Confirming what many safety experts already knew, AAA recently released a report demonstrating that although the capabilities of many new vehicles’ safety features are steadily improving, they cannot be considered reliable just yet. Specifically, the study found that the systems used by many new cars to detect pedestrians are not nearly advanced or skilled enough…
A construction worker who witnessed two co-workers falling off scaffolding to their deaths, while at work building a resort hotel near Walt Disney World in August 2018, has sued Marriott and the construction company responsible for building the hotel for emotional distress related to witnessing his co-workers’ deaths. The worker is claiming that the sight…
A pedestrian accident at an intersection in Palm Beach Gardens has highlighted the need for municipal authorities in Palm Beach County and in other communities throughout Florida to take steps ensuring pedestrian safety on Florida’s roadways. Intersections throughout the Sunshine State often may have broken or malfunctioning walk signals or may be closed or under…
Florida boating accidents are a huge problem. The Sunshine State has the highest number of registered boats of any state in the country. It also has one of the highest rates of boating accidents of any state in the country, both in terms of the number of accidents that occur on Florida waterways but also…
A fatal accident in Fort Myers recently brought the issue of hit-and-run fatalities into the Florida news yet again. The accident involved a motorist who killed a mother of eight and then fled the scene of the accident on foot. Thankfully, police were able to catch the individual responsible, and he is now facing criminal…
Self-driving cars are soon headed for the streets of Florida. Self-driving vehicle manufacturer Waymo, a subsidiary of the same parent company that also owns Google, recently announced that it would begin test-driving its self-driving vehicles on Florida’s roads. The company is doing so to further refine the ability of its vehicles, and in particular the…
Anyone who has ever driven on a highway in the Sunshine State knows that Florida has a problem with large trucks on its highways. More than in many other states, the highways in Florida are clogged with large trucks that endanger drivers on our highways and cause accidents all over the state. These accidents are…
More news recently came out regarding the tragic accident from January 2019 on Interstate 75 near Gainesville that made the national news in which five Louisiana teenagers on their way to Walt Disney World in Orlando and two others were killed when a tractor trailer pulled out directly in front of the van in which…
What has been called a freak accident at an apartment complex in Venice on Florida’s West Coast several weeks ago involving a landscaper and a lawn mower ended with an on-the-job death when the landscaper drowned in a lake after he was trapped underneath the lawn mower. The details of how exactly the accident occurred…
In an episode demonstrating both the dangers of hit-and-run accidents as well as the similar dangers posed when motorists engage in road rage, a crash in Fort Lauderdale ended up in the news recently. The accident, which took place in January 2019, was the feature of a news article by the automotive news website Carscoop. …
