How to Always Drive Safely
Every time you get behind the wheel, you have a responsibility to yourself, your passengers, and everyone else on the road. Safe driving isn’t just about avoiding accidents; it’s about practicing consistent, mindful habits that reduce risk and promote a culture of responsibility. In places like Bryan and College Station, where traffic...
Distracted Driving Facts and Statistics
Distracted driving is one of the leading causes of car accidents in Texas and across the country. Despite awareness campaigns and evolving laws, far too many drivers continue to take their eyes off the road—and the consequences can be deadly. Scott Scherr and The Payne Law Group have seen the impact...
Long-Term Injuries From Phone Use While Driving
Distracted driving is one of the leading causes of severe car accidents, and phone use plays a significant role in these incidents. Whether it’s texting, making calls, or checking notifications, taking your attention off the road for even a moment can lead to catastrophic consequences. These accidents often result in long-term injuries...
3 Dangers to Avoid When Driving this Holiday Season
This holiday season, Texas will be on the move. Cars, trucks, and motorcycles will be heading towards vacation destinations, familial homes, or rushing to the stores for last-minute holiday shopping. With all these people on the road, accidents will happen. When you’re on the road during peak holiday travel hours, you should...
How You Can Help Your Teen Get Home Safe This Summer
Summer vacation starts this month and that means one thing: a sharp spike in teen driving fatalities. It’s no secret that Memorial Day to Labor Day is the deadliest time for teen drivers. However, there are simple things every parent can do to have their child adopt safe driving...
What are the 100 Deadliest Days of Summer?
Summer vacation is a time for kids to relax and enjoy some well-deserved time off, but many parents don’t realize that summer vacation is also when teen car crashes are at their highest. This phenomenon is so pervasive and well-documented, we have a name for it, “The 100 Deadliest Days of Summer.”...
Is Your Car’s Infotainment Screen as Dangerous as a Cellphone?
As technology becomes cheaper and more compact, more vehicles are coming with increasingly complex computers and infotainment systems built into the dashboard. Now your car’s computer is like a large phone; it can text, call, play movies, and give you directions. But is it possible that car infotainment screens are even more...
Are Phone Mounts Dangerous?
As cellphones become a larger part of our everyday lives, more and more drivers find themselves struggling to stay focused at the wheel. Enter phone mounts, a simple product that clips to your air vent or dashboard to make for easier (and allegedly safer) hands-free phone use while driving.
But is...
Unexpected Distractions Every Driver Should Know
Driving distractions are everywhere. Aside from cellphones, anything that takes your mental focus away from driving, your eyes off the road, or your hands off the steering wheel is a driving distraction. Distractions are so prevalent that we often don’t realize we’re distracted at all until a crash is imminent. To help...
Why Texting and Driving Causes More Crashes
Cellphone use is the poster child of distracted driving campaigns, and it’s easy to see why. It is a “triple-threat” driving distraction, meaning that it pulls at all the senses you need to be an effective driver. But how exactly does that happen, and why is it that texting and driving can...