Georgia is ranked third in the country for the highest rate of texting and driving with only 37 percent of the people in the study that would actually admit to texting and driving. Therefore, Georgia could be ranked even higher in the country for texting and driving if everyone who was engaged in texting and driving would actually admit that they engage in this unlawful act.
At Julie A. Rice, Attorney at Law, & Affiliates, our personal injury lawyers have had success representing hundreds, if not thousands, of people and families who have suffered a loss because of motor vehicle accidents in Georgia. If you have been injured because of irresponsible drivers or a loved one has been tragically killed, then contact us immediately for your free legal consultation by phone at 770-865-8654, juliericelaw@icloud.com or by the contact form on this website.
We also serve in the cities of Atlanta, Marietta, Decatur, and Lawrence, and the counties of Fulton, DeKalb, Cobb, Gwinnett, Cherokee and beyond. We look forward to working with you and getting you of all the just compensation that you deserve under the particular circumstances of your case.
Texting And Driving Remains A Serious Problem
There have been many advertising campaigns in the State of Georgia to stop people from texting and driving. These advertising campaigns span from highway billboards to television commercials. These campaigns often include catchy slogans such as, “R U In-Text-icated? Put Down the Phone”. This is just scratching the surface of the amount of advertisements that are published to stop drivers from texting and driving in Georgia.
Despite the laws in Georgia against texting and driving, and the rigorous campaigns with advertising jingles meant to stay in our minds to reinforce the notion that texting and driving is very dangerous, people still engage in this activity, as the report above shows, at an alarming rate. The majority of people will not even admit that they do, in fact, text and drive.
Even though it might be difficult for law enforcement to prove, it is vital that we all take heed to the warnings and the statistics that show that texting and driving can, and does, cause motor vehicle accidents that result in catastrophic injuries and death.
At Julie A. Rice, Attorney at Law, & Affiliates, we have been very successful in representing people who have been injured or who have a loved one who has been tragically killed in a motor vehicle accident involving someone who was texting and driving. If you or a loved one has been involved in any motor vehicle accident, whether or not it involved texting and driving, then please contact us as soon as possible for your free legal consultation so that we may discuss your case.
We look forward to hearing from you soon and we sincerely hope that, as the message gets out about the real dangers of texting and driving, that this becomes an issue of the past.
