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Algunas personas no deberían tener licencia de conducir debido a una afección médica, ya sea física o mental. Cada vez que están detrás del volante, suponen un peligro para ellos mismos y para todos a su alrededor. ¿Qué tan peligrosos son los conductores que tienen problemas médicos? Las emergencias médicas contribuyeron a más de 8,000...

Florida is one of only 12 states that use a no-fault insurance system rather than a tort system, as identified by the Insurance Information Institute (III). Of those, it is one of only three states that limits lawsuits by a verbal threshold rather than a monetary threshold. The differences between our system and the rest...

Some people should not have a driver’s license because of a medical condition, whether physical or mental. Every time they get behind the wheel, they pose a danger to themselves and everyone around them. How dangerous are medically impaired drivers? Medical emergencies contributed to more than 8,000 crashes over the past three years in the...

Todos hemos oído hablar sobre los peligros de los conductores que manejan distraídos en el sur de la Florida. Pero, no olvidemos los peligros que implican los peatones distraídos. Esa es una de las conclusiones de un informe de la Governors Highway Safety Association (Asociación de Seguridad Vial de los Gobernadores) titulado “Seguridad de Peatones...

At 1:30 am on March 30, Javish Rodriguez Rivera was traveling east on I-4 westbound in Orlando when he was involved in a collision with another car and a semi-truck. The Orlando Sentinel reports that, while everyone involved was wearing a seat belt, one driver was hospitalized for minor injuries and Rivera died in the...

We’ve all heard about the dangers of distracted drivers in South Florida. But what about the hazards of distracted pedestrians? That’s one of the takeaways from a Governors Highway Safety Association report, “Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety.” As David Schaper reported for NPR on “All Things Considered,” distractions – on the part of both drivers and...

Es enorme el costo de reparar una propiedad, cubrir la pérdida de bienes y asumir la responsabilidad de las muchas personas que se lesionan o mueren cuando un vehículo se estrella en una tienda. El Storefront Safety Council (Consejo de Seguridad de Escaparates de Tiendas), en cooperación con el Texas Traffic Institute, ha estado recolectando...

The cost is immense to repair a property, cover the loss of assets and account for the many people that are injured or killed when a car crashes into a store. The Storefront Safety Council, in cooperation with the Texas Traffic Institute, has been collecting data since 2012 on these accidents and their data is...

When it comes to traffic accidents, statistics play a very important role. They can draw attention to patterns and help lawmakers and enforcement officers put regulations in place that decrease the risk of future accidents. However, statistics only tell part of the story.  A car accident can change your life forever Jacob Smith was a...

Las aplicaciones para el uso compartido de un vehículo por varias personas como Uber y Lyft se han hecho muy populares en los últimos años. Los pasajeros disfrutan de tarifas más bajas que las que ofrecen los taxis amarillos o los servicios de autos sedan y los conductores pueden ganar dinero extra manejando sus propios...