Four Important Steps to Take Across the United States, almost 6,000 pedestrians die after behind hit by a vehicle each year. More than 129,000 visit emergency facilities for treatment following these accidents. You might assume that sidewalks and crosswalks provide a reasonable buffer of safety for pedestrians in your city, but in reality, pedestrians face …
Deadly Falls are Rising among Seniors: Here’s How to Prevent Them
According to a 2019 study, the number of seniors who are dying after suffering a fall is on the rise. This is disappointing news. Especially since slip and falls are already an issue for our elderly population as their eyesight, balance, muscle strength, and blood pressure declines. But when negligence causes an elderly fall, it …
Unqualified Truck Drivers Are Extreme Hazards
Thousands of trucks travel Florida roads every day, bringing goods and materials to businesses and consumers in every corner of the state. But while large trucks are vital to the economy, they can be extremely dangerous. Trucks are much heavier and larger than other vehicles, and a collision, or even a single-vehicle semi crash, can …
Types of Injuries for Which You Might Recover Compensation
Every day, in Florida and across the country, accidents and unforeseen events injure people. Injuries can stem from vehicle accidents while someone is walking, biking, or driving a car, motorcycle, or truck. Injuries can occur while they’re navigating a boat in Florida’s rivers or the ocean. Injuries can occur from an exploding product, such as …
Surviving the Trauma of a T-Bone Truck Accident
T-bone accidents are some of the scariest accidents on the road. T-bone truck crashes can be devastating. These accidents, also known as broadside accidents and side-impact accidents result when one driver collides head-on into the side of another vehicle. While advances in vehicle design have increased the level of protection on the sides of vehicles, …
Sharing Florida Roads With Tractor-Trailers
According to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), accidents involving heavy trucks like tractor-trailers have been on the rise in Florida and across the nation. Not only have accidents increased, but associated fatalities have, too. Tractor-trailer accidents can occur for a variety of reasons, but one thing all truck crashes have in common is …
Head-on Truck Collisions in Florida
A head-on collision can be an emotionally jarring experience. It’s an accident you can see coming but are sometimes helpless to avoid. Facing a large semi-truck head-on can be absolutely terrifying. Thankfully, this type of commercial vehicle accident is relatively rare. Between 2015 and 2017, approximately 14 percent of all fatal truck-involved accidents were head-on …
Florida Wide Right Turn Truck Accidents
If you have ever driven behind a large truck, you have likely seen a sign warning you to stay back. You’ve likely also seen one warning you of wide turns. When a truck makes a right turn, they need more space. But sometimes, passenger vehicles don’t realize this and try to squeeze by the truck …
Answering Common Questions about Florida’s New Texting and Driving Law
Florida Becomes Newest State to Pass Distracted Driving Law and Here’s Why Florida has recently become the latest state to make texting while driving a primary traffic offense, meaning law enforcement can now pull over drivers just for texting and driving (rather then citing them for texting while driving after pulling them over for some …
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