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Category: Automobile Accidents
NSC Designates April as National Distracted Driving Awareness Month - Take the Pledge
April 10, 2017 | Category: Automobile Accidents, Personal Injury, Wrongful DeathThe technology of making phone calls, dictating texts or emails and updating social media while driving is available, but all of these actions are proven to increase the risk of crashes.
Spivey Law Firm Sponsors Southwest Florida Youth Basketball League
April 4, 2017 | Category: Automobile Accidents, Firm NewsBasketball fever is everywhere in Southwest Florida with the great seasons for the FGCU men’s and women’s basketball teams, March Madness, and the spring season of youth basketball.
National Work Zone Awareness Week 2017 - April 3-7
April 3, 2017 | Category: Automobile Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Personal Injury, Truck AccidentsThe American Traffic Safety Services Association recently announced that National Work Zone Awareness Week 2017 is April 3-7. This work zone awareness week is an annual spring campaign to encourage safe driving through highway work zones.
Advanced Technologies Helping Seniors Stay Safe When Driving
March 31, 2017 | Category: Automobile Accidents, Personal InjurySixteen advanced vehicle technologies were examined by the AAA researchers to determine which could provide the highest value for senior drivers by potentially reducing crashes and improving ease and comfort when driving.
AAA Study Reveals Top 3 Teen Driving Mistakes
March 29, 2017 | Category: Automobile Accidents, Personal InjuryEven though teenagers in the United States drive less than most of the other age groups, the number of crashes and crash deaths are disproportionately higher.
Fatigue - A Factor in Workplace Negligence & Vehicle Accidents
March 24, 2017 | Category: Automobile Accidents, Personal InjuryMany workplace and vehicle accidents are avoidable when employees are focused, alert and engaged. Obtaining sufficient quality sleep is important to operating at full capacity.
GAO School Bus Safety Report Shows There Is Room for Improvement
March 21, 2017 | Category: Automobile Accidents, Personal InjuryThe GAO (U.S. Government Accountability Office) released a report in January 2017 which examines fatal crashes involving school buses from 2000 to 2014, along with federal and state school bus-related laws and regulations.
Out-of-State Visitors Entitled to Same Treatment as Residents
March 1, 2017 | Category: Automobile Accidents, Personal InjuryFlorida is a major tourist destination for U.S. and international visitors. With the large number of visitors added to Florida’s year-round population, the chances of accidents increase.
How Can Social Media Affect an Accident Claim?
February 27, 2017 | Category: Automobile Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Slip and Fall Accidents, Truck AccidentsSocial media is everywhere. Over the past five years, the insurance industry has used social media as a tool in accident investigations, according to Edmunds.com.
NSC Recommends GDL Standardization
February 24, 2017 | Category: Automobile Accidents, Personal InjuryIn a report released December 1, 2016, the National Safety Council (NSC) and TIRF (Traffic Injury Research Foundation) outlined a blueprint for all states to reduce teen driver car crashes, the leading cause of death for that age group.