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Injury Attorneys in Orlando Note Rise in Distracted Driving Accidents

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Injury attorneys in Orlando are filing more lawsuits involving distracted driving accidents. Car accidents in Orange County are up dramatically over the past few years. Experts say the main culprit is texting while driving and the other electronic distractions that divert attention from the road. "Orange County is a very dangerous place to drive,” ValuePenguin research analyst Bailey Peterson says. “If you were to just compare large counties in Florida, say those with over a million residents, Orange County would actually come up as the number one worst in our ranking criteria.” Peterson says Central Florida drivers are more than twice as likely to cause distraction-related...

03 December

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Personal Injury Lawyer in Orlando: Good Communication is No Accident

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As established personal injury lawyers in Orlando, car accident attorneys at Martinez Manglardi, PA work to keep clients informed. Lack of communication is one of the most common complaints about working with lawyers. The best personal injury attorneys work together with a client to secure the best settlement in a negligence lawsuit. With modern communication technology, an effective and reliable lawyer has no excuse for not keeping you fully engaged and informed about your accident lawsuit. As Finsmes.com points out, several excellent options are available to ensure reliable dialogue. First off, if you've been injured in an accident, you may not be able to...

28 November

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Accident Songs: Top 5 Tunes That Make You Drive Faster

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Accident after car accident, personal injury attorneys in Orlando see the same behavior from negligent drivers. Carelessness in general, speeding in particular. Perhaps not surprisingly, it turns out that listening to fast-paced music can encourage your lead foot. TheDrive.com reports on a new study on how the music we listen to influences the way we drive. Songs that exceed 120 beats per minute, according to the report, subconsciously makes people drive faster. Fast driving leads to car crashes. Researchers looked at road trip playlists on Spotify to see which songs drive the need for speed. The top five hard driving melodies are: The Chainsmokers:...

28 November

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Florida Vehicle Accident Attorneys Note Distracted Driving Effort

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Florida vehicle accident attorneys are seeing another attempt by lawmakers to reduce distracted driving car accidents. Orlando Weekly is reporting that a Florida state senator will introduce new legislation in the upcoming session. The proposal, by Sen. Wilton Simpson, R-Trilby, is called the “Florida Ban on Wireless Communications Devices While Driving Law.” The measure "would prohibit texting, reading data or talking on wireless handheld devices while behind the wheel," according to Fox35Orlando. It marks yet another effort to have Florida join other states in making driving while distracted a primary offense. Currently, driving while texting is a secondary offense, meaning that...

28 November

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Auto Accident Attorneys Urge Caution on Car “Auto Pilot” Systems

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Orlando auto accident attorneys are reminding drivers that there's really no "Auto Pilot" feature for cars. Despite all the new gadgets called "Driver-Assist Systems," a car's driver is ultimately responsible for safety. A new report from AAA in Orlando says that the names for the new technology gives drivers a false sense of security. New cars equipped with programs with names like Autopilot, Pilot Assist and ProPILOT lead drivers to think they can pay less attention to the road. As a result, this misunderstanding of driver assist technology can lead to more car accidents. “With today’s exciting advances in vehicle technology, there...

28 November

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Orlando Personal Injury Lawyer Tips for Avoiding Holiday Accidents

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Orlando personal injury lawyer Martinez Manglardi, PA is reminding everyone to stay safe over the holidays. Of course, accidents can happen anytime, but the holiday season brings added risks. As the National Safety Council points out, winter holidays mean extra activity like travel, family gatherings, parties, and gift-giving. All that extra activity means more risk for accident and injury. The biggest safety concern is travel. Transportations accidents occur more frequently during the holidays because there are more people on the road. More people use mass transportation as well, but car accidents occur much more often than bus or train crashes. Safety experts estimate...

28 November

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Orlando Auto Accident Attorney on Blind Spot Car Crashes

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Orlando auto accident attorney Martinez Manglardi, PA notes encouraging news for blind spot car accident prevention. A blind spot is an area of the roadway that a driver can't see in a vehicle's mirrors. They are the reason that tractor trailers and other trucks often have signs that say "If you can't see my mirrors, I can't see you." Motorcycle accident attorneys often seek to recover losses for these kinds of accidents. However, safety experts say that technology may be key to reducing these car accidents. According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHAS), blind spots cause hundreds of thousands...

28 November

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Car Accident Lawyers in Orlando Study Self-Driving Accident Liability

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Car accident lawyers in Orlando are assessing the impact of self-driving cars on auto accident lawsuits. The first known autonomous vehicle traffic fatality happened in Williston, Florida in 2016. In that crash, a self-driving Telsa car collided with a tractor-trailer, killing the driver of the Tesla. Earlier this year, a self-driving Uber car hit a pedestrian on an Arizona highway. Uber stopped testing autonomous cars on public highways after the crash but now wants to resume. Orlando car accident attorneys are watching to see how these autonomous auto accidents play out in the courts. Orlando would be a prime area for...

28 November

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Truck Accident Attorneys Warn of Danger from Unsecured Loads

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Truck accident attorneys in Orlando are warning drivers of the risk of injury from unsecured truck cargo. Loose construction material and debris falling from trucks causes many I-4 construction accidents in Central Florida. Generally, however, car accidents injure many people because improperly stowed truck cargo becomes airborne on the highway. The most graphic recent example is that of a driver who was nearly decapitated when a sheet of plywood sliced into her windshield. Police say the only reason the accident didn't kill the driver is that the plywood was wider than the windshield of her car. They say the accident would have...

24 November

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Orlando Transportation Accident Attorneys on Florida School Bus Ruling

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Orlando Transportation Accident Attorneys are following developing regulation of driverless vehicles, including school buses. It seems a company called Transdev, which bills itself as "the largest private provider of multiple modes of transport in North America," got ahead of itself. They began toting children to school in a Southwest Florida town before they had permission from federal regulators. While Transdev had permission to test driverless vehicles, they were not authorized to transport children. According to regulators, this put the children at risk for car accidents. Heidi King, of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), told the News-Press that the company had jumped...

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