Feds Grant Funds for Study of Integrated Vehicle-Based Safety System

Handling trucking accident injury cases in Georgia, I see the aftermath of plenty of crashes that could have been avoided if drivers had a timely “wakeup call.”  Now the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and several corporations are funding  a University of Michigan study of  a high-tech system to help car and truck drivers avoid crashes by warning them of potential road dangers and assessing their options.  The Integrated Vehicle-Based Safety System being tested is designed to “warn drivers when they are about to leave the roadway, are in danger of colliding with another vehicle while attempting a lane change, or are at risk of colliding with the vehicle ahead.”  See David Goodman’s AP report on Mlive.com.

The Shigley Law Firm  represents plaintiffs in wrongful death and catastrophic injury cases statewide in Georgia.  A “lawyers’ lawyer” recently elected Secretary of the State Bar of Georgia, Ken Shigley was designated as a “SuperLawyer” in Atlanta Magazine and one of the “Legal Elite” in Georgia Trend Magazine. He is a Certified Civil Trial Advocate of the National Board of Trial Advocacy, Chair of the Southeastern Motor Carrier Liability Institute and former chair of the Georgia Insurance Law Institute. He particularly focuses on cases arising from truck wrecks and accidents (tractor trailers truck wrecks, bus wrecks, semi truck wrecks,18 wheeler truck wrecks, big rig truck wrecks, log truck wrecks, dump truck wrecks.