Jim LewisOct 25, 20211 minGoing Nuclear...$1B (Billion with a B)....Judgements due to distracted driving crashes have gone nuclear. The latest sad but true verdict is against a trucking company with an...
Jim LewisDec 30, 20201 minPandemic Means More Driving???Yes, according to this article. Who would think this pandemic would have some many impacts on our society? More driving, more risky...
Jim LewisAug 13, 20201 minCOVID-19 and Our Roads is Making Things......Crazy! Speeding, accident rates, and distracted driving incidents are up a whopping 38%! Read more: https://usa.streetsblog.org/2020/05/0...
Jim LewisJul 6, 20201 minGet a ticket for distracted driving....your insurance costs will....Increase 23% on average. Read more here with lots of facts and figure too: https://www.thezebra.com/resources/driving/distracted-driving-...
Jim LewisApr 10, 20201 minApril Is Normally Distracted Driving Month......But.....The COVID crisis has delayed it to a later month yet to be determined. Meanwhile, law enforcement vows to maintain vigilance on all...
Jim LewisMar 10, 20201 minAre you a distracted driver....Read this article https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-are-you-a-distracted-driver-probably-heres-why/ that is full of facts...
Jim LewisFeb 3, 20201 minTexting While Driving Does Not End Well....This is so sad to see. An employee texting while driving, and not wearing a seat belt, dies from his injuries. This is so entirely...
Jim LewisJan 21, 20201 minPolice Call Distracted Driving......An "epidemic", says Houston police commander. The police pull over drivers thinking they are DUI, but they are texting! Read on:...
Jim LewisJan 15, 20201 minDistracted Driving costs your transportation company......money! Distracted Driving crashes and the resultant claims and large jury rewards is an issue that greatly affects the bottom line of those in...
Jim LewisJan 7, 20201 minWhat is Nemophobia? No, its not fear of Finding Nemo!The official name for smartphone addiction is Nemophobia -a fear of not being with our phone. Check out these super scary statistics on...
Jim LewisJan 7, 20201 minDistracted Driving Is A Youthful Stereotype, But Baby Boomers Do It, TooDistracted Driving is a world wide epidemic across all age groups. More scary statistics this time by the Liberty Mutual team. Our...
Jim LewisJan 16, 20191 minLytle woman wins $43.5M jury verdict in driving-while-texting caseA Bexar County jury awarded $43.5 million to a Lytle woman injured in 2015 after her vehicle was rear-ended by an SUV driven by an...
Jim LewisJan 16, 20191 minTexas Injury Caused by Cell Phone use yields $22M verdictBOSTON -- A Texas jury has awarded more than $22 million to a woman injured when her car was broadsided by a station wagon driven by a...
Jim LewisJan 16, 20191 minEmployers Can Be Liable for Distracted DrivingIt's easy to imagine: A manager takes a business call while driving to work, a driver browses social media while delivering packages, or...
Jim LewisJan 16, 20191 minSafe Roads Now: Companies often liable in distracted driving crashesDistracted driving has become a major liability for employers with many facing judgments for millions of dollars due to employees getting...
Jim LewisJan 16, 20191 minBiggest Spike in Traffic Deaths in 50 Years? Blame AppsThe messaging app Snapchat allows motorists to post photos that record the speed of the vehicle. The navigation app Waze rewards drivers...
Jim LewisJan 16, 20191 minNew Report Shows Traffic Crashes Cost Employers $47.4 Billion In 2013WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Protecting employees from motor vehicles crashes could be a profitable investment for U.S. businesses,...
Jim LewisJan 16, 20191 minPreventing distracted driving in a connected worldHelping your drivers understand the root causes of distracted driving, encouraging best practices, and using technology to implement...
Jim LewisJan 16, 20191 min$12M awarded to family of man killed in crash with LA sheriff's deputyMay 31 (UPI) -- The family of a cyclist who was struck and killed by a Los Angeles Sheriff's deputy's patrol car was awarded nearly $12...
Jim LewisJan 16, 20191 minReaching to answer that work email while driving? Think again.Picture this: you’re driving to work when your phone dings with an email from your boss about an urgent issue that can’t wait. You...