17 of the Best Car Safety Features Available
August 6, 2019
When it comes to the best car safety features, we’ve come a long way from seat belts and airbags. View our auto attorneys’ list of the top safety features.
Violating distracted driving laws increases insurance costs
June 18, 2018
Study shows breaking distracted driving laws in Michigan results in 26% average increase in No-Fault auto insurance premiums – even more for traffic tickets for distracted driving in Detroit
Hewitt talks to WZZM about distracted walking dangers in Grand Rapids
May 10, 2018
Attorney Brandon Hewitt talked with WZZM in Grand Rapids about the dangers that pedestrians face from distracted walking; what are the most dangerous days, times, and months?
Safety awareness can prevent work zone accidents
April 11, 2018
It’s National Work Zone Awareness Week #NWZAW and MDOT wants everyone to wear orange today to show support for ending work zone accidents: #Orange4Safety
Brandon Hewitt tells WZZM how to catch a distracted driver
March 28, 2018
Attorney Brandon Hewitt talked with WZZM in Grand Rapids about helping distracted driving victims and strategies for proving an at-fault driver was distracted
Brandon Hewitt talks distracted driving dangers with WZZM
March 9, 2018
Attorney Brandon Hewitt tells WZZM in Grand Rapids about iPhone apps for parents to stop teen drivers from distracted driving; texting is the new drunk driving
ELD mandate takes effect today
December 18, 2017
ELD mandate (requiring truck drivers to use electronic logging devices to track HOS compliance) promises to reduce truck accident crash rates
How auto accident attorneys can use distracted driving evidence
September 22, 2017
Michigan Auto Law attorney Steve Gursten speaks to Michigan Association for Justice on best practices for lawyers to discover and use evidence of distracted driving in auto accident cases
Should MI use “textalyzer” — field testing of cellphones — to stop drivers from texting?
August 8, 2017
New York proposes field testing of suspected texting drivers’ cellphones after a car crash involving death or personal injury with new textalyzer technology, which promises to protect both individual privacy and public safety
iPhone feature to disable texting will lower texting and driving car accidents
June 20, 2017
The new iOS 11 “Do Not Disturb While Driving” mode will disable texting and suspend other alert functions
Distracted driving fatalities up 50% since 2015 and 200% since 2014
May 25, 2017
MI House Transportation Committee unanimously approves distracted driving bill, but how seriously will full House, Senate and Governor take this growing threat to public safety?
Attorney Brandon Hewitt talks distracted driving law on WZZM Grand Rapids
May 18, 2017
New distracted driving law is a good idea, but any distracted driving law must have tougher penalties for drivers to put down phones