Arrest Made In Pedestrian Accident
February 28, 2012 by Scott McPherson
Filed under Personal Injury News
We often emphasize the fact that cooperation between pedestrians and motorists is extremely important. Because pedestrians are so vulnerable it is easy to place all the responsibility on people who are operating motor vehicles. And indeed, it is important for drivers to stay focused and be aware of people who are on foot around them [...]
Nissan Recall Announced By NHTSA
February 27, 2012 by Scott McPherson
Filed under Automotive Recalls
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is a government agency that exists under the umbrella of the Department of Transportation. People talk a lot about government red tape, but when you keep your finger on the pulse of public safety issues you find that the NHTSA really does a lot of hard work to keep [...]
Use Caution When Driving In Fog
February 24, 2012 by Scott McPherson
Filed under Auto Safety
Driving can become such a routine part of our lives that we can sometimes lose touch with the fact that we are operating rapidly moving projectiles filled with flammable fuels. It is not just a matter of sitting behind the wheel in a vacuum. When you are driving you are operating a machine that is [...]
Unsafe Conditions Can Lead To Injury Accidents
February 23, 2012 by Scott McPherson
Filed under Personal Injury Help
We often talk about motor vehicle accidents because the majority of injury accidents that take place in Pasco County and around the greater Tampa Bay area as a whole involve cars, trucks, or motorcycles. However, there are other types of mishaps that take place as well and if you have been injured due to the [...]
Honda Vans Recalled
February 22, 2012 by Scott McPherson
Filed under Automotive Recalls
We keep our ear to the ground in an effort to hear about any automotive recalls or product defect announcements that are being publicized so that we can pass the information along to our readers. It is important to take action and allow manufacturers to fix these types of problems for your own safety, for [...]
Increase In Teen Driver Fatalities Seen
February 21, 2012 by Scott McPherson
Filed under Auto Safety
The Governors Highway Safety Association conducted a study to see how things are trending with regard to teenage drivers who are involved in fatal accidents. The statistics for the first six months of 2011 are in, and unfortunately the trend is going in the wrong direction. Deaths among 16 and 17-year-old drivers increased by 11% [...]
Marine Incident Off Cedar Key
February 20, 2012 by Scott McPherson
Filed under Tampa Bay Area
We are always highlighting accidents that take place on the roadways here in the greater Tampa Bay area. Our intention is to raise public awareness in an effort to improve traffic safety. When you hear about some of the incidents that take place you may recognize how easy it is for an ordinary day to [...]
NHTSA Releases 2011 Traffic Fatality Figures
February 17, 2012 by Scott McPherson
Filed under Auto Safety
Even though we may report on a steady stream of accidents taking place here in Pasco County and the greater Tampa Bay area as a whole there are forces at work at all times who are trying to make us safer. One of these is the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, which is part of [...]
Britax Child Safety Seat Recall
February 16, 2012 by Scott McPherson
Filed under Defective Products
Parents of small children take on an additional level of responsibility when they get behind the wheel of a motor vehicle. They have the lives of their children in their hands and it is especially important to keep this in mind at all times and stay focused if you are driving with a child in [...]
Port Richey Man Goes On Destructive Ride
February 15, 2012 by Scott McPherson
Filed under Pasco County
When you get into your car it is always possible that you may get into an accident. What you are never going to expect is that you would get into three of them, and if you do there is probably something dreadfully wrong. Just such a situation arose on Wednesday morning when a resident of [...]