Blog

What A Safer Year On The Roads Really Means For Tennessee Families A year with fewer funerals is always good news. When the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security announced that traffic deaths dropped in 2025, it meant more families rang in the new year together instead of standing at the side of a...

Ongoing Crashes Show Why Nashville’s Safety Efforts Can’t Wait Nashville has seen far too many tragedies on its streets. From Antioch to Germantown, deadly crashes continue to claim lives and leave families grieving. Whether it’s children trying to cross Bell Road, an elderly woman struck in a crosswalk on Jefferson Street, or teens killed on...

Remembering Lives Lost and Renewing the Call for Safer Roads in Tennessee On Sunday, November 17, hundreds of Tennesseans will gather at the State Capitol in Nashville for the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims, a solemn annual event organized by Walk Bike Nashville to honor the lives lost on our state’s roads....

Deadly Bus Crash Exposes Nashville’s Ongoing Pedestrian Crisis When you’ve lived in Nashville long enough, you learn the rhythms of its roads — the morning congestion on I-24, the busy intersections and dangerous turn lanes along Trinity Lane, the overlooked crosswalks scattered across North Nashville. But nothing can prepare a community for the shock of...

For nearly two decades, federal studies have muddied the waters on what really causes truck crashes One would assume that determining the causes of truck accidents wouldn’t be so difficult. In a world of instant information and massive data systems, it seems like there should be a clean database somewhere with all the answers. However,...

Nashville Drivers Face a Growing Risk on Crowded Roads Drivers across Nashville are now nearly 20% more likely to be involved in a crash than the average U.S. driver, according to Allstate's 2025 Best Driver report and as reported by WKRN News 2. Population growth, increased vehicle traffic on the roads, and infrastructure that hasn’t...

Why Driver Fatigue Puts Everyone on Tennessee Roads at Risk When you pass an 18-wheeler on a Tennessee interstate, you might assume the driver behind the wheel is well-rested and alert. After all, truck drivers are required by law to follow strict hours of service rules that limit how long they can drive without a...

How a car accident lawyer can help after a crash involving a teen driver Summer is supposed to be a time of freedom. Road trips, late-night drives, windows down, music loud. But behind that sense of adventure lies a much more sobering reality. For teen drivers, summer isn’t just the season of fun. It’s the...

Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month is observed nationwide every May May is Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month, and Tennessee is stepping up. With crash rates on the rise and more motorcycles hitting the road as the weather warms, the Tennessee Highway Safety Office is teaming up with law enforcement, healthcare professionals, and community advocates to put safety...

A distracted trucker poses a huge risk to everyone on the road We see it everywhere on Tennessee roads: drivers looking at their cell phones, adjusting infotainment systems, or engaging in other activities that take their attention away from driving. But when truck drivers do it, the risk of a serious catastrophe increases significantly. Distracted...