Pedestrian deaths are increasing. According to the Governor’s Highway Safety Association (GHSA), pedestrian deaths are expected to account for fifteen percent of traffic fatalities. This will be the largest year-to-year increase in pedestrian deaths since 1975. The expected increase would bring pedestrian deaths to the highest total since 1996, when 5,449 pedestrian fatalities were reported.

Wrong Way Driving Awareness Month July is Wrong Way Driving Awareness Month, and the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FDHSMV) is sending a message to Florida drivers: Stay Right at Night. In other words, drivers should attempt to travel in the furthest right-hand lane when driving at night (including dawn and dusk).

According to research conducted by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, teenage drivers are three times more likely to get into a car accident than older drivers. To avoid a huge jump in the cost of auto insurance premiums with the addition of a teenage driver, parents of upcoming teen drivers should take note of […]

New research from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety has revealed disturbing results regarding distracted driving and young drivers. AAA and the University of Iowa studied teen drivers over the past eight years using dashboard camera footage to analyze the moments leading up to car crashes in more than 2,200 videos. According to the study, […]

Tampa Personal Injury Accident Attorneys | Capaz Law Firm Schools are out for the summer, and it’s almost time for a summer road trip with the family. Before packing up the SUV and heading out on the road, one of the most important things to do is to ensure that there are sufficient seatbelts and […]