T-bone accidents are some of the scariest accidents on the road. T-bone truck crashes can be devastating. These accidents, also known as broadside accidents and side-impact accidents result when one driver collides head-on into the side of another vehicle. While advances in vehicle design have increased the level of protection on the sides of vehicles, …
Sharing Florida Roads With Tractor-Trailers
According to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), accidents involving heavy trucks like tractor-trailers have been on the rise in Florida and across the nation. Not only have accidents increased, but associated fatalities have, too. Tractor-trailer accidents can occur for a variety of reasons, but one thing all truck crashes have in common is …
Head-on Truck Collisions in Florida
A head-on collision can be an emotionally jarring experience. It’s an accident you can see coming but are sometimes helpless to avoid. Facing a large semi-truck head-on can be absolutely terrifying. Thankfully, this type of commercial vehicle accident is relatively rare. Between 2015 and 2017, approximately 14 percent of all fatal truck-involved accidents were head-on …
Florida Wide Right Turn Truck Accidents
If you have ever driven behind a large truck, you have likely seen a sign warning you to stay back. You’ve likely also seen one warning you of wide turns. When a truck makes a right turn, they need more space. But sometimes, passenger vehicles don’t realize this and try to squeeze by the truck …
Answering Common Questions about Florida’s New Texting and Driving Law
Florida Becomes Newest State to Pass Distracted Driving Law and Here’s Why Florida has recently become the latest state to make texting while driving a primary traffic offense, meaning law enforcement can now pull over drivers just for texting and driving (rather then citing them for texting while driving after pulling them over for some …
Drunk Driving and Large Trucks Lead to Serious Injuries
Drinking and driving is never okay. Getting behind the wheel of a large truck after you have been drinking is inexcusable. Yet, in 2017 there were 841 drunk driving deaths in Florida, accounting for 26 percent of all traffic fatalities. The majority of drunk drivers are drivers of passenger vehicles, but that’s not always the …
Blind Spots and Truck Accidents
According to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), one third of accidents between heavy trucks and passenger vehicles occur in a truck’s blind spot. Responsible for regulating the trucking industry, the FMSCA created a public awareness initiative to alert all drivers about the dangers of blind spots, which they refer to as No-Zones. All …
All About Semi-Truck Accidents
Semi-trucks carry the goods we need and want throughout Florida and throughout the nation. Semi drivers and their employers are held to higher standards than the average passenger vehicle driver, but even with more training and higher expectations, accidents still occur. Truck accidents typically result in more property damage, more severe injuries, and a higher …
Unexpected Ways Social Media Can Negatively Affect Us
From Damaging Our Psyche to Damaging a Personal Injury Case, Social Media Can Have Some Serious Downfalls We are almost all guilty of it by now: using social media in a near obsessive way. And as we have all probably known, or at least had a feeling, it turns out that social media could have …
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