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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 …
Four Michigan high school students submitted the best persuasive video, Tweet and image to help stop teen car accidents caused by distracted driving As National Teen Driver Safety Week begins Sunday, the winners are in for our first annual “Kelsey’s Law Scholarship Stop Distracted Driving Contest.” The scholarship is in honor of Kelsey Raffaele, who …
Study Shows Significant Increases In Motor Vehicle Accident Traffic Fatalities For Bicyclists, Pedestrians, Motorcyclists And Young Drivers Car accident deaths are up nearly 8% across the country, according to a recent study by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). And it’s even worse here in Michigan where motor vehicle accident traffic crash fatalities are …
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$5,000 will be awarded to four students who submit the best persuasive video, Tweet or graphic about stopping the teen car crashes caused by distracted driving, texting Texting while driving is the No. 1 killer of teenagers. Our Michigan Auto Law attorneys are enlisting the help of Michigan’s high school students to help stop it …
Teen killed by pickup driver who was eating a sandwich and looking down at his GPS A 13-year-old boy is dead because a grown man was “eating a sandwich” and “look[ing] down at his GPS” while driving his pickup truck. Too distracted by his meal and his desire to not get lost, the pickup driver …
Teens pose many challenges to loving families. Let us now add jacking up the price of auto insurance to the list: The average married couple pays a whopping 80% more for car insurance after adding a teen driver to their policy, according to a new insuranceQuotes.com report. Teens are statistically the most dangerous age group …
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Many questions about teens and their driving permits are rolling in now that spring is upon us. These questions seem to be focused on the circumstances that new drivers are allowed to drive under Michigan’s teen driving law, which is a graduated driving law that has restrictions on when a new driver can get behind …
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According to the National Organization for Youth Safety, car accidents are the No. 1 killer of teens in America today. Far too many are completely preventable. But many of these lives can be saved, if only parents and teens can talk and make a change that will stop these tragedies. Global Youth Traffic Safety Month …
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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