Category: Automobile Accidents
More Accidents Occur When Clocks Are Changed to Standard Time
November 27, 2017 | Category: Automobile AccidentsDaylight savings time (DST) has ended, and we have set our clocks back an hour to standard time. This time change continues to be disruptive to our sleep long after the actual changing of the clocks.
Florida Ranks High in Wrong-Way Accidents
November 13, 2017 | Category: Automobile AccidentsEven though there has been an increase in warning signs and alert systems installed on Florida's interstates to stop wrong-way drivers, dangerous and potentially deadly crashes continue happening.
Technology May Prevent Tire Puncture Accidents
November 10, 2017 | Category: Automobile AccidentsTires are a motorist’s first line of defense when driving. However, tires run the risk of being punctured with every revolution, and they experience millions of revolutions throughout their lifespan.
Damaged or Missing Stop Signs Can Result in Accidents
November 3, 2017 | Category: Automobile Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Truck AccidentsIt may be two months since Hurricane Irma hit Southwest Florida, but it seems like yesterday. In traveling around our area there are still downed stop signs, and other traffic signs are in disrepair, twisted and/or leaning. Because of this situation, drivers may be left to their own discretion to stop and look before proceeding on roads and streets resulting in the potential for accidents.
Vehicle Rollover Accidents
October 31, 2017 | Category: Automobile AccidentsAny auto accident can lead to serious injuries, however, depending on the circumstances, vehicle rollover accidents can be particularly dangerous. Despite their relative infrequency — they account for only 3% of total accidents — they have a disproportionate effect, with nearly 30% of passenger vehicle fatalities involving a vehicle rollover accident to some degree.
NHTSA Releases 2016 Fatal Traffic Crash Data
October 27, 2017 | Category: Automobile Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Truck AccidentsThe U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) released fatal traffic crash data for calendar year 2016 on October 7, 2017. We would like to share with you its findings in our continued effort to decrease traffic accidents.
Passenger Rights in Vehicle Accidents
October 20, 2017 | Category: Automobile Accidents, Personal Injury, Truck AccidentsDetermining whose insurance pays passenger medical bills and pain and suffering and lost wages can get complicated.
Traffic Accident Burns
October 2, 2017 | Category: Automobile AccidentsAccording to the National Fire Protection Association, vehicle fires occur more on highways than regular roads or streets, due to congested roadways and high speeds. Every 3 minutes and 1 second there is one reported highway vehicle fire.
Venus Williams' Accident Brings to Question Intersection Right of Way
September 29, 2017 | Category: Automobile AccidentsTennis star Venus Williams was involved in a right-of-way vehicle accident in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida in June. The estate of a Florida man, a passenger who died in the crash, is suing Ms. Williams for running a red light and violating his vehicle’s right-of-way.
Study Shows Unbuckled Backseat Riders at Risk in Vehicle Crashes
September 5, 2017 | Category: Automobile AccidentsThe GHSA reported that rear seat passengers are 3 times more likely to die in a crash if they are unbuckled.