Florida

Two bills which would ban texting while driving in Florida have now been approved by both houses of the state congress. The two separate…

March 5, 2013

A new law which quietly went into effect in Florida this year is gaining international attention, for all the wrong reasons. It turns out the new law, which requires international…

February 14, 2013

Democratic State Senator Maria Sachs has joined with state law enforcement groups to create and pass a new state law which prohibits texting and driving.…

January 30, 2013

A Florida woman learned the hard way that when an officer pulls you over and starts to write you a ticket, you should try…

January 23, 2013

Last week a Florida man was pulled over by police after striking a traffic sign. All doubt as to whether or not the man actually hit the sign was resolved…

December 12, 2012

This week the Florida Supreme Court made it clear that the technology used to create breathalyzers was not off-limits to scrutiny, and that defense…

December 5, 2012

Opossum, raccoon, even an occasional armadillo or two; Florida drivers have seen it all, but now state wildlife officials are warning them to be on the lookout for the rare…

November 28, 2012

The first ever Florida Distracted Driving Summit held last week in Tampa bay, brought together 3,000 people-police, emergency victims, victims of vehicle collisions caused by distracted driving, and public educators-all…

November 21, 2012

Florida communities have been quick to make use of new automated traffic cameras to catch drovers who fail to stop when the light turns…

November 6, 2012

Gov. Rick Scott has commissioned a study to determine if texting-while-driving is causing traffic fatalities to increase in his state. Following a report that traffic fatalities in the state have…

October 30, 2012