The race is on to get driverless trucks on the roads, and experts say the impact on professional drivers 'is going to be huge'. Driverless trucks will be safer and cheaper than their human-controlled counterparts, but that doesn't mean America's 3.5 million...
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Month: September 2016
Safety Alert: Is Your Child Safely Restrained?
Did you know how many child restraints in vehicles are used incorrectly? Anywhere from 72% to 84% of child restraints show critical misuses. The most common forms of misuse are using the wrong seat for the child's age and weight, loose safety belt attachment to the...
Traffic fatalities on the rise: What’s causing them?
The National Safety Council (NSC) recently reported that car accident fatalities increased nine percent in the first six months of 2016 when compared with 2015. Unfortunately, Florida tops the list of states that have been hard hit. Since 2014 the agency reports a...
Reckless Driver Incident Unveils That There Is A Shortage Of Florida Highway Patrolmen In Our Area
WEAR-TV reports on an alarming issue that many of us living in Northwest Florida had no idea was a problem. We have a dramatic shortage of Florida Highway Patrolmen. This information came to light after an Okaloosa County woman approached WEAR-TV to find out why her...
Safety Alert: Forward-Collision And Lane-Departure Systems
As advanced safety technology spreads throughout vehicle lineups, automakers and suppliers are getting broader feedback about their effectiveness. Two safety systems illustrate the varying results.Forward-collision warningForward-collision warning (FCW) is an advanced...
Distracted Driving: The Things We Do Behind The Wheel
According to a recent article in US News & World Report, reading emails and texting are at the top of the list of what's considered distracted driving, but there are a number of things we do while driving that are not safe or smart. Eating, personal grooming, and...
Will Trucks And Buses Get Devices To Limit Their Speed?
Recently, the White House Administration proposed a rule that would force truckers to have a device on their big rigs limiting their top speed.The measure, proposed by the Transportation Department's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the Federal Motor...
Who Is An Essential Party To An Automobile Lawsuit?
Insurance Co. of State of Pennsylvania v. Ramirez, __ So. 3d __, 2016 WL 2908445 (Fla. 4th DCA 2016)The insurer filed a motion to join an essential party in an automobile accident action. The trial court denied the motion, and the insurer asked the higher court, the...
Was Distracted Driving The Cause For Two Deadly Accidents Last Week?
It was a deadly Monday, here on Emerald Coast roadways, several weeks ago. There was a popular teacher at Mosley High School who recently retired that was killed in last Monday morning in a car wreck. The incident happened at about 8:15 a.m. on County 389 just east of...
Car Accidents: What About The Passengers?
Various news agencies reported that a Tallahassee woman was significantly injured several weeks ago when she was involved in a car accident. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the car she was riding in was t-boned in Northern Bay County at the intersection of...
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