The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety released a report last week that found observable cellphone use has increased more than 50 percent in recent years. While the study linked at least 800 deaths to distraction caused by cellphone use in 2017, advocates believe distraction is responsible for about one-third of…
The apathy and inaction of lawmakers is having a major impact when it comes to increasing the dangers motorists face on Florida roads, according to the 2019 Roadmap of State Highway Safety Laws released by Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety. Florida has fallen woefully behind many other states when it…
The news is both good and bad when it comes to road safety in Southwest Florida. Lee County ended 2018 with fewer than 100 traffic fatalities (84) for the first time in three years. However, Florida continues to be among the deadliest states in the nation for all types of…
Uber is in the news again this week, as CNN reports investigators inside the ride-sharing company’s special investigations unit are overworked, underpaid and at times emotionally traumatized by the 1,200 cases a week pouring into the company’s Phoenix headquarters. A memo by an outside risk-management consultant depicts a 75-employee department tasked…
The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles is reminding motorists that January is Move Over month. We recently reported on our Florida Injury Lawyer Blog about the risks of highway driving, including the need to understand what to do after a vehicle breakdown or a traffic collision, both…
Safety advocates are asking what can be done to make the roads safer in the wake of a deadly tractor-trailer collision this month that claimed the lives of 5 boys traveling to Disney World in a church van. The Ocala Star Banner noted South Florida’s burgeoning growth has put tractor-trailers…
Five children on their way to Disney World were among seven victims who were killed in a deadly South Florida highway collision. The News-Press reported eight others were hospitalized after what authorities say was one of the deadliest traffic collisions in state history. The crash on Interstate 75 south of…
Using a hand-held device while driving could soon be illegal in Florida. The Tampa Bay Times reports lawmakers are considering a measure that would turn Florida’s texting ban into a law that would prohibit all drivers from using a hand-held device behind the wheel. The newspaper urged drivers to make it…
Local businesses are expecting a record-breaking year for tourism in Southwest Florida. WINK News began the year reporting a booming business on Fort Myers Beach and Sanibel Islands, as Southwest Florida looks to overcome red tide and other water-quality issues that plagued the region through much of 2018. Water quality…
An investigative report on the state of Florida’s nursing home industry brings sobering news. A series of reports by the Naples Daily News, Fort Myers News-Press and the USAToday Network, reveal Florida agencies responsible for investigating serious cases of nursing home neglect and abuse rarely fulfill their critical mission. Of…