Narrow, rural roads are the type that tend to tempt people to speed and to take unnecessary risks, particularly if these roads do not attract much in the way of traffic. Unfortunately, even the slightest errors can lead to disaster on these types of roads. Tragically, that appears to be what occurred yesterday afternoon on [...]
Continue reading...Friday, March 12, 2010
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We’ve been following the process involving a potential law that would outlaw and/or severely limit the ability to send text messages while driving. This process has been slow and seemed to hit a dead-end at times, but now comes word that a bill is making progress in the Florida legislature. There are several steps and [...]
Continue reading...Friday, March 12, 2010
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We posted last month about the growing issue regarding defective Toyota vehicles and the massive recalls that have taken place in recent months that have affected more than 8 million vehicles. At that point, national statistics were beginning to be featured when they became available. Now comes word that a South Florida couple is looking [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, March 3, 2010
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We have all been taught that when we see any sort of emergency vehicle moving through the streets at high speeds and with its sirens blaring that we’re supposed to pull to the side of the road and basically yield the right-of-way. If anyone for whatever reason fails to adhere to that norm, the results [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, February 23, 2010
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State governments track and record all sorts of different statistics for almost as many reasons, and when these statistics are reviewed, some can leave the reader nothing short of shocked. One of those statistics concerns the number of hit-and-run crashes in Florida. When these records are broken down by county, it should come as no [...]
Continue reading...Monday, February 15, 2010
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Auto accidents can occur at any time and in any place, but the circumstances are particularly troublesome when those involved in such a collision fail to appear at a group function, as fellow attendees start to wonder what could have gone wrong. Unfortunately, three Florida Atlantic University football players and a student trainer were involved [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, February 11, 2010
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When auto accidents occur on busy highways, it can be difficult to discern what led to the problem in the first place. When a pedestrian is hit under the same conditions, understanding the cause or causes can be even more difficult. Investigators are still attempting to find out what went wrong this morning on I-95 [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, January 26, 2010
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We posted yesterday regarding a tragic auto accident that led to the death of a 14-year-old girl when a sedan and a police cruiser collided violently at an intersection. As is usually the case, little information was available on the same day of the accident, but it appears that authorities are wasting no time and [...]
Continue reading...Monday, January 25, 2010
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While auto accidents occur in and around Miami with alarming regularity, many of them could be classified as ‘minor’ or those that involve no injuries. However, some are so devastating that the facts that surround them are difficult to even consider. Tragically, this appears to be the case with a collision that occurred between a [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, January 20, 2010
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It seems that almost everyone understands that using a hand-held device to send text messages or to even talk on the phone without a hands-free device is extremely dangerous. It’s also no coincidence that distracted drivers remains one of the leading causes of auto accidents in the United States every year. We’ve also covered at [...]
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Tuesday, April 6, 2010
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