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Buying a Safe Baby Seat

Published on: December 4, 2015 | By Flaxman Law Group

A good safety restraint system for your child is the best way to protect your child in the event you are in an accident. While you are driving your child around to school, preschool, or doctor’s appointments, a baby seat or booster seat helps keep them safe. If you are ever in a car accident in Hollywood or any community, a safety restraint system will keep your child from being thrown from the vehicle or from being tossed around inside your car, preventing injury or reducing the severity of injury.

In Florida, baby seats are the law. They’re also just good parenting sense, but with so many options on the market today many parents are confused about which products to buy. The most important thing is to buy the best seat you can and to have it installed and used correctly every time your child is driven somewhere.

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Pregnant Women Face High Risk in Car Accidents

Published on: October 30, 2015 | By Flaxman Law Group

Being in a car accident is always frightening, but it can be even more devastating for a pregnant woman. A car accident involving a pregnant woman puts not only the woman’s health but also the very life of her unborn baby into danger.

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, car accidents are responsible for close to 5,000 fetal deaths and many more complications and fetal injuries each year.

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Unsafe Candy is not the Main Thing You Need to Worry About this Halloween – It’s Traffic Accidents

Published on: October 23, 2015 | By Flaxman Law Group

With Halloween only a week away, many parents are putting the finishing touches on Halloween costumes, are getting ready for Halloween parties, and are planning for a big night of trick-or-treating. While many parents have a plan in place to check over candy before allowing their children to eat it, candy is not the biggest hazard to your children this Halloween. Pedestrian accidents in Hollywood and South Florida are in fact a leading cause of concern.

Children out for Halloween may be interested in candy so much that they forget basic road safety rules. In some cases, if they are unsupervised, they may run out between cars or cross the street in a zigzag pattern, putting them at risk of car accidents. Dark costumes and darkened streets can also contribute to accidents.

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Why So-Called Minor Accidents Can Still Add Up

Published on: October 3, 2015 | By Flaxman Law Group

Some insurance companies and liable parties try to downplay the extent of your injuries after a car accident in Hollywood or your community. If you have suffered a fracture, back injury, or other injury from which you’re expected to make a full recovery, your injury may be called “minor.” Don’t let the word fool you; so-called minor injuries can still be very costly, painful, and difficult. Don’t allow someone to minimize your pain and suffering after a roadway accident.

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Teaching Your Children to Avoid Pedestrian Accidents: One of the Most Important Lessons Parents Can Teach

Published on: September 29, 2015 | By Flaxman Law Group

Your children are learning all sorts of useful things in school, but as a parent you are still your children’s most important teacher. One important thing you can teach your child is how to navigate traffic safely. Unfortunately, pedestrian accidents in Hollywood, Miami, and the rest of Southern Florida are an especially big risk for children. Children may act impulsively, may be harder to spot, and may not have the skills needed to cross streets safely.

As a parent, there are several things you can do to help your children:

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Staying Safe on the Morning School Run: It Starts with Preparation

Published on: September 25, 2015 | By Flaxman Law Group

If you have children, you’re probably very familiar with the school run. Getting your children to school may be a big part of your mornings. However, lots of other parents in Hollywood and South Florida are doing the same thing – and that can mean a lot of traffic as well as the risk of traffic accidents. Luckily, there are things you can do to make mornings easier.

The Night Before

You can save a lot of distraction and hurry on your morning drive with a few things you can do before each school night:

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Is Your Child Walking or Biking to School This Year? Have a Plan

Published on: August 26, 2015 | By Flaxman Law Group

If your child will be biking or walking to school this year, this is a good time of year to review your plan to avoid pedestrian accidents. Biking or walking to school gives your child the chance to exercise, get fresh air, and spend time with friends. However, it can also put them at an increased risk of pedestrian and traffic accidents. Each year, children are injured in pedestrian accidents in Hollywood and other South Florida communities, but there are ways to prevent these tragedies.

Here’s how to keep your child safe all school year long:

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Adjust Your Morning Commute

Published on: August 19, 2015 | By Flaxman Law Group

Now that the fall season is back, the morning commute just got a little bit more complicated. With parents dropping their children off at school and picking them up after classes and children headed to and from school on bicycles or on foot, the morning commute is likely to get more busy – and that can mean more dangerous.

Unfortunately, younger children don’t always look out for cars or obey the rules of the road as pedestrians. That means that you as a drive in Hollywood or Florida need to look out to make sure you don’t cause a pedestrian accident. How can you adjust your driving so that your morning commute is a little less chaotic? There are a few things you can do:

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Kids are Heading Back to School Soon – Stay Safe on the Road

Published on: August 7, 2015 | By Flaxman Law Group

Even if you don’t have children, the back-to-school season can affect you if you’re a motorist. Children are headed back to classes next month, and this will mean more pedestrian traffic as well as more motorists on Hollywood and Florida roads during your morning and afternoon commute. Even now, you may be seeing more traffic on the roads as families tackle back-to-school shopping or try to fit in one last vacation.

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Financial Emergencies After a Car Accident: They’re More Common Than You Think

Published on: July 7, 2015 | By Flaxman Law Group

Drivers and passengers who have been injured in traffic accidents in Hollywood and South Florida often face a lot of financial pressure. Someone who has sustained a fracture, serious head injury, or soft tissue injury may be unable to work and may lose wages or income while they recover. They may also face considerable hospital bills and incidental expenses – such as getting their car repaired or paying for a rental while the car is in the shop.

For those who have been permanently injured, the financial picture can be even more frightening. Someone who has been permanently injured may never be able to return to work and may face significant financial challenges. How can you earn an income and pay for living expenses if you can no longer work due to serious injury? How can you pay for medical expenses and medical costs if you have been injured and can no longer return to work – which can mean that you are no longer qualified for your employer-provided medical benefits?

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