The Georgia legislature recently passed a new law extending the age children will be required to remain in booster seats. According to Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, 95% of the hospital’s auto accident patients between six and eight years of age were improperly restrained. Updated Child Passenger Safety Law Starting July 1st of this year, [...]
Read MoreJust this week on June 21, Marlo’s Magnificent Early Learning Center in Jonesboro, Georgia made a mistake that ended in tragedy for a 2 year old girl. The center’s van had just returned from a field trip and had unloaded the children but overlooked Jasmin Green, who may have been sleeping, locking her in the [...]
Read MoreThe General Assembly of Georgia passed a new bicycle safety law, House Bill 101, during their 2011-2012 sessions in April. Governor Nathan Deal signed it into law on May 11. The new law will go into effect on July 1, 2011. This law is intended to make bicycle riding safer by defining the responsibilities of [...]
Read MoreAllstate paired with the Georgia Department of Transportation and 25 other cities to identify and mark intersections which are particularly dangerous to motorcyclists. They began this campaign in the summer of 2009. The 25 cities were chosen according to those which tended to host large motorcycle rallies with the Atlanta area ranking near the top. [...]
Read MoreAs summer approaches, many of you will be making vacation and other travel plans. Whether you are driving to visit family, headed south to Florida, or sticking around Atlanta for a “stay-cation,” I’d like to suggest that you take a look at your current automobile insurance coverage. As the economy continues to suffer, we have [...]
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