Friday, June 17, 2016

Read before you leave Middle Tennessee for a summer vacation...


With gas prices starting their dramatic dip in 2014, and continuing into 2015, one consequence was  that the number of overall miles driven by U.S. drivers increased 3.5% in 2015 over 2014, as reported in a Federal Study.  

Nothing in this world is free -- unfortunately, another consequence soon emerged:  According to the National Safety Council, the biggest one-year percentage increase (+8%) in the number of traffic deaths in 50 years occurred from 2014 to 2015.

If that doesn't make you a little nervous, consider that 50% of drivers admit to reading a text message or e-mail while driving, so says an AAA report

Self-driving cars can't come fast enough!

David Yates Insurance Agency
1881 General George Patton Dr., Suite 103
Franklin, TN 37067
Phone 615-778-1816  Fax 615-778-1817

Doh -- a deer!

We're nearing the peak of the deer-mating season, the time to be extra watchful for deer while you are driving.  In fact, about half of ...