Category: Distracted Driving

October 20, 2016

During National Teen Driver Safety Week, Bonnie, who helped enact Michigan’s teen driving law, is teaming up with our attorneys to help parents advise and protect their teen drivers On Monday, I shared a special interview I had with Bonnie Raffaele, of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. After her 17-year-old daughter Kelsey was tragically killed in …

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October 17, 2016

Our attorneys salute Bonnie: After her daughter Kelsey was tragically killed, Bonnie helped to enact “Kelsey’s Law.” Here’s her courageous story and more on the great advocacy work she’s doing Bonnie Raffaele is the true definition of a hero. After her 17-year-old daughter, Kelsey, was tragically killed in a car accident involving using her cell …

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June 6, 2016

Last Thursday, I heard Charles Osgood discussing on WWJ a new study by AAA of teenage drivers that looked at dashcam videos instead of police reports, and found that teen drivers were distracted in 60% of the car crashes they were involved in. It should come as no surprise that an alarmingly high cause of …

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April 27, 2016

‘Textalzyer’ law would allow police to conduct roadside electronic scanning to determine whether drivers were on cell phones ‘at or near the time’ of a car crash Should Michigan pass a “textalyzer” law, much like the one being considered by the New York Legislature? Absolutely! And as an auto accident attorney, I believe such a …

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March 31, 2016

AAA survey shows 87% of Michigan drivers say they engaged in at least one “risky behavior” while driving Try an experiment. Drive down the road today and look over to your left and your right. It’s pretty much guaranteed you will see the drivers texting, talking on a cell phone, or even eating a burger …

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July 16, 2015

While Waze is great with navigation, the app also poses serious public safety concerns, like enabling speeders and distracted driving Waze is a really good traffic app. I use it, especially when I’m in a pinch during construction traffic (where is there not construction traffic these days?) and need to find an alternate route fast. …

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March 30, 2015

Study shows 58% of teen car accidents involve distractions such as texting, cell phones and talking to passengers Did you know that nearly 60% of teen-driver car-crashes involve distractions such as talking on a cell phone or chatting with passengers? These are the results of a ground-breaking study by the AAA-Foundation for Traffic Safety, “Using …

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November 8, 2013

The message to teen drivers in West Michigan: “Distracted driving car accidents can happen to you.” Brandon Hewitt is a Grand Rapids native who became a successful lawyer. He works primarily in the law firm’s Grand Rapids office and helps many West Michigan clients injured in car accidents – many caused by texting and driving.  …

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June 18, 2013

California, Florida and Nevada pass laws allowing testing of driverless cars,  Michigan is not far behind Driverless cars may sound like something out of the Jetsons.  But believe it or not, these automated, self-driving vehicles are here. Right now. Google has a self driving car, and several other automakers have been working on prototypes of …

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