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In Florida every year, thousands of our state’s elderly are abused. Elderly abuse occurs not only in nursing homes, but can also occur in a senior’s own home, a relative’s home, or hospital. Elderly abuse comes in many different forms such as physically,emotionally and/or financially. By learning the signs of this mistreatment early on, youContinue reading “Florida Nursing Home Abuse – Part 1”

If you have a teen driver in your family, make sure that they have the proper car insurance coverage. The number 1 cause of death among teens in the U.S. are auto accidents. There is a huge increase in fatality rates for teen drivers between the ages of 16 to 19 compared to drivers betweenContinue reading “Florida’s Teen Drivers – Saving On Car Insurance”

Floridians are making it a priority to buckle up more than ever. Since the implementation of Florida’s new primary seat belt law which took effect on June 30th of this year, a survey has shown that seat belt usage is at an all-time high of 85 percent in Florida. What’s remarkable about this increase isContinue reading “Florida Is Leading the Way In Buckling Up”

As we are all too familiar with, auto accidents in South Florida can occur in many forms and types; on any given day, our vehicles are exposed to potentially dangerous driving situations due to unique circumstances. As we enter our busiest roadway time of year, the Florida tourist season brings more drivers, more pedestrians, andContinue reading “Florida Tourist Season – Keeping Our Roadways Safe”

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) traffic deaths on a national level were down 7 percent in the first half of 2009 compared to last year. This stays in line with Florida’s stastics, which for the third year in a row Florida has seen a decrease in traffic fatalities. According to theContinue reading “Traffic Deaths Decrease Across U.S. & Florida”

There’s no doubt in Florida we have a fair share of attorneys, especially personal injury attorneys. So, how does one go about choosing a good attorney for their potential accident case. To start, when choosing a personal injury attorney there are several factors you may want to consider. For example, if a friend or relativeContinue reading “Choosing A Florida Personal Injury Attorney”

For several years now, the Palm Beach County Board of Commissioners have been advocating the installations of cameras at intersections to protect the public. The Sheriff’s office also supports the idea, and so does the Florida Legislature, or at least they seem to in theory for now. Without the support of statewide legislation, Palm BeachContinue reading “Lights, Cameras, Action! Florida’s Palm Beach County’s Red Light Cameras Are Ready To Roll”

If you are driving and feel that you are doing something you shouldn’t do, like texting for example, chances are your feelings are correct; it’s that simple. In Florida during the constant rush of our lives, many of us lose sight of common sense practices especially when it comes to driving. Texting while driving isContinue reading “Florida’s texting while driving problem – similiar to drunk driving?”

Florida bad drivers take note; beginning January 2010, some of the state’s worst drivers will be sent back to driving school. A new state law will cause any motorist convicted of three crash-related moving violations over a three-year period to take a required course which includes a driving test for the offender to pass. ThisContinue reading “Auto Accident Category Archives — Page 19 of 19”

Florida bad drivers take note; beginning January 2010, some of the state’s worst drivers will be sent back to driving school. A new state law will cause any motorist convicted of three crash-related moving violations over a three-year period to take a required course which includes a driving test for the offender to pass. ThisContinue reading “Florida’s New Law Forces Bad Drivers Back To School”