Florida Personal Injury Lawyer Blog http://www.floridapersonalinjurylawyerblog.com/ Published by Law Offices of Joseph I. Lipsky, P.A. en-us 2010-03-01T16:16:46-05:00 Florida Again Named Deadliest State for Pedestrians and Bike Riders http://www.floridapersonalinjurylawyerblog.com/2010/03/florida_again_named_deadliest.html In a dubious honor, a study by the Transportation for America and the Surface Transportation Policy Partnership determined more pedestrians and bicycle riders are killed in car accidents in Florida than in any other state. Florida, including its heavily populated... Car Accidents floridapersonalinjurylawyerblog-1 2010-03-01T16:16:46-05:00 Truck Drivers Banned From Texting To Prevent Accidents http://www.floridapersonalinjurylawyerblog.com/2010/01/truck_drivers_banned_from_text.html In some good news for drivers throughout Florida, in hopes of preventing deadly truck accidents, the federal government enacted new regulations prohibiting commercial truckers and bus drivers from texting while driving. These overdue restrictions go into effect immediately. While no... Trucking Accidents floridapersonalinjurylawyerblog-1 2010-01-29T15:03:57-05:00 Texting While Driving is More Dangerous Than Talking on Cell Phone http://www.floridapersonalinjurylawyerblog.com/2009/12/texting_while_driving_is_more.html Not surprisingly, a recent study, done at the University of Utah, determined that texting while driving, not only increases the risk of having a car accident, but is significantly more dangerous than talking on a cell phone while driving. The... Car Accidents floridapersonalinjurylawyerblog-1 2009-12-22T10:14:29-05:00 Unregulated Highway Work Zones Result in Deadly Car Accidents http://www.floridapersonalinjurylawyerblog.com/2009/12/unregulated_highway_work_zones.html As Florida Lawyers practicing personal injury and car accident law in Fort Lauderdale and Miami, we are alarmed when we learn of ongoing conduct which results in the wrongful death and injury to innocent drives. According to a recent report,... Car Accidents floridapersonalinjurylawyerblog-1 2009-12-21T09:55:08-05:00 Pedestrians More Likely to Die in Miami and Ft. Lauderdale http://www.floridapersonalinjurylawyerblog.com/2009/11/pedestrians_more_likely_to_die.html As Florida Lawyers handling personal injury and wrongful death cases, we've learned of yet another report which demonstrates how dangerous the roadways are for pedestrians in South Florida. According to a recent report, the Miami/Ft. Lauderdale area achieved the dubious... Car Accidents floridapersonalinjurylawyerblog-1 2009-11-09T13:07:46-05:00 Trip and Falls Cause Most Injuries to Elderly http://www.floridapersonalinjurylawyerblog.com/2009/11/trip_and_falls_cause_most_inju.html According to a recent study, more than a third of all people over the age of sixty five fall each year. Unfortunately, more than one fall in 10 results in a serious injury, like a fractured hip. As Florida Lawyers,... Slip/Trip and Fall floridapersonalinjurylawyerblog-1 2009-11-08T15:21:22-05:00 Pedestrians and Bike Riders Involved in Double the Accidents with Hybrid Cars http://www.floridapersonalinjurylawyerblog.com/2009/09/pedestrians_and_bike_riders_in.html In the desire to go "Green," the steady increase in hybrid cars on the road are causing a drastic increase in the number of car accidents with pedestrians and bicycle riders. According to a recently released report from the National... Car Accidents floridapersonalinjurylawyerblog-1 2009-09-30T09:43:47-05:00 Students Injured in Accidents On Way to School in Broward County http://www.floridapersonalinjurylawyerblog.com/2009/09/students_injured_in_accidents.html Today was a particularly dangerous day for students going to school in Broward County. Two students walking to school were injured in separate accidents, one with a car and another with a bus. The accidents happened in Hollywood and Oakland... Car Accidents floridapersonalinjurylawyerblog-1 2009-09-29T09:25:25-05:00 Florida Highway Patrol Steps-Up Red Light Patrols to Prevent Car Accidents http://www.floridapersonalinjurylawyerblog.com/2009/08/florida_highway_patrol_stepsup.html The Florida Highway Patrol announced the results of their recent efforts to further prevent deadly car accidents, by increasing enforcement at intersections by citing drivers who fail to stop at red lights. The Florida campaign was done in conjunction with... Car Accidents floridapersonalinjurylawyerblog-1 2009-08-21T15:44:00-05:00 Florida Drivers Who Cause Multiple Car Accidents Must Retake Tests http://www.floridapersonalinjurylawyerblog.com/2009/07/florida_drivers_who_cause_mult.html As Florida Attorneys representing victims of car accidents who suffer personal injuries in Miami, Ft. Lauderdale and West Palm Beach, we applaud the Florida Legislature for enacting a new law which mandates that any driver who is convicted of three... Car Accidents floridapersonalinjurylawyerblog-1 2009-07-30T11:02:54-05:00