Transportation

From rural highways to busy city streets, transportation safety is a key concern across Central Minnesota. This section covers traffic laws, accident prevention, and road safety initiatives in St. Cloud and beyond—helping drivers, cyclists, and pedestrians stay safe and know their rights after an accident.

It is Worth Calling

It happens a couple of times a month where I've heard about a number of settlements that people made on their own with the insurance adjusters. Tough to say without knowing more, but every…

By Mike Bryant

/ 5 Feb 2013

Running Vehicles Belong Outside

This has been our second week of below zero temps. So it's not unusual to read about people who ended up in the hospital because of a car that was left running in an attached garage. We have…

By Mike Bryant

/ 4 Feb 2013

The Designated Driver: Hero of Super Bowl

The Minnesota Sate Patrol is looking for the true Hero of the Super Bowl to step forward. That real life person is the person who make sure others get home safely. They are the people who take…

By Mike Bryant

/ 2 Feb 2013

Is The Driver Next To You Awake?

A recent study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that 1 in 24 drivers admit to recently falling asleep while driving. The key word being recently. That is an…

By Mike Bryant

/ 31 Jan 2013

I Will Call a Lawyer

I wonder how many people say that when they are talking to an adjuster. It is the equivalent to saying you are going to bring your big brother to the fight, I guess. Some of them do call later….

By Mike Bryant

/ 30 Jan 2013

Insurance Company Adjuster Great Treatment of The Consumer

I have seen so many cases where people call and talk about how great it was that the insurance company started paying right away. That's wonderful, but did the company call you up and say…

By Mike Bryant

/ 29 Jan 2013

Icy Roads Make For Dangerous Driving

Today we saw rain, sleet , and then snow. All drivers are reminded of the need to drive safety. The Minnesota State Patrol reported 240 accidents statewide from noon to 4:30 p.m. Winter road…

By Mike Bryant

/ 27 Jan 2013

Do the 2012 Most Popular Tweets Tell Us Anything?

I was looking at the top retweeted messages for 2012 and was wondering what, if anything, they tell us. Three of the five involved famous people: President Obama, Justin Bieber, and Japan anime…

By Mike Bryant

/ 26 Jan 2013

Perez Hilton Points Out How Social Media Can Affect Claims

I keep track of Perez Hilton's blog more to get Hollywood gossip than anything else, but every once in a while I find it interesting when he looks at lawsuits that make the headlines. Most…

By Mike Bryant

/ 24 Jan 2013

Take A Look At This Great Website About Feet

There is a Minnesota Orthopedic Surgeon, Lance Silverman, M.D. who I recently met who has a wonderful blog that I have been following for a couple of months. What a great source of information…

By Mike Bryant

/ 23 Jan 2013

An Email Exchange with an Adjuster

Last month we were running a commercial on the radio that talked about people who deal with adjusters directly. I pointed out that when they give legal advice the adjuster is doing something…

By Mike Bryant

/ 22 Jan 2013

The Road Didn’t Do It!

Minnesota drivers are required to keep control of their car. They are also required to drive in a manner commensurate with the road conditions. I was thinking about this as I watched a car across…

By Mike Bryant

/ 14 Jan 2013