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Kratom is sold as an herbal supplement but is potentially highly dangerous and has caused several deaths. Those selling it may tell you it’s not harmful, but they don’t know what it will do to you. If you’re using it now, you should stop. Thousands of US businesses sell kratom and profit from the chemical …

Just because a driver is older doesn’t necessarily mean they’re dangerous. The youngest drivers are more likely to cause accidents, but with age comes a greater risk of conditions that can impair a person’s ability to drive safely. Ignoring that fact doesn’t make it go away. If a cognitively impaired driver injures you or a …

Weight loss or bariatric surgery shouldn’t be considered unless your weight poses a substantial risk of chronic or fatal conditions. This caution is because surgery complications can be as life-threatening as severe obesity. One famous person who died of long-term side effects of this surgery was Lisa Marie Presley, daughter of Elvis Presley. Lisa Marie …

Far More Pedestrians are Getting Killed in Kentucky and the US Every day, about 20 pedestrians are killed by moving vehicles in the US, according to a study recently released by the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA). We’ve reached this level of carnage over time, and the increase in deaths from 2010 to 2021 is …

You Really Do Need a Ride Home If you drink alcohol, you may be mistaken if you think you can have multiple drinks and still be able to drive safely. Whether you’re simply wrong or you see being able to “handle” drinking as part of an image you must maintain, it can result in a …

Getting the federal government to require the trucking industry to accept a new safety requirement can be challenging. The executive branch may not be interested. Congress may not see passing a new law as a priority, and industry lobbyists will line up against it. That doesn’t necessarily mean that’s the end of the story. As …

The Worst of Both Worlds – Commercial Trucks and Winter Driving It’s the most wonderful time of the year unless you’re driving. Bad weather conditions can cause a lack of traction on the roads, so a truck may need a much longer distance and a longer time to stop. Colder weather is harsher on commercial …

Automatic emergency braking (AEB) systems are increasingly available in non-commercial cars and trucks. The federal National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced in June proposed requirements for these safety systems that to be in commercial trucks also. AEB systems use forward-facing sensors and cameras to detect obstacles in front of the vehicle. If the system …

You May Have a Bomb in Your Steering Wheel. Airbags are excellent safety devices when they’re designed and operate correctly. Many people are alive today because, after a collision, they ended up on an inflated airbag, not on a steering wheel, dashboard, or A-pillar (the sloping strip of metal supporting the front of the roof). …

A vehicle that can safely drive itself has long been a dream. You could safely check your emails or read about Kentucky basketball while driving to work. Long drives to see relatives or go on vacation could be done overnight while you sleep behind the wheel. This dream is not a reality yet, and how …

Each case is unique, including the ease or difficulty in settling. Most of our cases settle before we file a complaint in court. But many circumstances could result in a relatively quick settlement or delay it substantially. Why Do Parties Settle Before a Lawsuit’s Filed? There are benefits when both sides agree to a reasonable …

Personal injury cases are part of tort law, which covers many issues other than personal injury claims. Personal injury cases involve a physical, emotional, or psychological harm to someone, usually due to their negligence or intentional act. That’s not necessarily true of other kinds of tort cases which may involve just financial losses. What is …

An estimated 42,915 people were killed in US traffic accidents in 2021, the highest number in 16 years. That’s nearly twice the capacity of the KFC Yum! Center in Louisville. Kentucky contributed 806 of those deaths that year. Most of these deaths were preventable and senseless. Death by the Numbers The National Highway Traffic Safety …

A company wants to cut costs and boost profits by ignoring good safety practices. As a result, people are seriously injured and killed. As long as there have been businesses, this story repeats over and over. The US Post Office’s use of trucking companies indifferent to the safety of others is one of the newer …

Grant Brace was a junior at the University of the Cumberlands and a wrestling team member when he died. The university calls him talented and well-liked and says that he had a bright future ahead of him before his 2020 death from heat stroke. Before that death, he was told he didn’t deserve to be …

You can’t truly multitask as much as you would like to think so. That includes doing other things while driving. Creating distractions endangers you, your passengers, and everyone else on or near the road. Highway fatalities were up to 46,000 in the U.S. in 2022, an increase of 22% from 2021. How many were caused …

No one likes seeing a business struggle and close unless you’re the competition. It’s especially concerning when that business is a nursing home. Residents will suffer neglect, accidents, and injuries without sufficient staff and resources. If you or a loved one are in a nursing home, you must be very watchful of the level of …

Commercial truck drivers undergo regular drug tests. Results from last year show a sharp increase in positive marijuana tests, though that doesn’t necessarily mean they were impaired while driving. Given how stressful the job is, the high turnover rate, and low job satisfaction, drug use among commercial drivers shouldn’t come as a surprise. Why is …