Red light cameras first began to be used widely across Florida in the early-mid 2010’s. They were often employed by cities across Florida at key intersections to catch people running red lights. Red light cameras gradually became more and more commonplace. Today they are at almost every intersection, even for some of the more lightly…
Motor vehicle accidents that take place on private property rather than on a public road are more common than many people realize. These types of accidents can include a car colliding with a pedestrian while a car is trying to pull into or backing out of a driveway, for example, or an accident that takes…
Any pedestrian who has ever tried to cross the road at a Florida intersection knows the hazards they face even where the pedestrian has the right of way in a state where drivers simply believe they always have the right of way. Cars turning right at stop lights that are red do not have the…
You are driving on the Florida Turnpike, staying in the same lane with cruise control on at two miles per hour above the speed limit like you always do on your way to work. You often see lane change accidents; suddenly, you are in one. Out of nowhere, another car merges into your lane, directly…
You are driving down I-95 on your way to work one day when a steel bar flies off a commercial construction truck in front of you that appears to be headed for a construction site. The steel bar punctures and flattens one of your tires, but you are safely able to get your car to…
It is raining, the roads are slick, and you are speeding, but you are involved in a motor vehicle accident that is primarily someone else’s fault because the person who hit you was texting while driving. Since the other person bore some fault in the accident because that person was operating his or her vehicle…
You are waiting to cross a busy intersection of two main roads in South Florida in the middle of rush hour after a long day at work. After waiting for what seems like forever, you realize the pedestrian signal simply does not work after several cycles of the traffic lights go by. Whether the signal…
The first thing you will hear any Florida personal injury attorney tell you if you have been involved in a motor vehicle accident caused by someone else’s negligence is to seek medical treatment immediately after the accident. This is true even if you don’t think you suffered any injuries. The law is extremely strict in…
We all see employees driving company cars out on both the surface roads and highways and freeways throughout Florida. Whether it is a city or county employee driving a city or county truck, a pest control company employee driving a pest control vehicle with a bug on the roof, or a plumber or HVAC technician…
Biking safety is very important in the Sunshine State. Florida is consistently ranked as the most dangerous state in the country for bicyclists, and South Florida in particular is not a welcoming place for bicyclists. Given this reality, not only following the law but going above and beyond what is required by Sunshine State law…
