More than 1,500 people a year die in crashes in Georgia, and more than 135,000 are injured. The concern is greatest perhaps in metro Atlanta counties, which exceed the national average crash rate of 5 percent per year among all registered vehicles. In fact, the crash rate is almost 10 percent in Fulton County, the heart of the metro area. Previous studies have shown that Atlantans drive harder, faster and longer than motorists in four other representative U.S. cities, including Los Angeles.
So, for the past three years, Georgia Tech has had a study to investigate speed, driver behavior, travel patterns, etc. See article
The Shigley Law Firm represents plaintiffs in wrongful death and catastrophic injury cases statewide in Georgia, and in other states subject to the multijurisdictional practice and pro hac vice rules in each state. Ken Shigley was designated as a “SuperLawyer” in Atlanta Magazine and one of the “Legal Elite” in Georgia Trend Magazine. He is a Certified Civil Trial Advocate of the National Board of Trial Advocacy, Chair of the Southeastern Motor Carrier Liability Institute and former chair of the Georgia Insurance Law Institute. He particularly focuses on cases arising from truck wrecks and accidents (tractor trailers truck wrecks, semi truck wrecks,18 wheeler truck wrecks, big rig truck wrecks, log truck wrecks, dump truck wrecks).