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Posted on Jan 13, 2022 By David Thomas
BICYCLE ACCIDENTS BY THE NUMBERS Riding a bike is good exercise and enjoyable, and can be a good way to commute to work, town, or social engagements. Unfortunately, it can also be dangerous: in 2019 ...
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Posted on Jan 6, 2022 By David Thomas
EXERCISE EQUIPMENT: FRIEND AND FOE A New Year often brings a New Year’s Resolution to improve your health and fitness. In these strange pandemic times, and in particular during this latest ...
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Posted on Nov 10, 2021 By David Thomas
DARK DAYS AHEAD We are in the dark days. No, not another Covid-19 surge (we hope). The end of Daylight Saving Time. We “fall back,” setting our clocks back an hour, ending the six months ...
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Posted on Nov 3, 2021 By David Thomas
THE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON GEORGIA As world leaders gather at the 26th United Nations Climate Change conference in Glasgow, Scotland known as COP26 (the 26th “Conference of the ...
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Posted on Jul 18, 2018 By David Thomas
AT-RISK ADULTS Do you ever worry about the neighbor who looks disheveled and disoriented the few times that he comes out of his home? Do you wonder about the number of caregivers that come and go from ...
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Posted on May 2, 2018 By David Thomas
This is Part One of Two blogs devoted to issues pertaining to ride sharing companies operating in Atlanta. PART ONE: “A SAFE RIDE HOME” This is Uber’s brand message. “A safe ...
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Posted on Mar 21, 2018 By David Thomas
TRAGEDY AT FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY On March 15, 2018, the pedestrian bridge being installed to connect Florida International University (FIU) and the city of Sweetwater collapsed onto traffic ...
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Posted on May 14, 2017 By David Thomas
May is National Bike Month, and this is the third blog in our series for the Month: BIKE TO WORK WEEK In the past decade, the number of people commuting to work by bicycle has increased by almost 60%. ...
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Posted on May 7, 2017 By David Thomas
May is National Bike Month, and Thomas Law is publishing a 4-part series on bicycling in recognition of this promotion. Today’s blog is the second in the series. THE BENEFITS OF BICYCLING ...
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Posted on May 2, 2017 By David Thomas
May is National Bike Month and Thomas Law will feature a four-part series on the benefits and risks associated with bicycling. BIKE SHARE PROGRAMS: FINALLY HERE Renting bicycles as a means of ...
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Posted on Apr 4, 2017 By David Thomas
NO APRIL FOOLS' April showers bring May flowers, or so the saying goes. But the storms that swept through Georgia and the greater part of the South on Monday and Tuesday of this week were not ...
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Posted on Dec 4, 2016 By David Thomas
A TRAGEDY FORESHADOWED On November 21, 2016, a school bus carrying 37 students from Woodmore Elementary School in Chattanooga, Tennessee, careened off a narrow, residential road—not the bus ...
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Posted on Nov 13, 2016 By David Thomas
A CHANGING ATTITUDE, A CHANGING NATION Lost in the drama of the presidential election was the fact that five states had an issue on their ballots that may be a game-changer in those states and in the ...
Continue reading "The Weed Watershed" »
Posted on Oct 5, 2016 By David Thomas
A CHOICE BETWEEN CARE AND THE COURTS A nursing home resident falls and hits her head due to poor lighting in a hallway. The resident slips into a coma from the traumatic brain injury and dies. Her ...
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Posted on Sep 15, 2016 By David Thomas
The first installment in our September series "Technology and the Law" examined driverless cars and Uber's Pittsburgh Project (see: blog published Sept. 8). This second installment ...
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Posted on May 25, 2016 By David Thomas
SWIMMING POOLS: THE DANGER IN OUR BACKYARDS Memorial Day weekend is upon us, and with it the usual warnings about congested highways, peak travel times, and the dangers associated with speeding, ...
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Posted on Apr 6, 2016 By David Thomas
THE ORANGE BARRELS ARE BACK Spring means many things: warmer weather, opening day in baseball, grass growing and flowers blooming, and...road construction resuming. Yes, those orange barrels are back, ...
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Posted on Mar 25, 2016 By David Thomas
"DIY" OFTEN MEANS "IY"-- INJURE YOURSELF It is the time of year when many people undertake home improvement projects. With the arrival of spring, a lot of homeowners decide it is ...
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Posted on Mar 3, 2016 By David Thomas
THE COSTS OF DRIVING When talking about the costs associated with that most American form of transportation, driving an automobile, we most often think of the price of gasoline, the cost of auto ...
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Posted on Feb 23, 2016 By David Thomas
A DISTURBING TREND From the 1970s to 2000, pedestrian deaths as a percentage of motor vehicle fatalities declined steadily. But from 2009 to the present, pedestrian fatalities have increased by 15% to ...
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Posted on Feb 17, 2016 By David Thomas
BIG RIGS AND BIG ACCIDENTS Approximately 5,000 people die every year and thousands more are are injured in the U.S. in accidents with semi-trucks and 18 wheelers. Most of these fatalities are the ...
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Posted on Jan 20, 2016 By David Thomas
PUSHING THE LIMITS... In our continuing series on Winter Sports TBI Awareness Month, the world of Extreme Winter Sports is certainly an important topic. Extreme winter sports have gained in ...
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Posted on Jan 14, 2016 By David Thomas
WINTER SPORTS TBI AWARENESS MONTH Winter. Frozen lakes and snowy hills provide the playgrounds used for recreational and competitive sports such as ice skating, skiing, sledding, snowboarding and ...
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Posted on Dec 16, 2015 By David Thomas
WHAT REALLY NEEDS TO BE ON OUR CHRISTMAS LIST It is all over the news. It dominates the political debate and the upcoming election cycle. It has Congress passing new legislation. It has journalists ...
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Posted on Dec 10, 2015 By David Thomas
THE DRAMATIC INCREASE IN FOOD ALLERGIES According to a study released in 2013 by the Centers for Disease Control, the number of children with food allergies increased by 50% from 1997-2011. Food ...
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