According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, car accidents are the leading cause of death for teens. In fact, teens are four times more likely than older drivers to crash. In Florida, teens make up only 5 percent of the driving population, but they...
If you’re driving through Broward or Palm Beach County, watch out! Traffic deaths are on the rise there, and distracted driving is likely to blame. So far this year, 85 people have died in car accidents in Palm Beach County, compared with 77 at the same time last...
Late last month, a 42-year-old man was struck by a car in Jacksonville as he was walking home from church. Now, he’s speaking out about Florida’s lack of distracted driving laws. Chuck Jensen was hit from behind by a car whose driver, police said, was on his...
It’s no secret that distracted driving is a growing problem in Florida and across the nation. Weekly, we post stories about how texting behind the wheel causes car accidents. But according to a recent report by the Associated Press, people are getting hurt when they...
These days, most states have laws against texting while driving. Florida still does not. But according to new research, Florida’s roads might be safer without such a law. A Canadian-based research group recently examined highway fatalities in Manitoba. They discovered...
Distracted drivers in Ottawa, Canada better watch out– that homeless guy on the sidewalk or construction worker nearby might be a cop in disguise. Last week, police officers in Ottawa posed as construction workers and issued citations to 41 drivers for offenses,...
