Don’t Be Distracted “Distracted Driver Awareness Week” was held this month in an effort to educate motorists on safe driving. According to a report by the National Highway Safety Administration, about 80% of accidents are caused by driver inattention. The report also said that about 65% of all near-crashes involved some sort of driver inattention. Did You Know? 98% of Americans claim to…
Safe, Happy Holidays! Holidays can be the happiest of times with family and friends. Please join with us in using our best efforts to keep your holidays safe and happy. Over the years we have seen holidays turned into instant tragedy by causes that should have been prevented. Perhaps one of the worst and most frequent tragedies are those caused by drunk drivers….
Winter Driving Safety We got our first taste of bad weather affecting road conditions today. Winter driving can be dangerous, inconvenient, even infuriating. But you can offset those aggravations and minimize the special risks of winter driving by practicing safe habits for winter driving. First, the best rule is to don’t drive if you don’t have to when the weather is bad. Certainly,…
Texting While Driving Text messaging is a relatively new and very fast-growing method of communication. While it certainly has its advantages, texting while driving can be extremely dangerous. Recently while traveling around the triad working in our Daggett Shuler offices it was surprising to observe the number of drivers who appeared to be texting while driving. As I visited our Greensboro office, went…
Are We Thankful? Are we really thankful? The Thanksgiving holiday makes me think a little deeper about that. On Thanksgiving day it is easier to get in touch with all we have and to be thankful. The challenge seems to be the in between days when we have the routine of “life.” Some days it is easy to be thankful . . . others…
Giving Thanks Safely Our Daggett Shuler family wishes you and your family a Happy Thanksgiving. We also hope you and your family are safe, so we will share with you a few safety tips we have researched for the holiday. Home fires are the number one most frequent calls to fire departments, and cooking fires are the most frequent reason. Thanksgiving is the…
Veteran Appreciation Have you taken time to thank a veteran? Veterans Day seemed to sort of slipped up on me this year. We probably tend to take for granted the sacrifices of our living veterans who served honorably so that we all can be free. Maybe we can all learn along with the first graders. Veterans Day was originally Armistice day which was to commemorate…
Internet Safety Computers can be a terrific educational tool, and the internet makes the ability to learn and explore our world almost limitless. These learning opportunities are available to everyone and there is (usually) no charge. What a great opportunity! But, then, we also need to know what dangers are out there lurking. So many kids put their names, photos, and even addresses…
Rules for Goblins and Ghouls ~Halloween Safety Tips~ We hope and your family have a happy and safe Halloween. While you are watching out for witches, ghosts, and goblins please remember a few safety tips so that you and your family has a safe and fun Halloween. Your children should be closely supervised by adults. Older children should go out in groups, never…
I would like to take time to thank the staff at Daggett Shuler Attorneys at Law. To Megan Youngblood for helping me get my disability started; thank you so much for everything!
Olivia Winston
