Fatigued driving is the #1 safety problem in the trucking industry today, and is a factor in nearly 40% of all crashes nationwide. Unfortunately, it is routine practice for many trucking companies to violate the hours of service and related FMCSR safety rules. Greedy, profit-driven motives have made fatigued driving in the trucking industry a…
According to a recent article published by the INSURANCE INSTITUTE FOR HIGHWAY SAFETY, in 1998 the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) established a limited set of safety standards for low-speed vehicles (LSVs) intended to apply to vehicles used “to make short trips for shopping, social, and recreational purposes primarily within retirement or other planned…
PINELLAS COUNTY – The City of Pinellas Park is considering allowing golf carts to be legal transportation on some Pinellas Park streets if a new ordinance is passed by the city council. Pinellas Park leaders have drafted an ordinance to turn Mainlands Boulevard, 40th Street and 102nd Avenue into golf cart-friendly streets. Some area residents…
Recently, network news has been covering microcars’ poor safety rating. Television coverage of the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s poor rating given to microcars during crashes with large vehicles. www.iihs.org/video.aspx/releases/pr041409 All three major networks ran segments on the story. NBC Nightly News (4/14, story) Williams reported, “Saving money, saving the environment, by driving one of…
The Insurance Journal recently reported, “The Florida Supreme Court has ruled that a parent can’t execute an injury liability waiver for a minor child when the liability release involves participation in a commercial, as opposed to community or nonprofit, activity” as “such releases are more in the interest of the commercial interests requiring them than…