Florida drivers, your days of using a handheld cell phone while driving may soon be numbered. Rep. Carolyn McCarthy, D-N.Y. has proposed a House bill that would bring under federal control driving and cell phone usage, according to an article in Auto Trends Magazine. Our West Palm Beach injury lawyers…
As the school year comes to a close, parents have a legitimate concern for their children who ride on school buses. Children tend to get spring fever around this time of year so it is important to remind them about school bus safety in order to prevent them or other…
Just weeks after the Federal Railroad Administration ranked Florida among the ten worst states for train accidents at railroad crossings, a 34-year-old Edgewater man was struck and killed by a Florida East Coast Railroad freight train, according to a New Smyrna Beach media report. In 2009 alone, Florida railways accidents…
Through the Labor Day weekend, the Florida Highway Patrol announced this week it will again participate in the national traffic-safety enforcement program “Drunk Driving. Over the Limit. Under Arrest.” The program aims to target drunk drivers and hopefully save lives by diminishing the number of South Florida drunk driving accidents.…
In South Florida, our roads can turn from hot and dry to wet and slippery in a matter of seconds making for dangerous driving conditions! As we approach summer, afternoon thunderstorms are certainly headed our way and with that we can find ourselves in dangerous driving conditions rather quickly. Also,…
If you have a teen driver in your family, make sure that they have the proper car insurance coverage. The number 1 cause of death among teens in the U.S. are auto accidents. There is a huge increase in fatality rates for teen drivers between the ages of 16 to…
Floridians are making it a priority to buckle up more than ever. Since the implementation of Florida’s new primary seat belt law which took effect on June 30th of this year, a survey has shown that seat belt usage is at an all-time high of 85 percent in Florida. What’s…