Category: Truck Accidents
Before Crossing Florida’s Border Know Florida’s Traffic Laws
November 11, 2016 | Category: Automobile Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Truck AccidentsAccording to USA Today, Florida just experienced its best year in attracting tourists and visitors to the state with over 100 million people traveling to the Sunshine State in 2015. This does not come without a cost. Florida also ranks third nationwide in fatal truck, car, bicycle and pedestrian accidents.
Red-Light Running Is Dangerous and Preventable
October 26, 2016 | Category: Automobile Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Personal Injury, Truck AccidentsOver the ten-year period, 2004-2014, an estimated 8,517 people were killed in red-light running accidents, and there were 7,700 crashes that involved fatalities relating to red-light runners, according to the National Coalition for Safer Roads (NCSR).
Complete Streets Programs Adopted in Southwest Florida
October 24, 2016 | Category: Automobile Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Personal Injury, Truck AccidentsThe NHTSA (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration) reports that transportation professionals are embracing a goal of zero road fatalities. NHTSA says, “They aren’t promising the goal will be reached, but they want to raise the bar.”
Creative Ways Authorities Are Ticketing Texting Drivers
October 10, 2016 | Category: Automobile Accidents, Personal Injury, Truck AccidentsTexting is so dangerous, and we at Spivey Law Firm, Personal Injury Attorneys, P.A. have seen such devastation to families, that we feel obligated to discuss texting and driving frequently in our blogs in a hope of bringing attention to this senseless act, if only to save one life.
8 Tips for Driving When Sudden Wet Weather Occurs
September 26, 2016 | Category: Automobile Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Personal Injury, Truck AccidentsThe Florida Department of Transportation reports that nearly 1.2 million traffic crashes each year are weather related. The vast majority of these crashes happen during rainfall as the result of wet pavement caused by thunderstorms.
Speed Limiting Devices Proposed for Large Trucks and Buses
September 23, 2016 | Category: Personal Injury, Truck AccidentsOn August 26, 2016, U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx announced in a press release that the NHTSA (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the FMCSA (Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration) propose equipping heavy-duty vehicles with devices that limit their speeds on U.S. roadways.
How Long Will It Take To Stop Your Vehicle?
September 2, 2016 | Category: Automobile Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Personal Injury, Truck AccidentsIn our busy world there never seems to be enough time to do anything let alone arrive at a specific place at a specific time. Because of this when traveling on our interstate highways and I-75 in particular, drivers who leave enough room between their vehicles and the vehicle in front of them are often confronted with the situation of another vehicle taking up that “cushion space.”
Labor Day Weekend - Keep It Safe!
September 1, 2016 | Category: Automobile Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Personal Injury, Truck AccidentsThousands of people are anticipated to participate in one last summer fling as Labor Day weekend marks the unofficial end of summer. According to AAA (American Automobile Association) in 2015, nationwide, 35 million people traveled at least 50 miles from home over the Labor Day holiday weekend. 30.4 million traveled in their motor vehicles.
The Dangers of Driving Around Dump Trucks
August 26, 2016 | Category: Personal Injury, Truck AccidentsAccording to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), collisions with single-unit trucks, such as dump truck and dump trailer accidents, cause over 35,000 injuries and 1,000 fatalities per year.
Can Kombucha Impair Driving Abilities?
August 8, 2016 | Category: Automobile Accidents, DUI Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Personal Injury, Truck AccidentsAlthough Kombucha is not sold in liquor stores, the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau tested some samples, and they were above the .05 percent alcohol-by-volume threshold for nonalcoholic drinks. The Food and Drug Administration legally requires any drinks that have more than 0.5 percent alcohol content to be labeled alcoholic.