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Tips for Staying Safe This Summer

Summer is synonymous with road trips, lounging by the pool, going to the beach, and other leisurely activities. Unfortunately, people tend to be more careless while they are in vacation mode. They may be driving in an unfamiliar area, or their judgment is impaired from alcohol or recreational drugs. The following are common summertime accidents and their potential legal consequences.

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Florida Ranked Worst for Safe Driving Laws

Advocates for Highway & Auto Safety, a national group of consumer, medical, public health, law enforcement, and safety groups and insurance companies and agents working together to improve road safety in the U.S., recently found that Florida only has 6 out of 16 laws designed to keep drivers, passengers and motorcyclists safe. This lack of adequate safety regulations causes preventable crashes and deaths, and costs Floridians $13 million each year.