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Distracted Driving Injury Claims – Learn how distracted driving can affect Alaska personal injury claims, including evidence, fault, damages, and what injured drivers need to know. Can Distracted Driving Affect Alaska Personal Injury Claims? Yes. Distracted driving can affect an Alaska personal injury claim when a driver’s distraction contributed to causing a crash and the…

Alaska Cellphone Laws: Learn what Alaska law says about hands-free phone use while driving, what cellphone activities are prohibited, and how distracted driving can affect accident claims. Can You Use a Cellphone While Driving in Alaska? Yes, Alaska law generally permits a driver to use a portable cellphone for voice communication while driving. But that…

Hands-Free Driving: What Alaska Drivers Should Know Is hands-free driving safe in Alaska? Learn why hands-free phones can still cause distraction and increase crash risks for Alaska drivers. As a personal injury attorney, I will not talk to a caller who is driving, even if the caller is using a hands-free device. Neither should you.…

Teenage Driver Cell Phone Use – Distracted driving accounts for an alarming number of traffic accidents in Alaska. This is especially true for teen drivers. The main distraction for drivers is using a cellphone. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reports 18 percent of fatal auto accidents nationwide are caused by distracted drivers. In total, 3,092 people…

Auto Accidents And Alaska Teens – It is common knowledge that teenage drivers are among the groups most likely to be in an automobile accident or fatality. Nationwide efforts to decrease the number of deaths involving teenage drivers develop daily. In the United States, teenagers drive less than all but the oldest people. Yet, their…

Alaska Teens And Car Accidents. Getting a license and starting to drive is an exciting time for a teenager. Driving is an important step toward independence for teens. At the same time, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reports that in 2021 some 2,116 drivers 15 to 20 years old were killed, and an estimated…

Teenagers Speeding In Alaska – Another school year is drawing to an end and people all over Alaska are celebrating graduation milestones. It is common to struggle to find enough time to finish to-do lists. Safe driving on Alaskan roads should always be first priority. Unfortunately, many drivers do not always follow the posted speed…

Teens and Distracted Driving – inexperience behind the wheel makes teenagers more susceptible to distraction behind the wheel. Teenagers are warned that texting while driving is dangerous. Yet, one in three teens who text say they have done so while driving. Not all teens are aware that other distractions can be just as dangerous as texting. Awareness campaigns…