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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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Drive Safely During the Last Weekend of Summer

Published on: August 28, 2015 | By Flaxman Law Group

Now that summer is coming to a close, many people are having end-of-summer parties. In many cases, these parties involve barbecue and alcohol. Whether you are throwing a party yourself or attending someone else’s event, make sure that you stay safe. Here’s how:

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Hit by a Tourist?: What Happens When You are in a Car Accident With Someone From Out of Town

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

Being in a car accident in Hollywood or anywhere in South Florida is terrifying enough, but what happens when the driver of the other vehicle is not from South Florida? Dealing with a driver from another state or even another country can add to the complication of a crash and can even make it difficult for you to seek compensation in some cases.

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Do You have a Safe Way to Get Home After Fourth of July Events?

Published on: July 2, 2015 | By Flaxman Law Group

Fourth of July weekend is quickly approaching, and for most of us that means barbecues, special events, and fireworks. Unfortunately, authorities also report that drunk driving accidents in Homestead and other South Florida cities can spike around this weekend. If you’ll be driving to Fourth of July events or will be hosting your own event, make sure that you use extra caution on the roads.

Before heading out this weekend, you might also want to have a plan for getting home safely. This can include:

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Summer Tune-Ups to Keep Your Car Safer and More Efficient

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

Summer driving comes with a host of issues, including heat, glare, and heavy traffic caused by lots of tourists in Homestead and across South Florida. There many ways that you can stay safer during the summer, including focusing on your driving rather than driving distracted.

However, even if you are very careful your car still needs to be in great shape in order to respond the way you expect it to help you avoid car collisions in Homestead or your community. There are some simple tune-ups that you can do right now to ensure that your car is safer and more efficient on the roads all summer long:

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Lighten Up: Overloading Your Car Can Lead to a Crash

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

For many families, the car becomes especially important in summer months. You may be loading up the car in order to take your teenagers to their dorm room or may be packing up the car for a long road trip or a camp trip. If you’re headed to the lake, your car may double as a boat tow or may contain all of your equipment for enjoying a day on the water.

In these situations, it’s easy to overload your car. Unfortunately, this can be a deadly mistake. Overloading your car can:

Add additional weight to the vehicle, changing how the car handles
Lead to unevenly distributed weight, causing a higher risk of Hollywood rollovers and other types of collisions
Create more blind spots or can block your visibility, leading to car crashes
Cause severe injury, since anything you stow inside the vehicle can become a projectile during a car crash

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If Your Summer is Shaping up to be Busy, Have a Stay-Safe Plan

Published on: June 15, 2015 | By Flaxman Law Group

For many of us, the summer months can be especially busy. There are special events to take part in, holidays like the Fourth of July coming up, and with the children home from school there may be childcare services or camp to take care of as well.

Unfortunately, busy summer months can make it harder to stay safe on the roads. If you’re tired from running around, it can be harder to focus on your driving. Fatigued driving in Homestead and other cities can be exacerbated by the bright sun and heavy heat, which can make you feel even drowsier.

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Are You Prepared for the Realities of Summer Driving in Homestead or Your Community?

Published on: June 11, 2015 | By Flaxman Law Group

Summer driving in Homestead and Florida is different than driving in other parts of the country. Not only do you need to deal with heat and sometimes severe storms, but the extreme glare from the hot sun can affect your ability to see clearly. With tourists arriving in Homestead and the rest of South Florida during the summer months to take part in the many festivals the area has to offer, the streets can also become crowded, posing an additional problem as you drive.

Are you prepared to face summer driving in South Florida?

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Planning Safe Road Trips in Hollywood and Across Florida

Published on: June 9, 2015 | By Flaxman Law Group

During the summer months, many people plan road trips to see friends and family or to explore the country. If you are taking a road trip this summer, you will want to take a few steps now to make sure that your trip only offers great memories:

Take care of your car.

Before going on an extended road trip, make sure that your car is in good enough condition to handle the drive. Take your car to a trusted mechanic for a thorough look over and take care of any issues before you go. Have your oil changed, fluids topped up, and make sure that your windshield wipers are in good repair. Mechanical failure causes many Hollywood and Florida car crashes; taking good care of your car can help you avoid some of these common causes of collisions.

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How effective are Efforts to Curb Drunk Driving?

Published on: January 8, 2015 | By Flaxman Law Group

If you were out on the streets of Hollywood and other parts of South Florida this past holiday season, you likely saw the efforts that local authorities instituted to prevent drunk driving. Since drunk driving in Hollywood and other communities can increase during the holiday season, Florida police and advocacy groups respond with awareness and education campaigns and stronger enforcement of DUI laws.

Do Traffic Stops Work?

You may have wondered whether these efforts work. According to Jim Fell and other researchers at the Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation, the answer seems to be yes. Fell and his researchers looked at six different efforts used by police in 30 different communities to stop drunk driving and other violations. The results suggested that the efforts worked and that communities relying heavily on traffic stops saw the lowest levels of drunk driving. Communities that did not use traffic stops or had few of them had rates of drunk driving that were up to three times higher, by comparison. Communities with many arrests for DUI charges also saw less drunk driving than areas with less enforcement.

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