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After hearing good things about the latest in crash-prevention technology, you decided to add automatic emergency braking to your new car. The feature costs about $2,000 on most vehicles. Yet, even though data shows it can prevent crashes, the discount from your insurer is likely to be zero. Most insurers are not ready to cut […]

Breakthroughs in self-driving car technology are surpassing insurers’ abilities to factor the systems into auto premiums. A recent fatality involving a Tesla Model S electric sedan using the company’s Autopilot system has focused attention on the risks of innovative “autonomous driving” technology. For now, the insurance claims process for cars using the systems generally works […]

With a national recall of defective airbags in more than 24 million vehicles, drivers are worrying corrective measures are not coming fast enough. New rounds of recall letters are hitting mailboxes as the death toll has climbed to at least eleven; however, a number of letters that warn many South Florida drivers for the first […]

How old are your tires? The answer to that question could save your life. Tire age and quality might have played a factor in a recent crash on Interstate 95 in Jupiter that resulted in six fatalities, including four children from a Stuart family. Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) investigators reported tread separation—a highly dangerous situation […]

As of July 1st, Florida boaters get a break from repeated law enforcement safety inspections. Pass one check for required life vests, fire extinguisher and distress signal on board, and you receive an official decal to keep authorities off your back for good. The change was backed by Republican State Representative, Ritch Workman, who represents […]

In 2015 alone, there were more than 92,000 hit-and-run crashes investigated in the state of Florida. Such crashes—up by nearly 7,500 from 2014—are an increasing problem that is being met with tougher penalties. Governor Rick Scott signed a law last year that enhances the penalties for leaving the scene of a crash, making it a […]

Self-driving cars are expected to usher in a new era of mobility, safety, and convenience. However, transportation researchers say people will use them too much, causing major traffic complications. Experts foresee robot cars chauffeuring children to school, dance class, and baseball practice. The disabled and elderly will have new mobility. Commuters will be able to […]

Every parent knows what it’s like to rush out the door and quickly leave the house, child in tow. When you finally make it to the car, snacks packed, shoes on, a favorite toy in hand, you quickly strap your little one into their car seat and get on your way. But is your child […]

The race by automakers and technology firms to develop self-driving cars has been fueled by the belief that computers can operate a vehicle more safely than human drivers. But that view is now in question after the first known death caused by a self-driving car was recently disclosed by Tesla Motors, a development that is […]

Summertime means sunshine, pool parties, and barbecues. It also means spending more time at the playground. While playgrounds offer excitement and engaging spaces for fun and exercise, they can also pose serious safety hazards—especially in the hot months of June, July, and August. Below are six simple tips from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission […]

Florida’s new Personal Injury Protection (PIP) law passed in 2012 was supposed to eliminate up to $1 billion in fraud and cut no-fault car insurance bills, but an investigation led by The Palm Beach Post reveals Florida insurance premiums have increased by a whopping 40 percent since the start of 2015. Floridians already pay the […]

Truck-related deaths hit an all-time low during the economic doldrums of2009, when 2,983 truck accidents killed 3,380 people. But as the economy has recovered, the carnage has been on the rise. In 2013, the most recent year for which finalized statistics are available, 3,541 wrecks killed 3,964 people—an increase of 17.3 percent in just four […]