The tires of your car help get you to your destination safely. While we don’t think of them often, tire failure can lead to catastrophic sideswipe, head-on, and T-bone accidents in Deerfield Beach and other communities by causing drivers to lose control of their cars. The biggest dangers when it…
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Mechanical Defects That Lead to Car Crashes in Coconut Creek
Many car collisions in Coconut Creek, including sideswipe collisions, T-bone accidents, rear end shunt crashes, and other collisions, are caused by driver error. However, many crashes are also caused by faulty car parts of defective car designs. Car manufacturers are responsible for ensuring the cars they make are road-safe, but…
Car Collisions Involving Tankers in Coral Gables
Each year, residents of Coral Gables and other South Florida communities contact the team at Flaxman Law Group after suffering serious injuries in car collisions involving tankers. Unfortunately, these crashes can cause serious and even permanent injury, and sometimes survivors have a challenging time getting a fair settlement from insurance…
Vehicle Design and Car Collisions in Westchester
In Westchester and across South Florida, car collisions happen for many reasons, including driver error and road conditions. A common cause of car crashes, however, is vehicle design. Defective designs can lead to driver distraction, poor performance, and other mechanical issues which lead to a collision. If you have been…
Ergonomics Is Part of Safe Driving in Hollywood
When we talk about safe driving in Hollywood and South Florida, we often talk about avoiding distraction, drunk driving, and other dangers. While these are all important, it’s also crucial to set up your vehicle so it helps you drive safely. If you drive often or drive for work, especially,…
What to Do if Your Car Breaks Down
Being in a car accident in Hollywood or South Florida can be a problem, leading to serious injury. However, there are other dangers on the road, too. For example, if your car breaks down on a highway or major road, you could be at risk of a secondary accident, pedestrian…
Golf Cart Injuries in Florida
In Hollywood, Miami and other South Florida communities, golf is a very popular activity. The warm weather allows for golfing year-round and the region has some of the best greens in the country. Golf carts are a part of the game and with a large population of seniors in South…
Could Some Car Accidents in Homestead Be Caused by Hacking?
According to some cyber security experts, modern cars may pose a new crash risk because of the use of software and modern technology in the vehicles. As cars become more autonomous and include more technology, security experts have said hackers can start accessing cars with high connectivity. According to some…
Do Some Adults Need Booster Seats to Avoid Car Accidents in Hollywood and Florida?
Cars are designed for adults of all sizes to drive, but there’s no denying that very tall and short drivers alike face challenges when it comes to driving. Tall drivers may feel cramped in a car or may have a hard time having enough clearance to drive properly. For shorter…
Trunk Entrapment in Hollywood and South Florida
Each year, up to 20 people across the country die because they are trapped in the trunk of a car. Most of these incidents occur either with children playing around a car and getting stuck in the trunk or occur because a child or adult is placed in the trunk…