The U.S. Department of Transportation has published the text of Secretary Ray LaHood’s keynote speech at the Florida Distracted Driving Summit last month. Around that time, we posted some general information about the summit. As a Florida accident law firm, we agree...
According to a study from 2007, there were over 254 million registered passenger vehicles in the United States. Because automobiles are such a normal part of everyday life, it is easy to forget how complicated and complex they are. In order for an automobile to work...
Last month, we wrote about the Florida Distracted Driving Summit, hosted in Tampa on Tuesday, November 13. This week, one of the sponsors, USAA, released a video highlighting details of the summit, and we’re pleased to share it.
The founder of the Stuart law firm of Philip DeBerard, Injury Attorney, points to new NHTSA statistics show that Florida ranks in the top five nationally for its number of car accident fatalities despite improvement in 2011 that matched the national trend. Stuart, FL...
Move over texting. “Webbing” is the newest distracted driving danger. According to a survey by State Farm, Internet surfing, or “webbing” while driving, has increased among younger drivers. The survey of nearly 1,000 motorists in July 2012 found that “webbing” has...
