You’ve probably heard about the new law in Tennessee changing legal use of a cellphone in a car. It will make it illegal to hold the device and use it in any way if you’re driving through an active school zone. This means not sending or reading text messages. It means no going on the
Tennessee sees its fair share of auto accidents. In 2016, reports from the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security indicate that over 50,000 injuries took place in the state. When many people think of motor vehicle accidents, they assume a grand collision that takes place on a freeway. In contrast, a decent amount of collisions take place
Many people are appalled and surprised when their dogs bite, saying they’ve never done anything like that before. They can’t believe their pets would attack other people. The Statistics While that may be true for that particular dog, the statistics show that bites are actually very common. Around 800,000 people wind up going to a
In October of 2017, the government announced information important to Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and SSI recipients, as well as Social Security retirees. Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and SSI recipients will see a 2.0% increase in benefits for the cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) starting in January of 2018. The COLA is based on the
The government mandates that truckers take a certain amount of time off. This is to keep them from being overworked and driving while they’re tired. Some truckers break these rules and falsify their logs, but that’s not the only issue. One driver explained how even the breaks they got turned into far less sleep than