The AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety is committed to improving Americans’ driving skills and behaviors in an effort to reduce car crashes. The organization’s most recent Traffic Safety Culture Index shows most drivers believe impaired, distracted, drowsy and...
Car Accidents
What happens to your children after trauma?
Trauma creates significant challenges for even the most resilient people and children are no exception. If your family suffered a traumatic car accident in Mississippi, you may feel concerned about the mental health of your children. If you can assess your situation,...
3 ways to protect yourself from vehicle fires
When you drive, you probably understand you have some risk of sustaining a serious injury in a traffic accident. While you may expect to suffer a traumatic brain injury, whiplash or broken bones, you may not fully comprehend your burn risk. Vehicle fires are probably...
How do brain injuries affect memory?
Mississippi residents like you may suffer from extensive injuries after a crash. Some of the effects of these injuries could last weeks, months or even years. This is particularly true for head injuries, which often have far-reaching, extensive effects. For example,...
How to document a car accident with photos
Taking photographs of your surroundings after the car accident helps preserve any evidence. After a crash, the scene quickly becomes flooded with emergency personnel, tow trucks and cleaning crews to clear the roadways. As long as it is safe to do so, capture...
How to diagnose and treat a whiplash injury
Getting in a car accident in Mississippi can be a traumatic event, especially if it results in an injury. One of the most common injuries sustained in a car accident is whiplash, and it can sometimes go untreated. WebMD states that the symptoms of whiplash may not...
How do you prove fault in a car accident?
In the aftermath of your recent car accident, you want to determine who bears fault so you can file an appropriate insurance claim. Unfortunately, determining who bears responsibility is not always quick and easy. News 9 explores how to prove fault in auto accidents....
How to stay alert while behind the wheel
Truck drivers in Mississippi and throughout the country who experience high levels of fatigue may have an elevated risk of being involved in a collision. However, drivers may be able to take steps to keep themselves rested and alert while behind the wheel. For...
Identifying the signs of distracted driving
Distracted driving is anything that takes a driver’s attention away from safe driving. Activities that divert attention from driving include eating and drinking, daydreaming, talking or texting on cell phones, changing music on the radio, fiddling with the navigation...
Teen drivers need to be more careful during 100 deadliest days
For every mile traveled, drivers aged 16 to 17 are three times more likely than adult drivers are to be in a fatal crash. Parents in Mississippi should know that the chances of a fatal teen driving crash go up in the time between Memorial Day and Labor Day: the "100...