Recent Blog Posts
Know Your South Carolina Motorcycle Laws Before You Head To Myrtle Beach
If you are going to Myrtle Beach this year on motorcycle, then you are either an experienced motorcycle rider, an enthusiastic one, or both. You know how to use your common sense when riding or maintaining your bike. While we can safely assume that everyone at Myrtle Beach loves motorcycles, we cannot assume that… Read More »
Sometimes Red Means Go In South Carolina
People choose South Carolina as a retirement destination because of its politeness and as a vacation spot because things are unlikely to get as far out of hand as they would in other Southern states. Case in point, you aren’t even allowed to burn rubber at Myrtle Beach Bike week. In New Orleans, defying… Read More »
The Worst Idea In Motorcycle Safety Technology
They might not look like much, but motorcycle helmets are a technological marvel. Today’s helmets are lined with high tech, synthetic foam that is just the right thickness and firmness to protect the wearer’s head when it is on its own against the forces of nature. Trying on a motorcycle helmet is an all-day… Read More »
Can You Safely Ride A Motorcycle In Rainy Weather?
People travel from all over to attend Myrtle Beach Bike Week. Their goal is to meet up with friends, burn rubber, and enjoy the Southern cuisine, but mostly to soak up the sun. What happens if the sunshine doesn’t attend, though? They say that April showers bring May flowers, and we can usually count… Read More »
Getting Answers And Justice After A Hit And Run Accident
Kelly Farmer was a memorable person to those who met him at work and to those who met him elsewhere. He was an employee of the public works department of the City of Goose Creek, where he worked in the water operations section. In his last two years working there, he held a supervisory… Read More »
What Happens When Multiple People Get Injured In The Same Car Accident?
Your most memorable moments of Easter Sunday from your childhood probably involve looking for dyed Easter eggs in your backyard or, if you live in the country or are old enough to be a grandparent, perhaps getting a pet bunny or chick for Easter. Six children from Colleton County will have a different story… Read More »
Post-Concussion Syndrome And Other Invisible Injuries
It is not possible to understand what it is like to live with a chronic illness or injury unless it happens to you or one of the closest people in your life. This is why, when strangers offer to help a person with a disability, the help they are offering is unnecessary or would… Read More »
Car Collides Head On With City Bus
People in cities with functioning subways or commuter rail systems, such as New York or Washington, D.C., love to look down their noses at South Carolina for its apparent lack of transportation infrastructure. They imagine South Carolina as a land of dirt roads where drunk drivers routinely mow down pedestrians who have no sidewalks… Read More »
Misdiagnosis Of Heart Attack
With many medical emergencies, prompt treatment can make the difference between a full recovery and catastrophic outcomes. For example, if first responders stabilize a patient with a spinal injury and quickly administer steroids, they can prevent the injury from leading to paralysis. Likewise, the symptoms of concussion are usually less severe if the patient… Read More »
Middle School Student Dies In School Bus Accident
Surviving middle school feels like an accomplishment. Peer pressure from classmates ramps up; in the age of smartphones, it is even harder to get away from your classmates’ taunts and self-aggrandizement outside of school hours. If you plan to go to college, the pressure is on to get good grades so that you can… Read More »