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Ignition interlock devices are a powerful tool in the prevention of drunk driving accidents in Wichita and throughout the country. Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) reports that when all DUI offenders are required to use an ignition interlock device after being convicted of a drunk driving offense, there is a 30-percent decline in DUI deaths as...

Watching for bicyclists in Wichita is important all year long, but it's especially imperative for drivers during the spring and summer months, when more riders are on the roads. Because the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration knows that drivers are not necessarily used to seeing riders on the roads after winter, the NHTSA has named...

Preventing collisions requires every driver throughout Wichita to respect the rules of the road, exercise reasonable care when operating a vehicle, and make safe choices. Unfortunately, a personal injury lawyer knows that some drivers underestimate the risks of certain common behaviors. For example, many people eat food or drink beverages when they are driving, despite...

Every driver in Wichita is expected to obey speed limit laws. The question, however, is how are those laws set and are they doing enough to prevent motor vehicle accidents that could have serious or deadly consequences? Recently, FiveThirtyEight suggested that the laws are not as effective as they should be at preventing traffic deaths....

Tennessee has moved to join Oklahoma and Texas in creating another avenue for employers to avoid the traditional workers' compensation insurance system. Should the bill before the legislature pass, it would create an alternate system for injured workers in addition to the traditional state-run workers' comp benefits system.   The new bill, which mirrors a...

Damage caps may not seem so bad for more ordinary cases of negligence, but for those that truly destroy a person's life, $500,000 is a drop in the bucket.   Not only does a cap fail to recognize the harm suffered by these seriously injured victims, but it also works to deprive victims of an...

The dangers of texting and driving are well-known in Kansas, where drivers are prohibited from using hand-held devices for text messaging, emailing, internet browsing or visiting social media "apps" while behind the wheel. Kansas law places special emphasis on curbing texting among teenage drivers, who can be pulled over if a police officer observes that...