There were more than 36,000 people killed in car accidents in 2012, according to preliminary estimates from the National Safety Council (NSC). Officials say that this is the first increase in the number of yearly traffic accident fatalities since 2005. It’s an increase of about 5 percent to be exact…
Be careful along A1A. We are entering the height of tourist season and this old, antiquated road will be packed with bumper to bumper traffic — intermixed with bicyclists, pedestrians, springbreakers, revelers and rabble-rousers. Did we mention it will also be under construction? City transportation officials are doing some heavy…
There were close to 70,000 hit-and-run crashes in the state of Florida in 2012. According to the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (DHSMV), about 170 people died in these accidents. It’s a story that’s all too common here in South Florida. Consider the accident that happened just…
After a Tuesday morning rollover accident, all of the northbound lanes of Northeast St. James Drive were blocked. According to Port St. Lucie police, a 45-year-old woman from Fort Pierce was injured in the incident. News Channel 5 reports that the accident happened at about 9:00 a.m. The driver reportedly…
The next 40 days will be the most dangerous time of the year on South Florida roads. According to the Sun Sentinel, commuters in Miami-Dade, Palm Beach and Broward counties spent more than 45 hours stuck in traffic in 2011. That’s up from the 2010 calculations in the Texas Transportation…
The first year our teens get their driver’s license is among the most exciting — and dangerous — time of their life. Truth be told, car accidents are the number one cause of death for teens across the nation. For this reason, we’re asking parents to step up and to…
Passenger-vehicle traffic has little chance when involved in a collision with a tractor-trailer or other large commercial vehicle. With rising concern, officials with the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) have launched the Ticketing Aggressive Cars and Trucks safety campaign. According to the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (DHSMV),…
Four caskets were lowered into the ground next to each other during a recent service in Fort Lauderdale. They belonged to a family who was killed last week after their vehicle plunged into a Deerfield Beach lake. According to The Miami Herald, more than 1,000 friends and family members attended…
If you’re going to be driving through West Palm Beach, you might want to be a little more obedient at intersections. The city has decided to expand its red-light camera program. Cameras are going up at 25 more intersections, according to The Palm Beach Post. When they are up and…
The speed limit on I-75 in 70 miles per hour. If you’re obeying the speed limit, you’re traveling at 103 feet a second. If you’re text messaging behind the wheel, you’re missing a lot of the action. The average text message takes about 4 seconds to send/receive. During this time,…