If you’re a frequent traveler of A1A, you might want to rethink your travels. According to the Sun Sentinel, construction crews will be working along that roadway from now through the first week of May. It’s all in an effort to correct the damage that was caused by Hurricane Sandy and the other storm we…
Continue reading ›As if it’s not bad enough to get into a traffic accident, imagine getting into one with a hit-and-run driver. That’s the case for tens of thousands of travelers in the State of Florida. According to the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (DHSMV), there were roughly 70,000 hit-and-run accidents in the Sunshine…
Continue reading ›Listen up Toyota Camry owners! You might be driving one of the country’s most popular cars, but you’re not driving the safest! According to CNN Money, the Camry recently received “poor” markings on the latest safety ratings from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS). In the test, the vehicles struck a concrete wall while…
Continue reading ›Florida roadways are going to be slammed throughout the rest of the year. We’re in the heart of the holiday travel season. That means we’ve got kids who are out of school, Floridians cashing in on their vacation time and seasonal residents venturing south. With all of this in mind, car accident risks are on…
Continue reading ›You wouldn’t reach your hand into a hot oven without an oven mitt. It’s a part of staying safe and preventing a really painful burn. This same theory should be used with seat belts as well. A seat belt is your safety net against serious injury and even death. Yet despite some of the record…
Continue reading ›There are millions who are expected to travel 50 miles or more from their home over the long Thanksgiving holiday weekend. As a matter of fact, the South Florida Business Journal reports that the Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International Airport is expected to be the 10th busiest airport in the nation over this holiday weekend, despite the…
Continue reading ›Officials with the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) are asking you to “Beware of Smoke & Fog.” It’s all a part of a new safety campaign put on by the FHP, the Florida Forest Service and the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (DHSMV). In a matter of seconds, conditions can change and become…
Continue reading ›Officers are flooding our roadways in search of unsafe drivers. It began with the Operation Safe Driver campaign, which ran from October 14th through the 20th. It’s a part of a nationwide campaign too, and targets unsafe drivers of all kinds, but with particular focus on unsafe drivers of commercial vehicles. During this week-long campaign,…
Continue reading ›Our Fort Lauderdale car accident lawyers understand that car accidents are the number one cause of death for teenagers in the state of Florida. It’s important that we help our newly-licensed drivers to get the driver’s education that they need to help them to stay out of accidents. That’s why officials with the Florida Department…
Continue reading ›Cough medicines. Sleep medicines. Antidepressants. Decongestants. Most of us have taken at least one of these at some point in our lives. But did you know that these medications can get you into a car accident? Some medications, prescriptions and even over-the-counter drugs can increase your risks for a car accident by more than 40…
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