According to the National Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA), five percent of the 3,446 commercial truck drivers in fatal collisions in 2010 were driving distracted. Since many experts believe that cell phone use was one of the key reasons behind distracted driving, in 2012 the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA)…
A new study by the Accident Research Team at Volvo Trucks has found that 90% of truck accidents are caused by human error. Errors can include: 1) Speeding. Many truck and car accidents in Miami and across Florida are caused by speeding. When motorists speed, they can easily collide with…
According to 2006 research by from the U.S. Department of Transportation, most truck accidents are caused by car drivers, not truck drivers. According to the study, truck drivers are the at-fault drivers in 36% of collisions while car drivers are at fault in 64% of accidents. A study by the…
According to food truck and ice cream vendors, some cities in South Florida are making it hard to ply business. Cities like Coral Springs and Sunrise, for example, have either banned food trucks and ice cream truck outright or have imposed many regulations and restrictions on the businesses. In Sunrise,…
Florida is considering Senate bill 52. If passed, the law would make texting and driving a secondary offense. This means that if drivers were pulled over for another offense and were found to be texting and driving, they would be fined for texting. State Sen. Nancy Detert, who is behind…
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), about 4.2% of drivers polled said that in the past 30 days they had fallen asleep while driving. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), fatigued driving leads to more than 100,000 car accidents annually, while other experts…
Sleep apnea is a medical condition that prevents a patient from getting a full night of sleep. Sufferers who have the condition are woken up many times throughout the night because they stop breathing for very short bursts of time. Sleep apnea is a treatable condition but in a number…
Each year, passenger car manufacturers release new types of safety features and technology designed to keep us safe behind the wheel. Already, we have seen some of this technology helping to prevent car collisions in Miami and across Florida. Now, the federal government and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration…
Many studies have confirmed the dangers of texting and driving. The Virginia Tech Transportation Institute conducted research which found that drivers who texted were 23 times more likely to be in a crash when compared with drivers who kept their focus on the road. A study by Car and Driver…
Fatigued driving is known to be one of the most common reasons for car accidents and truck accidents in Coral Springs and across Florida. Preventing fatigue-related car accidents in Coral Springs and other communities can be tricky, however, since passenger car drivers are not bound by the same strict federal…