Drivers staring at cellphone screens instead of the road ahead are a worryingly common sight in Florida, and this has led to a sharp increase in distracted driving crashes. Accident investigators may suspect distraction was a factor when motorists who were involved in...
Florida residents may have heard that several companies have been developing self-driving vehicles that do not need a driver to operate. Numerous prototypes have already taken to the roadways and technology only continues to improve towards the goal of a fully...
According to the National Safety Council, there were 40,200 roadside fatalities in 2016. This was a 6 percent increase from 2015 and a 14 percent increase from 2014. One reason for the increase is the fact that there are more drivers on roads throughout the country....
Millennials in Florida and throughout the country tend to engage in risky driving behavior according to a study by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety. The organization released a report on Feb. 15 that found almost 90 percent of millennials surveyed reported...
A report from the Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety named Florida as one of the worst-performing states in terms of traffic safety laws. Other states named as performing poorly included North Dakota, Vermont and Iowa with South Dakota the worst-performing. Rhode...
On Dec. 30, 2016, a car accident that occurred on a major Florida road left one person dead and another person with serious injuries. The crash took place at approximately 3:45 a.m. on the Sunshine Skyway Bridge in Manatee County. Authorities stated that a 29-year-old...
A 38-year-old Florida woman lost her life on Oct. 26 along with her 9-year-old son and 10-year-old daughter. The family were killed when the minivan they were traveling in was struck head-on by a car traveling at high speed on Martin Luther King Boulevard in Tampa....
A study from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety indicates that a few hours of sleep can greatly increase or decrease the risk of someone ending up in a car accident. Using data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's National Motor Vehicle Crash...
In terms of safety, Florida drivers fall roughly in the middle in comparison to drivers in all 50 states. A insurance comparison site examined National Highway Transportation Safety Administration data from 2015 to determine which states had the safest drivers and...
Florida communities may observe safety campaigns such as National Teen Driver Safety Week, but it is important to keep the issues addressed during such events in mind throughout the year. Concern for teen drivers is rising because of 2015 statistics, which show that...
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