Florida currently has no prohibitions against cell phone use while driving. However, there are at least 9 bills relating to distracted driving that have been filed for the legislative session of 2011 in Florida, according to Hands-Free Info. These bills are being filed even after the Legislature rejected all previous…
Various transportation agencies, including the Florida Department of Transportation, will be joining together to raise awareness of work zone safety and traffic accidents as it is National Work Zone Safety Week. The “Safer driving. Safer work zones” campaign theme and the Lee County Sheriff’s Office are urging motorists to practice…
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced Friday that fewer people were killed on the nation’s roads last year than at any time since modern record keeping began following World War II. However, our Cape Coral personal injury lawyers note the news was not all good: Government figures show the…
With spring in South Florida comes the arrival of the kind of torrential rains and thunderstorms unique to our tropical climate — and an increased risk of Fort Myers car accidents caused by bad weather, high winds and floodwater. Florida — and particularly our area of Southwest Florida — is…
The Governors Highway Safety Association recently announced the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is joining a multitude of organizations in support of requiring drunk drivers to install ignition interlock devices. Our Fort Myers injury lawyers applaud ongoing measures to get drunk drivers off the roadways in an effort…
The month of March sees more fatal car accidents than any other month of the year according to a 5-year study analyzing Traffic Statistic Reports conducted by the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles. A great deal of these accidents involved spring break vacationers or tourists here during…
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) now recommends that children ride in rear-facing car seats until the age of 2 and remain in a booster seat until 8-years-old. Consumers are no longer urged to shop for car seats according to the child’s age. Fort Myers personal injury lawyers encourage you…
Lee and Colliers Counties welcomed more than 7 million visitors last year. The substantial number of tourists on Southwest Florida roads surely caused an increase in Fort Myers car accidents. Tourists may soon be able to keep their attention on the road with the help of AAA’s safe driving feature,…
The Fort Myers personal injury lawyers and staff at Associates and Bruce L. Scheiner, Attorneys for the Injured wish each of you a safe and enjoyable spring break; please stay safe, don’t drink and drive, and celebrate responsibly. According to the Lee County Sheriff’s Office, 31 categories of statistics are…
AAA is offering free rides for those who have too much to drink in an effort to help prevent Fort Myers drunk driving accidents as Southwest Florida kicks off a four-day weekend with St. Patrick’s Day. WINK News reports AAA South’s Tow to Go program has removed 13,500 drunk drivers…