Transportation Safety & Law in Orlando

Whiplash Causes Auto Accident Victim’s Costly Injuries

Whiplash is a common but silent injury in trucking and car accidents. Whiplash is a misunderstood injury a person can sustain in an accident. It cannot be seen and is largely argued as an…

By Ed Normand

/ 20 Sep 2011

Trucker Fatigue Prompts For a New Federal Safety Law

Federal regulators say that trucker fatigue is causing fatal accidents, even as the number of fatal truck crashes has dropped in recent years after a major overhaul of rules that took effect in…

By Orman Kimbrough

/ 8 Sep 2011

Summary of Florida Motorcycle Helmet and Insurance Laws

If an adult meets certain insurance standards under their motorcycle policy, Florida law does not require that person to wear a helmet while on a motorcycle. Most bikers are safer riders and yet,…

By Ed Normand

/ 17 Aug 2011

Beware: Scary Hospital Tactics in Patient Billing

A 53 year old woman is involved in a motor vehicle accident. No fault of her own. She is taken via ambulance to Munroe Regional Medical Center in Ocala, Florida. While there she fills out her…

By Ed Normand

/ 10 Aug 2011

US Department of Transportation Bans Texting and Driving for Commercial Vehicles

The U.S. Department of Transportation recently announced that it is banning texting behind the wheel of commercial vehicles and vehicles that weigh more than 10,000 pounds. This is a significant…

By Ed Normand

/ 15 Apr 2010

Dangers of Distracted Driving Part II

The dangers of distracted driving were made painfully clear last week, after a three-car crash in Florida sent two people to the hospital. The driver who caused the accident was distracted by…

By Ed Normand

/ 14 Apr 2010

Supreme Court Recognition for Board Certified Lawyers

Florida Supreme Court Approves Use of B.C.S for Certified Lawyers In a Florida Supreme Court Nov. 19 opinion is a new rule that allows board certified lawyers to use the letters B.C.S. for board…

By Ed Normand

/ 7 Apr 2010

Third Disney Bus Crash

Over the weekend, yet another Disney bus was involved in a crash – the third within the past two weeks. On Saturday, April 3, a Disney bus driven by 81-year-old Frederick Cassens rear-ended an SUV…

By Ed Normand

/ 7 Apr 2010

Disney Bus Crash: Will Disney Use Another Liability Loophole?

Another Disney transportation crash today resulted in multiple injuries. According to the Florida Highway Patrol a Disney bus crashed into the rear of a bus operated by the Waldorf Astoria…

By Ed Normand

/ 23 Mar 2010

Texting and Driving Could Cost You in Florida

State lawmakers in Florida are proposing a $30 fine for drivers caught texting while operating a motor vehicle. The new measure, proposed by members of the Florida Legislature, is aimed at…

By Ed Normand

/ 15 Feb 2010

Car Accidents Abroad

We often worry about contaminated water or infectious diseases when traveling abroad, but how many of us really think about road and traffic safety? A study publicized in 2007 by the Journal of…

By Ed Normand

/ 27 Jan 2010

Texting and Driving

CTIA – The Wireless Association, an international organization that represents the wireless industry, reports that as of December 2007, there were over 255 million cell phone subscribers in the…

By Ed Normand

/ 26 Jan 2010