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A Quick Mental Check Before You Drive Could Save Your Life

Published on: August 5, 2014 | By Flaxman Law Group

Recent studies have shown that one of the most dangerous obstacles to overcome when driving doesn’t have to do with other drivers, poor road design in Hollywood or your community, or the many other things that we tend to associate with road safety problems. Instead, our minds – and specifically, daydreaming – contribute to a large number of car accidents. In fact, studies suggest that daydreams contribute to more collisions than cell phones.

If you want to stay safe on the roads and avoid traffic collisions in Hollywood or your community, you will want to do a quick mental check before you hop in the car. The simple precaution could save your life. A mental check means:

1) Checking for fatigue.

If you are fatigued to the point where your mind feels almost buzzed, you are not safe to drive. Fatigue affects a lot more than just your response times. It can also affect your ability to process information correctly and to make it hard for you to focus. It can also leave you more likely to daydream. If you are tired, take another method of transportation home. Fatigued driving in Hollywood and other communities already causes far too many collisions each year.

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Why Summertime in Hollywood and Florida Can Mean a Greater Risk of Car Crashes – And What You Can Do About It

Published on: July 31, 2014 | By Flaxman Law Group

There are many reasons why summertime can mean a greater risk of motor vehicle accidents in Hollywood and Florida:

More traffic due to summer trips, tourists, and teens being out of school
Summer construction and road work projects can wreak havoc on the roads
Summertime can mean barbeques and other events where alcohol is served, meaning a possibly increased risk of drunk driving
The bright sun can contribute to glare (and limited visibility accidents) as well as hot temperatures that can be distracting for drivers

Luckily, there are a few things that motorists can do right now to stay safer:

1) Commit to safer driving.

Could staying safer on the roads be as simple as deciding to be safer? Many safety experts think so. The simple choices that drivers make – such as the choice to turn off their cell phones before driving or the choice to drive defensively – can go a long way towards preventing rear end collisions in Hollywood and other types of crashes across the state. While drivers cannot impact how other motorists drive, they can make the roads a little safer by driving more safely themselves.

Is Your Car Ready for Summer Driving Risks?

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Why The Mind Can Be One of the Leading Causes of Car Crashes in Hollywood and Other Florida Cities

Published on: July 24, 2014 | By Flaxman Law Group

Drivers are often told about the dangers of external distractions. We all known that cell phones and distracted drivers in Hollywood and Florida lead to collisions. And we are all told that drunk driving in Hollywood and other communities leads to pedestrian crashes and other types of accidents. The good thing is that there are things that can be done about external distractions – but what happens when those distractions come from within?

It turns out that our minds may be one of the biggest culprits behind motor vehicle accidents. A study by Erie Insurance Group found that Cognitive distraction was five times more common a factor in car accidents when compared with cell phone use. Daydreaming in particular was noted as a key reason behind many rear-end shunt accidents and other types of collisions.

Stopping daydreaming-related car collisions in Hollywood and other cities is difficult for a few reasons:

Many drivers may not even be aware that they are daydreaming.
There is no way to legislate daydreaming.
Daydreaming can occur in any situation. A driver can put away their cell phone, turn off their radio, and practice other good habits to avoid distraction, but they can’t get away from their mind.

Distracted Driving

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