Your spinal cord is an essential component of your central nervous system, which allows your brain to communicate with the rest of your body. Nerve tracts from your spine extend to all the different parts of your body and affect the feeling in your soft tissues. When...
Five years ago, dockless shared electric scooters began showing up nationwide. The motorized transports became immediately popular with the younger set as a way to avoid traffic jams and help with the climate change difficulty. One year in, Bird, the largest...
No one enjoys getting involved in the stress of settlement negotiations and legal actions. If you suffer a relatively minor car accident, and the other driver offers you a sum of cash in exchange for waving your right to sue, it might be tempting to accept their offer...
DUI enforcement is top priority for every state in the U.S. This isn’t just because states’ transportation funding can hinge on these enforcement efforts – it’s also because DUI arrests and convictions can generate a lot of additional funds for states, as convicted...
Ignition interlock devices (IIDs) can be an aspect of DUI penalties, as people convicted of DUIs can be ordered by the courts to have IIDs installed on their vehicles for months or longer. Given that there are a lot of myths about IIDs out there, below, we’ll clear up...
When traffic cops are trying to evaluate whether a driver is likely sober versus intoxicated, one of the tools they have at their disposal is field sobriety testing. In fact, the results of this testing can serve as probable cause to request BAC testing and, in turn,...
Being charged with a drunk driving offense can be distressing, especially when it seems like the evidence is stacked against you and the upcoming legal process will be as confusing as it may be daunting. What those accused of DUI should remember, however, is that:...
Safety regulators in the U.S. are focused on developing new technology that could be used to end drunk driving, a Birmingham & Montgomery car accident lawyer notes. Earlier this month, transportation safety officials at the National Highway Traffic Safety...
In light of our last blog that discussed how many ignition interlock devices (IIDs) have been installed in Alabama since 2012, we thought it would be a good time out point out the specific vendors that are currently approved to install IIDs in the state. If you have...
In 2012, a new law went into effect in Alabama, requiring that ignition interlock devices (IIDs) be installed on the vehicles of motorists who have been convicted of: A new study has found that, over the three years a new DUI law has been in effect, only 561 IIDs have been installed in the state, a trusted Birmingham & Montgomery…
