Category: Articles
North Carolina residents should take special care to travel safely during National Bicycle Month. As the summer months are approaching and the weather in Charlotte has warmed, many people are now choosing to get around town on bicycles. In fact, bicycling is so popular this time of year that May has been designated as National…Read More
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the nation’s roads have become more deadly in recent years. The agency recently announced that fatal truck accidents have increased by 3.7 percent nationwide during 2012 (the most recent year with data available). Although this percentage alone does not seem like much, it marks the third…Read More
Many people who live in Mecklenburg County have spent a day at a state fair at some point in their lives. This is not the kind of setting where most people would expect to sustain a serious personal injury, yet recently, the North Carolina State Fair in Raleigh made headlines when two harmful incidents occurred….Read More
The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission states that there are over 5,000 miles of water for boaters to explore in North Carolina, making recreational boating a popular activity for many families in Mecklenburg County. However, this fun family activity can suddenly turn into a grim event if injuries and fatalities are caused by other boaters…Read More
On paper, North Carolina’s roads should be safe from distracted driving. There are laws on the books that ban both hand-held cell phone use and texting behind the wheel. Unfortunately, state troopers report that both of those laws are nearly impossible to enforce given limited resources and a difficulty “catching” drivers breaking the law given…Read More