According to AAA, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reports that Halloween is one of the top three days for pedestrian injuries, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that children are four times more likely to be struck by a motor vehicle on Halloween than any other day of the year. The website […]
Is This What Your I-4 Commute Looks Like?
If you use I-4 to get around Orlando, then you know it’s kind of a mess right now. However, as the picture above shows, it’s going to be really nice when it’s finished (whenever that is). The project is one of the largest ever undertaken in our area, and all things considered, the project is making […]
Safe Driving Tips for the Rainy Season
Now that the rainy season is officially here, make sure you’re being careful on the roads and staying safe. AAA says wet weather contributes to nearly 1.2 million traffic crashes each year. Since we get a lot of rain here in Florida, during this time of year it increases your risk of being in an accident […]
New Texting While Driving Law Effective July 1, 2019
Last month Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill passed by the legislature this year to crack down on texting while driving. Starting July 1, police will be allowed to stop and ticket drivers for texting. There are a few exceptions (which might make enforcement a bit tricky) and drivers will still be able to […]
Slow Down, Orlando! You Move Too Fast.
Spring is in the air and that means it’s starting to get warm in Central Florida. Get outside and enjoy it, but remember to watch out for other drivers and stay safe. Gasbuddy just released its 2019 list of the cities with the most aggressive drivers and Orlando is in the top 10. It’s not really a […]
Orlando, Still a Dangerous Place for Pedestrians
Metro Orlando has once again topped the list of the most dangerous cities in America for pedestrians. The results are based on a pedestrian danger index created by Transportation for America that calculates the number and rate of pedestrian deaths relative to the percent of people who walk in the community. The last time I […]
Update on House Bill to Ban Red-light Cameras
As reported by the Florida Sun Sentinel, after an emotional 90 minute debate on Wednesday, the House Appropriations Committee voted 12-9 to send HB 4087 to the full House. The bill would repeal the law enacted just last year that allows municipalities to use red-light cameras to issue tickets to motorists for running red-lights. Some […]
Right to Privacy While Running a Red-light?
In Orlando, red-light cameras have been in use since September 2008, but some legislators want to ban the cameras completely. The program uses cameras at intersections to issue tickets to any driver that runs a red-light. Obviously, this results in additional revenue to the city, but more importantly it punishes those who run red-lights and […]
Progressive to Offer Monitors to Evaluate Drivers
Progressive is launching a program to monitor its customers’ driving habits with a tiny computer device, in exchange for possible premium discounts. Progressive will provide the customer with a device that plugs into the diagnostic port of a vehicle which will collect data about the driving habits of the customer for 30 days. The device […]
Did You Know it’s Drowsy Driving Prevention Week?
The National Sleep Foundation has launched a public awareness campaign to educate drivers about how lack of sleep effects road safety. The AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety released a new study which demonstrates that driving while drowsy is a bigger problem than previously thought. The study showed that drowsy driving results in one in six […]
Florida Theme Parks Well Protected from Wrongful Death Lawsuits
It’s no surprise that the business interests of Florida, including the theme parks, have stacked the deck in their favor when it comes to how the law treats injured workers in Florida. For workers injured at Florida theme parks, the law is not on their side. That’s because Florida’s workers’ compensation law was re-written by […]
Child’s Death Shows Danger of Beach Driving
Growing up in Orlando, I spent at lot of time at Daytona Beach with my family and driving on the beach was one of the reasons to go to Daytona. These days, however, the risk to pedestrians, especially children, is just too great to justify driving on the beach. As Scott Maxwell argues in a […]