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What Makes a Dangerous Intersection

  What Makes a Dangerous Intersection   Look out for these 13 danger signs The Dangerous Intersection warning sign (W42-1). Size is 24″ diamond shape, engineer grade prismatic or high-intensity reflective signs. Be alert, you’re approaching a dangerous intersection. There are certain factors that can increase the likelihood of an intersection being dangerous. If you’re

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The high cost of being loyal to your own insurance company

  Price optimization: The high cost of being loyal to your own insurance company July 19, 2016 by Steven M. Gursten House Bill 5735 proposes banning ‘price optimization’ to stop auto insurers from raising prices on consumers who won’t shop around Are you a loyal customer to your insurance company? Did you know your loyalty is

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I was in a motorcycle accident, but I don’t have insurance. What are my rights?

  I was in a motorcycle accident, but I don’t have insurance. What are my rights? August 19, 2016 by Steven M. Gursten How you’re at risk when driving a motorcycle without the required insurance in Michigan I’ve written in depth about the extreme dangers of driving in Michigan without auto No Fault insurance. This goes for

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When is a trucker an employee versus an independent contractor?

  When is a trucker an employee versus an independent contractor? October 14, 2016 by Steven M. Gursten Trucking company lawyers try to reclassify truckers who cause wrecks as independent contractors (after the fact). Know the factors that determine ‘employee’ status to stop trucking companies from misclassifying truckers to avoid liability for truck accidents There’s a

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These bike crash dummies might finally convince you to wear your helmet

  These bike crash dummies might finally convince you to wear your helmet October 28, 2016 by Steven M. Gursten Giro bicycle helmet makers show what happens to your head (and brain) after a bike crash It’s October in Michigan and Indian summer is just wrapping up. As I write this, the forecast for tomorrow is

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What types of legal advertising can an auto accident victim expect to be bombarded with?

  What types of legal advertising can an auto accident victim expect to be bombarded with? November 20, 2016 by Steven M. Gursten Part 1 of my blog series on the consequences of personal injury lawyer advertising and commercials when they’re done without regard for accident victims I recently wrapped up a blog series on how to

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Slow drivers: The left lane is for passing traffic, not passing time!

  Slow drivers: The left lane is for passing traffic, not passing time! November 22, 2016 by Steven M. Gursten Proposed law by Westland, MI lawmaker targets ‘left-lane squatters’ by forbidding slow poking in the ’extreme left lane’ when they’re being tailgated Don’t slow drivers in the left lane drive you crazy? Especially when somebody gets

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