Category Archives: Auto Accidents
How Event Data Recorders Can Help You Prove Fault
Motorists and their passengers who suffer serious injuries in car accidents are often entitled to damages compensating them for their losses. However, this is only possible for plaintiffs who can prove that someone else was at fault for their crash. This can be a difficult endeavor, especially in cases where the other party staunchly… Read More »
The Dangers of Drowsy Driving
Drowsy driving is much more of a threat than most people realize. In fact, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that one out of every 25 adults have fallen asleep while driving in the past month. These statistics are particularly alarming because driving while fatigued significantly increases a person’s risk of… Read More »
Can a City be Held Liable for a Poor Road Design?
Most people know that when they are injured in a collision with a negligent motorist, they may be able to collect compensation from that individual or his or her insurer. However, not all accidents are the result of a motorist’s failure to use care when driving, but can actually be attributed to the poor… Read More »
The Importance of Accounting for Blind Spots
Blind spots, as most careful drivers are aware, are zones to the side and rear of a car where approaching vehicles are not visible to the driver, even when using a rear view or side mirror. Failing to check one’s blind spots can have devastating consequences, especially when one of the vehicles is a… Read More »
The Risks of Driving With Poor Visibility
Besides heralding the beginning of the holiday season, the end of Daylight Saving Time also means that our days are growing shorter and shorter. As a result, many of us find ourselves driving much more often in the dark than we do in the summer months. Unfortunately, motorists, pedestrians, and cyclists are much more… Read More »
The Implications of Florida’s New Autonomous Car Law
Although many of us are still coming to terms with the fact that driverless cars exist, the reality is that these types of cars are already on the road. In fact, Florida’s governor signed a bill into law that opens the door to fully autonomous vehicles in a way that no other state has… Read More »
Road Rage: A Growing Problem
Almost everyone has experienced anger while on the road at some point in their lives. Whether cut off by another driver, forced to sit in traffic, or getting trapped behind a slow moving vehicle, this type of negligent driving can easily trigger frustration. Unfortunately, the anger of many drivers goes beyond mere irritation and… Read More »
Filing a Car Accident Claim After Your Sideswipe Collision
When talking about the most dangerous types of car accidents, sideswipe collisions don’t usually make the list. These types of accidents, however, can cause a significant amount of damage and serious injuries, especially in collisions between two vehicles of different sizes. For these reasons, Florida residents who are involved in these types of crashes… Read More »
Treating Whiplash Injuries
As one of the most common injuries with which car accident victims are diagnosed, whiplash afflicts thousands of people every year. Whiplash is also notorious for resulting in chronic pain, especially amongst those who are involved in serious collisions, or who do not seek treatment immediately after their accident. Fortunately, car accident victims can… Read More »
Avoiding Back to School Crashes
Although the back-to-school season can be an exciting time for both parents and children, it does come with host of new risks for school age children. School zones, in particular, are often chaotic, especially during pick-up and drop-off times. For this reason, accidents involving pedestrians, cyclists, and motorists are not an uncommon occurrence in… Read More »
