Archive: 2020
What Drivers Should Know About Motorcycle Braking
March 2, 2020 | Category: Motorcycle AccidentsMotorcycles do not stop as quickly as larger vehicles. Under perfect conditions, they require at least 120 feet to slow down from 60 mph to zero.
What Is the Status of Florida’s Texting and Driving Ban?
February 28, 2020 | Category: Automobile AccidentsWhat Is the Status of Florida’s Texting and Driving Ban? Distracted driving is still an issue in Florida, even after the enactment of the hands-free portion of the driving and texting ban on January 1, 2020.
Driving Impaired Begins With the First Drink
February 26, 2020 | Category: DUI AccidentsThe National Safety Council (NSC) says, “Impairment begins with the first drink.” Even though every state in the U.S. has the limit at which a driver is legally impaired at 0.08, research has shown that a majority of drivers have deteriorated driving performance significantly lower by the time the blood alcohol level (BAC) reaches this level.
10 Things Recreational Boaters Should Know
February 25, 2020 | Category: Boating AccidentsThe Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) says Florida leads the nation in the number of registered vessels with close to a million. The consequence of this volume makes Florida also lead the nation in the number of annual boating fatalities.