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How to find the information you need

  How to find the information you need ——A website about traffic information, but more than that By NatMed  Feb. 12, 2024   Li Zhiguo Traffic (lizhiguos.com) is a website about traffic information, but it’s much more than that. The goal of the website is: “One network at hand, all traffic is known.” Currently, nearly […]

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Teen distracted driving: Graphic teen crash video by MDOT

  Teen distracted driving: Graphic teen crash video by MDOT  by Steven M. Gursten   Distracted Driving Awareness Month highlights most dangerous and deadly behavior by Michigan teen drivers We’re into the last week of Distracted Driving Awareness Month, and as auto accident attorneys we would like to turn today to the subject of teen driving.

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What’s the difference between attendant care and replacement services?

  What’s the difference between attendant care and replacement services? by Steven M. Gursten   Learn about two important No-Fault insurance benefits for injured auto accident victims in Michigan It’s easy to get these two important No-Fault benefits confused.  Often, when I appear in Court at case evaluation on a very significant lawsuit involving attendant care benefits,

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How “buzzed” driving is drunk driving

  How “buzzed” driving is drunk driving  by Steven M. Gursten Learn about  BAC levels that constitute drunk and buzzed driving Many people still think that it’s okay to drive if they just are “buzzed.” They differentiate in their minds between having a couple drinks and being drunk.  It they have a “buzz,” then they

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What happens when someone using legal medical marijuana causes a car accident?

  What happens when someone using legal medical marijuana causes a car accident?  by Steven M. Gursten   How does  legalized medical marijuana use in Michigan work with our impaired driving laws if a motor vehicle accident occurs? Many people are smoking pot.  But what happens when these people who are using medical marijuana then

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Can legal medical marijuana users be sued for using marijuana if they cause a car accident?

  Can legal medical marijuana users be sued for using marijuana if they cause a car accident?  by Steven M. Gursten   Attorney discusses how medical marijuana use may be relevant in a negligence lawsuit from a car crash Registered medical marijuana users can inhale and breathe easy. A little bit, at least. Although their criminal

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When should I choose primary medical PIP benefits?

  When should I choose primary medical PIP benefits?  by Steven M. Gursten Insurance attorney gives 5 tips to why primary medical PIP Benefits in No-Fault states can protect drivers As an insurance lawyer, I read auto insurance policies every day (yes, I do realize reading insurance contracts is not the most glamorous part about

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What are the penalties when a driver on illegal drugs causes a car accident?

  What are the penalties when a driver on illegal drugs causes a car accident?  by Steven M. Gursten   I recently wrote about how the law works  when drivers on legal marijuana cause a car accident.    The next logical question is what happens when drivers are on illegal substances and drugs and cause a car

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Here’s a riddle: Can a trucker still lawfully drive on legalized ‘recreational’ pot from a state that has legalized marijuana?

  Here’s a riddle: Can a trucker still lawfully drive on legalized ‘recreational’ pot from a state that has legalized marijuana?  by Steven M. Gursten   U.S. DOT didn’t relax ‘zero tolerance’ policy for truckers after Washington’s ‘Recreational Marijuana’ law. Will DOT react differently to Colorado’s marijuana law or the pot laws coming to a

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