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  • Published by Paul Hergott, Personal Injury Lawyer,

Please take care not to be a clued out when behind the wheel. Please do your best to be continually mindful of the important task at hand, keeping your brain free from other unintentional (daydreaming) or intentional (cell phone discussion)

  • Published by Paul Hergott, Personal Injury Lawyer,

Reader comments compelled me to write a follow-up to my column about the idiocy of our distracted driving laws. There were a lot. And I wouldn’t want to leave my fan base hanging! Actually, the comments were overwhelmingly negative, but

  • Published by Paul Hergott, Personal Injury Lawyer,

The ignored the results of their own research that other governments presumably had not done their due diligence to canvass. They followed in the footsteps of other governments and banned only hand-held cell phone use while driving.

  • Published by Paul Hergott, Personal Injury Lawyer,

The scenarios I am referring to arise when one lane is flowing while another lane (or lanes) have come to a stop.This regularly occurs with HOV lanes. Only those with more than one occupant can cruise past while others are

  • Published by Paul Hergott, Personal Injury Lawyer,

“If roads are in such a condition that a motor car cannot safely proceed at all, it is the duty of the driver to stop. If the roads are in such a condition that it is not safe to go

  • Published by Paul Hergott, Personal Injury Lawyer,

Please join me, others whose lives have been impacted by death and injury from road traffic incidents, representatives of fire, ambulance and police services, and other concerned citizens for the brief ceremony.

  • Published by Paul Hergott, Personal Injury Lawyer,

Please very carefully guard against getting to the point of your liability insurance company pointing fingers at a child or their parents to avoid having to fully compensate a child for their injuries and losses.

  • Published by Hergott Law,

Once a driver becomes aware of the presence of children on a residential street, the driver must take special precautions for the safety of other children who might come onto the street as well.