Is driver awareness the main key to keeping motorcyclists safe? If drivers just understood the risks on the road and knew what they could do to be safer, would they avoid these accidents? Not every accident could be avoided through increased awareness, of course, but...
Personal Injury
Learn about 3 dangerous types of car crashes
There are many different kinds of car crashes, but three are extremely common. Those include rear-end collisions, T-bone crashes and head-on collisions. These are all dangerous kinds of crashes, because they involve a large amount of force. In any case, if you are...
4 things to do if hit by a car while walking
You wake up on the ground with a bunch of strangers crowding over you. You can see the relief spread across their face, glad that you have opened your eyes. They explain a car hit you as you stepped off the pavement. Amidst them is a woman with tears in her eyes,...
Florida among the top contributors to pedestrian fatalities
Nearly half of pedestrian fatalities across the country come from five states, and Florida is one of them. This means you should take extra precautions while walking around traffic, and be aware of when dangers could be present. Five states made up 47% of pedestrian...
Older people suffer more after a slip-and-fall accident
Anybody can be caught unaware by a puddle of slick floor or a loose railing, often resulting in what is commonly called a slip-and-fall accident. Damage from this type of everyday accident can range from minor bruises to a life-threatening emergency. As many in Miami...
Going for a walk in Florida could be bad for your health
Imagine if one Airbus 350 had dropped into the ocean, killing all on board, every month for over a decade. It would not have been allowed to happen. There would have been outrage after the first accident and the authorities would have taken action. They would have...
Your motorcycle can disappear in traffic
If you ride a motorcycle, the small size of the vehicle already makes it harder for other drivers to spot. Many accidents happen when people simply do not see motorcycles and cut them off, turn in front of them or merge into them. These drivers are as shocked as...
Beware of exhausted truck drivers out on the road
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMSCA) serves the critical role of helping reduce the number of crashes involving commercial trucks. Large commercial trucks can cause catastrophic damage to smaller passenger vehicles, and many times, these crashes...
Certain kinds of broken bones are way worse than others
Motor vehicle collisions involve at least two large, heavy objects traveling at high speeds, which means there is potential for catastrophic bodily injury. Broken bones can be among the most immediately obvious and visually disturbing injuries that you can suffer in a...
Injuries to the L1 vertebrae and spinal cord can cause paralysis
You were involved in a serious car crash a few days ago, and it left you with damage to your L1 disc. Fortunately, this kind of injury is rarely considered to be life-threatening, but it has been a painful few days. Though it looks like you’ll soon be released from...