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Archive: 2016
NHTSA Taking Steps to Reduce the Number of Alcohol-Impaired Motorists
August 1, 2016 | Category: DUI Accidents, Personal InjuryA bipartisan group of senators asked the NHTSA (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration) in June 2016 how it is implementing provisions on drunken driving and other safety issues included in the Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act, which Congress passed in December 2015.
New Study Shows Many U.S. Drivers Reported Engaging in Aggressive Behaviors While Driving
July 29, 2016 | Category: Automobile Accidents, Personal InjuryAccording to a new study released in July 2016 by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety (American Automobile Association), a significant number of U.S drivers reported engaging in angry and aggressive behaviors while driving over the past year.
All Hands on Deck: Boater Safety and You
July 28, 2016 | Category: Personal InjuryFlorida Waters Can be a Dangerous Place for Boaters In 2015, there were 737 reported accidents and 438 reported injuries associated with boats in Florida. While drowning is always a danger, injuries can include broken bones, lacerations, burns, shock and other internal injuries.
Hands-Free Driving Has a Set Back
July 27, 2016 | Category: Automobile Accidents, Personal InjuryAlthough hands-free technology supposedly aims to protect drivers behind the wheel, a study released by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, a nonprofit focused on vehicular safety, suggests the opposite may be true.
Swimming Pools: Things You Can Do to Prevent Drownings
July 26, 2016 | Category: Child Injuries, Personal InjuryAccording to the Florida Department of Health, Florida has had the highest unintentional drowning rate in the nation in recent years for the 1 to 4-year-old age group and has had the second highest drowning rate in the nation for individuals in the 1 to 14-year-old age range. It is also estimated that the cost of drowning in Florida for a year is greater than $15 million.
Playing Pokémon Go Distracts Drivers & Causes Accidents
July 25, 2016 | Category: Automobile Accidents, Personal InjuryOn July 6, 2016Pokémon Go was released in the United States and according to the web analytics firmSimilarWeb, after just two days it was installed on more than 5 percent of Android devices. The rate of daily active users is running close to social network Twitter. Drivers are being distracted by Pokémon Go while driving causing accidents.
Furniture Tip-Overs Still Causing Injury and Death to Toddlers
July 22, 2016 | Category: Child Injuries, Defective Products, Personal InjuryOn June 27,2016, Sen. Robert P. Casey Jr. (D., PA) said he would press for the legislation that would force furniture producers to keep mandatory stability standards. This legislation was caused by the fact that every 24 minutes in the U.S. a child goes to the emergency room because of a tip-over accident involving furniture or a TV.
Florida’s Hit and Run Pandemic
July 21, 2016 | Category: Automobile Accidents, Personal InjuryAccording to the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, in 2015, there were more than 92,000 hit and run crashes in Florida. Of those 92,000 hit and run crashes, there were more than 19,000 injuries, with over 1,200 of those involving serious bodily injury.
Unrestricted Pets Still Seen in Drivers' Laps
July 20, 2016 | Category: Automobile Accidents, Personal Injury, Truck AccidentsDriver distractions come in many forms. Some of them are four-legged. Even though pet travel safety restraint purchases are at an all-time high, according to PetInsurance.com, there are many that do not protect pets enough to make it safe for drivers and passengers.
6 Reasons Boats Catch Fire
July 18, 2016 | Category: Boating Accidents, Personal InjuryBoat fires are particularly dangerous. In the May and June 2016 three boat fires occurred in south Florida.