Drivers of all ages have a number of laws and restrictions to abide by when they are on the road. However, teen drivers have more laws and restrictions to follow than any other age group, and with good reason. According to the CDC, car accidents are the number one cause of death for teenagers in […]
It’s Distracted Driving Awareness Month – Put Away Your Phones Fort Worth
It’s estimated that on any given day approximately 660,000 drivers will use an electronic device while driving at some point. Distracted driving is a rapidly growing epidemic continuing to plague the country and Texas is not immune. In fact, the number of distracted driving crashes in Texas shot up by over 8,000 in the span of a […]
2017 Scholarship Recipient of our #ArriveAliveTX Distracted Driving Scholarship
Patterson Law Group is pleased to announce that Julianne Thomison is the recipient of our firm’s annual #ArriveAliveTX Distracted Driving Scholarship. Ms. Thomison submitted an application and essay highlighting her work to end distracted driving, and in particular her advocacy to stop teen texting and driving. Per our scholarship requirements, she created an audience-specific anti-distracted driving […]
Distracted Driving Course Required for New Drivers
Starting on September 1, 2017, anyone over 18 years of age getting a drivers license for the first time will need to take a 1-hour online course similar to the course new drivers 15- to 17-years-old already take. This course, which is an effort of the “Impact Texas Young Drivers” program, aims to educate more […]
Pledge to STOP DISTRACTED DRIVING & Be Entered to Win 2 Tickets to the Exclusive Patio Club at Colonial!
At Patterson Law Group, we LOVE golf and HATE distracted drivers. Sadly, we see the devastating impact distracted driving has on local families every. single. day. If you’re with us, take the pledge to STOP DISTRACTED DRIVING, and be entered to win 2 tickets to the exclusive Patio Club at Colonial’s Dean & Deluca Invitational […]