RECENT ACCIDENTS AT A GLANCE

/RECENT ACCIDENTS AT A GLANCE

Parking Lots are Tight, Maintain Proper Distance

Fulton County accident report stated that on July 20, 2015 Driver 1  was traveling EB on Virginia Ave when she was hit while making a left turn a parking lot.  Driver 2 stated that she was also traveling EB on Virginia Ave and that Vehicle 1 just suddenly came to a screeching stop and put on the turn signal after the [...]

Parking Lots are Tight, Maintain Proper Distance 2017-09-30T23:28:13+00:00

Stay Alert While Driving

Fulton County accident report states that on July 29,  2015 Driver 1 advised that she was driving south on Roswell Road toward I-285 and blacked out.  She further explained that she could not remember anything beyond waking up on the side of the road. The car had struck a tree. Both driver and passenger had to be extracted from the vehicle by the Fulton County Fire Dept.  [...]

Stay Alert While Driving 2017-10-01T01:02:55+00:00

Yield for Left Hand Turns

Fulton County/Sandy Springs accident report states that on July 19, 2015 Driver 1  stated that she was attempting to exit the Plaza at Roswell & Hammond Dr.  She said that she was about to make a left turn to go north, when she saw another vehicle pulling into the plaza.  She stated that she thought she had [...]

Yield for Left Hand Turns 2017-09-30T23:22:38+00:00

Backing Up Is Trickier Than Driving Forward

Fulton County/Sandy Springs accident report stated that on July 19, 2015 an officer was dispatched to Mount Vernon Hwy & Abernathy Rd to investigate a traffic accident when Driver 1 advised that he had stopped  his car for the traffic light.  He then backed his car to move over into the next lane.  In the process of backing up, he backed into the front end of Vehicle [...]

Backing Up Is Trickier Than Driving Forward 2017-09-30T23:13:04+00:00

DON’T CRUISE TOO CLOSE

Clayton County accident report stated that on July 2, 2015 Driver 1 was driving Vehicle 1, S on Tara Blvd.  He stated to the Officer that had been driving a 'little too close' to Vehicle 2, a Honda Accord, which was driven by Driver 2.  Driver 2 began to turn into a driveway, when Driver 1 rear-ended Vehicle 2. This accident happened [...]

DON’T CRUISE TOO CLOSE 2017-09-29T02:24:12+00:00

The Proper Way to Merge

Fulton County accident report stated that on July 2, 2015 an accident took place at the merge lane of Cleveland Avenue and I-75.  Both drivers were traveling North on 75 in lane #2.  Both were attempting to merge into lane #1, so as to merge off onto Cleveland Avenue.  All parties concerned agreed that Driver 1 was already in the merge lane to [...]

The Proper Way to Merge 2017-09-29T02:23:05+00:00

Yield Signs Mean To Yield!

Clayton County accident report stated that on July 1, 2015, an officer reported that he made contact with Driver 2 who had been driving North on Mt Zion Blvd.  He told the officer he was stopped at the traffic light at the intersection of Mt Zion Blvd & Mt Zion Pkwy, and that the light  turned green.  Driver 2  told the officer [...]

Yield Signs Mean To Yield! 2017-09-29T02:21:20+00:00

Forgot to Check the Gas Gauge

Cobb County accident report stated that an officer arrived on the scene of an accident, which took place on July 1, 2015 spoke to Driver 1, who was driving on I-75N.  Driver 1 recalled that he observed Driver 2 in a stalled car in the middle of his lane on the expressway.  Although he tried to avoid hitting the stalled car, he could [...]

Forgot to Check the Gas Gauge 2017-09-29T02:18:17+00:00

Don’t Attempt to Drive When Exhausted

Cobb County accident report stated that on July 1, 2015  Driver 1 said she fell asleep while driving on SR 280 S, loss control and rolled her vehicle over twice, landing upside down in a ditch along the side of the road. Driver 1 stated that she had worked a double shift and simply drifted off. She sustained minor injuries, but her car was totaled. No citation was given. Note: When [...]

Don’t Attempt to Drive When Exhausted 2017-09-29T02:15:23+00:00

Excellence in Driving Requires Patience

Cobb County accident report states that on June 30, 2015  the driver of Vehicle 2 stated that she was exiting I-285W and stopped at the red light at South Cobb Drive. Driver 2 said that she had stopped behind several cars and that approx 2 seconds after coming to the stop, the car behind her, Driver1 sped by her and around [...]

Excellence in Driving Requires Patience 2017-09-29T02:12:43+00:00
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