Auto accidents and personal injuries in Tennessee often come after hard braking, screeching of tires, and then the inevitable impact. Braking, and braking hard can avoid an impact but when a vehicle has worn tires, the stopping distance can increase as much as 25%.  As Tennessee auto accident attorneys, we see this happen more often than you might think.

Braking hard under those circumstances may not be enough. The amount of tread that is available will determine how effective your tires will be. The general rule?

Use a quarter to measure tire tread depth. If you can place George Washington’s head into the tread, and the top of his head is still visible – you don’t have enough tread. Unfortunately, many drivers who are not responsible skip on things like replacing their tires when the tread becomes thin. When that happens, auto accidents and personal injury can follow. For more information about tires and braking, click here.

If you or anyone you know has been killed or suffered a personal injury or auto accident in Tennessee, please contact Nashville injury attorney Phillip Miller and the Tennessee personal injury attorneys at Phillip Miller and Associates at (615) 356-2000, or contact our office online here.

One last thing: If you are hurt and have any questions at all, contact our office at (615) 356-2000. Don’t delay. Cases involving personal injury or death in Tennessee must be acted on quickly. Time is running. Call for an appointment, if it’s bad enough that you need to read this far into a website blog, it’s bad enough to get an attorney involved.

Phillip Miller is a Tennessee Accident Attorney specializing in
Tennessee Auto Accidents, Tennessee Truck Accidents, Tennessee Wrongful Death, and Tennessee Motorcycle Accident cases.

Phillip has an AVVO rating of 10.0 (Superb), has been designated as a “Superlawyer”, and is the President Elect of the Tennessee Association for Justice.

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