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,…
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…
Determining liability in a commercial truck accident in Miami Gardens or Florida is often complicated, which is why working with a local personal injury attorney is a good idea. In many car accidents in Miami Gardens and other Florida communities, there is one at-fault driver. In a commercial truck accident,…
If you have been in a traffic accident in Miami or in any South Florida community and you have been seriously injured, you will likely want to speak with a local personal injury attorney. Any accident involving a commercial truck, especially, tends to be complex. There will be many legal…
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), 3,757 people across the country were killed in truck collisions in 2011, compared with 3,686 in 2010. This represents a 1.9% increase in the number of fatalities between the two years. In many cases, these accidents were single-vehicle truck accidents. In…
A study out of University of Minnesota has determined that driver health may play an important role in truck accidents. Researchers examined the BMI (body mass index) of newly hired commercial truck drivers. The study researchers measured accident rates and BMI of the drivers for two years, or until the…
Each year, truck accidents in Coral Gables and across South Florida occur because drivers make simple mistakes that lead to collisions. To help avoid car accidents in Coral Gables involving trucks, there are many things that you can do: 1) Allow trucks to have right of way. Do not cut…
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) would like to see some features and devices to become standard on all new cars and trucks in order to help prevent car and truck accidents. Car and truck manufacturers say that adding these safety technologies could add substantially to the cost of vehicles,…