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ESTATE PLANNING FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS….REALLY????
August 10, 2013 -
DISTRACTED DRIVING
July 29, 2013Distracted or inattentive driving is when a driver engages in any activity that might distract them from the primary task of driving — and increases their risk of crashing. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Over 3,000 people are killed each year in accidents involving distracted driving and […]
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Florida, like many other states, has enacted laws to shield furnishers of alcohol from liability arising from the alcohol they provide to customers except under very specific circumstances. Florida Statute §768.125 provides that any person who sells or furnishes alcohol to someone of legal age cannot be held liable in […]
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Texting while driving ban passes Florida Senate
April 16, 2013TALLAHASSEE – Texting while driving could soon be illegal in Florida. The state Senate unanimously approved a bill (SB 52) Tuesday that would make texting while driving a secondary offense. That means police have to first stop drivers for an offense like speeding. A first violation would be a $30 […]
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Top five automobile safety features 2013
February 28, 2013 -
Law changes in rear-end accidents
January 29, 2013The Florida Supreme Court recently overturned fifty years of legal precedent by ruling that a driver who causes an automobile accident by running into another vehicle from behind can argue, and a jury may consider, that the driver who was struck was also at fault, or comparatively negligent. The Court felt […]
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Truck Bed Dangers
December 18, 2012 -
Wrong-Way Driving Crashes Claim Hundreds of Lives
December 11, 2012WASHINGTON (AP) — Hundreds of people are killed each a year when drivers turn the wrong-way into the face of oncoming traffic on high-speed highways, and a majority of the crashes involve drivers with blood alcohol levels more than twice the legal limit, a federal accident researcher said Tuesday. The […]
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A tool that could save your life
October 09, 2012 -
Cars with the highest injury rates
September 25, 2012