The improving economy is briging a strong tailwind to Southwest Florida’s booming construction industry. As our Founder Bruce L. Scheiner celebrates his 50th year fighting for the rights of the injured in Southwest Florida, we have written about the area’s long history of explosive growth. Since 1971, Lee County has…
With the welcome return of rain in the last week, Southwest Florida is entering rainy season. Hurricane forecasters expect it to be a busy year, on the heals of a 2020 season that saw the most named storms in recent history. This year, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicts…
Summer is the deadliest time of the year for young motorists, particularly the stretch between Memorial Day and Labor Day, which safety advocates call the “100 Deadliest Days” of the year on the roads. Nationwide, more than 7,000 people died in teen driving-related summertime crashes from 2010 to 2019. According…
With Memorial Day in the rearview mirror and Fourth of July a month away, there is every evidence that Southwest Floridians are hitting the roads in record numbers. Despite high gas prices that are on average $1 gallon higher than a year ago, AAA is reporting travel is reaching pre-pandemic…
Water safety is in focus as we head into summer. COVID has increased the risks on a number of fronts: The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission reports the number of boating fatalities increased 20 percent in 2020, while the media has reported on a number of drowning tragedies that…
Several high-profile motorcycle crashes this week are a stark reminder of the risks riders face as we head into the summer riding season. A Cape Coral restaurant owner was killed when his motorcycle was struck by a motor vehicle at an intersection in Cape Coral. Another rider was seriously injured…
Safety advocates are warning motorists of the dangers of intersection traffic collisions. Our car accident attorneys in Cape Coral and Fort Myers opened the year with our Safe Driving series, which looked at the heightened risks of a collision at intersections. These natural points of traffic conflict are especially dangerous…
It’s official. COVID has not made the streets of Southwest Florida any safer. The News-Press reported there were more than 100 traffic fatalities last year in Lee County, despite the drastic traffic reductions that resulted from COVID restrictions through high season and the summer months. It was the 10th time…
The defining symbol of the $2 trillion infrastructure package proposed by President Joe Biden might be a traffic cone. One thing is certain as we emerge from the pandemic, travel and road construction are certain to mix like oil and water for the foreseeable future. Southwest Florida has seen explosive…
Pedestrians were already at high risk before the pandemic. Particularly in Southwest Florida, which has consistently ranked among the nation’s deadliest locations for pedestrians. A lack of infrastructure like streetlights and sidewalks, urban sprawl, a significant transient population, and explosive growth have all been factors that have contributed to the…