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Florida Residents Urged to be Cautious Around Swimming Pools
Summer has arrived with a vengeance, and with the heat comes the search for relief in the local swimming pool. Unfortunately, the allure of cooling off sometimes leads to serious injuries and deaths in family and neighborhood pools. Our FL personal injury attorneys...
Florida Group Raising Money For National Distracted Driving Program
Can you spare some change? How about four quarters? That’s the amount of money a local group is hoping each person will donate through their initiative “Bang for your BUCK.” “Bang for your BUCK” is a distracted driving summer fundraising campaign launched in Southwest...
Lack of Universal Motorcycle Helmet Law Costly to Florida
Our Treasure Coast motorcycle accident lawyers presented a series of articles throughout May, during Motorcycle Awareness Month, on the dangers motorcycle riders face when riding Florida highways. In 2010, 383 motorcyclists or their passengers lost their lives on...
July is National Cell Phone Courtesy Month
July is National Cell Phone Courtesy Month, which means there is no better time than now to put down your phone while you’re driving. According to the U.S. Government Website for distracted driving, Distraction.gov, drivers who use handheld cell phones are four times...
IIHS Says Florida Teens Could be Safer Through Stricter GDL Laws
In March, our South Florida car accident attorneys presented information regarding the rising number of deaths among Florida teen drivers. One way to keep Florida’s young drivers safer on the roadways, according to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), is...
Researchers meet in Orlando to discuss the psychology of distracted driving
Every year, researchers gather at the Lifesavers Conference to discuss the nation’s highway safety priorities. This year the conference -- which is the largest gathering of highway safety professionals in the U.S. -- was held in Orlando. And distracted driving was a...
Calm Down, Says Your Car
Driving can be stressful. But Jeff Greenberg, senior technical leader for Ford Motor Co. Research and Advanced Engineering, thinks he has found a way to help drivers stay calm - biometric technology. According to Greenberg, Ford is experimenting with new technology...
South Florida Injury Lawyer Urges Treasure Coast Residents to Take Threat of 2012 Hurricane Season Seriously
Stuart, FL , June 26, 2012 --South Florida injury lawyer Philip DeBerard, III, today urged South Florida and Treasure Coast residents to take the danger of hurricanes seriously as the 2012 hurricane season gets underway. “Hurricanes are powerful, dangerous and...
Parents Urged to Keep Laundry Pods Locked Up and Out of Children’s Reach
In May, ABC News reported breaking news that children are mistaking the new single-dose laundry detergent packets, such as Tide Pods, for candy. After an 18-month-old child swallowed a pod believing it to be candy, he was rushed to the emergency room with severe...
As Summer Brings More Bicyclists to Florida Roadways Motorists Asked to Stay Alert, Bicyclists Asked to Follow Safety Rules
According to the League of American Bicyclists, there are nearly 57 million cyclists nationwide. Unfortunately, each year close to 700 bicyclists are killed and another 50,000 are injured in traffic crashes in the United States. In Florida, in 2010, 76 bicyclists died...
Florida Highway Patrol Seeks Qualified Recruits
Our South Florida personal injury attorneys report weekly about Florida automobile accidents, and the law enforcement efforts to cut down on all types of accidents, especially drunk driving and distracted driving. We have covered accident information ranging from dog...
Congress Considering Paying States To Ban Texting While Driving
In Florida, it’s not illegal to send a text message while driving—but that might soon change, as Congress is considering paying states to outlaw texting behind the wheel. Under a new transportation bill in the Senate, states would receive additional funds if they pass...
Facebook and Twitter, Coming Soon From US Automakers
The auto industry wants to make it easier for drivers to tweet and update their Facebook statuses from their cars. But please, don’t Tweet and drive. Several major automakers will soon begin producing car models with in-car Internet and social network access. But...
Death of Experienced Florida Bicyclists Serves as a Reminder to Stay Alert Day and Night for Cyclists
Our South Florida bicycle accident attorneys have warned motorists to stay alert around bicyclists traveling our roadways. Primarily, children are the victims when vehicles collide with cyclists. However, a recent accident that seriously injured one Florida bicyclist...
New Study Ranks Florida 18th For Injury Deaths in the United States
A study just released ranked all the U.S. states according to safety based on the number of injury deaths from either accidents or violence. Florida is doing some things right, but ranked as the 18th deadliest state, our residents’ safety can be improved by following...
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