09:29+00:00
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