USA Today-August 2, 2010-Larry Copeland-According to this article nearly 9 in 10 teenage drivers have engaged in distracted-driving behavior such as texting or talking on a cell phone despite the fact that most of them realize there actions increase the risk of a crash, according to a new survey discussed in this article. The survey was conducted by Seventeen Magazine and AAA. The survey points out difficultly of nation’s efforts to stop drivers from texting while driving, especially with regard to young drivers. “Teens do continue to drive distracted even when they recognize the dangers,” according to William Van Tassel manager of AAA’s driver training programs “driving is the first real adult responsibility, but let’s face it, they’re still teens who’s brains aren’t fully developed.” The online survey found that approximately 84% of teens were aware that distracted-driving behaviors increase their risk of crash; yet 86% have engaged in those behaviors, including texting and talking on cell phones, eating, adjusting radios, driving with four or more passengers and applying make-up. According to the article the margin of error was plus/minus 2.2%. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration almost 6,000 highway deaths each year involve distracted-driving. Eleven states have active bans on texting while driving this year; 30 states in the District of Columbia now have such prohibitions. Although legislation has been proposed, Florida currently has no bans on texting while driving.
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Florida Today-July 29, 2010-According to this article a truck driver was charged with careless driving after his tracker-trailer went out of control and rolled over on Interstate 95 approximately two miles south of Micco Road in Brevard County, Florida. Apparently the tracker-trailer was southbound in the right lane on the Interstate 95 when the tires hit the dirt shoulder along a curve. According to the article this caused the trailer’s load to shift. The truck driver over corrected and the tracker-trailer flipped onto its right side blocking both lanes of Interstate 95, in Brevard County for several hours.
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Florida Today-June 29, 2010-J.D. Gallop-According to this article heavy rain may have contributed to the cause of a nine-vehicle pile-up on Interstate 95 in Viera-Rockledge area that left traffic jammed for several hours. The initial crash occurred near the Wickham Road exit and was one of at least five crashes that occurred within one-hour period.
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Florida Today-June 28, 2010-A woman and child were injured when the vehicle they were in overturned, ejecting them. The vehicle was southbound on US-1 near Ellis Lane when the driver attempted to change lanes. Apparently the driver over corrected, the vehicle rotated, entered a ditch and overturned. The female driver and a 4-year-old boy were ejected. The boy was taken to Arnold Palmer Hospital in Orlando with minor injuries and the driver was taken to Holmes Regional Medical Center in Melbourne in critical condition. Apparently neither occupant was wearing a seta belt.
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Florida Today -June 23, 2010-Keyonna Summers-This article points out that red-light cameras may be used, in the future, in the city of Cocoa. Currently, Melbourne, Satellite Beach and Titusville have also discussed the use of red-light cameras. Two Brevard County cities already have them. Palm Bay has cameras at Malabar and Minton Roads, Emerson and San Filippo Drives since 2-16-2010. The fine associated with these cameras is $125.00. The city of Cocoa Beach has also had cameras. Cocoa Beach’s red-light cameras are at State Road A1A and Fischer Park and have been in operation since April of 2010. The fine associated with these cameras is $150.00, increasing the subsequent offenses.
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Florida Today-June 22, 2010-According to this article Palm Bay firefighters and paramedics rescued a woman from a single vehicle crash after she was ejected from a rollover in which the vehicle burst into flames. The crash occurred in Brevard County, on Interstate 95 near mile marker 170. The woman was treated at the scene for critical injuries and airlifted to a trauma center located in Melbourne, Florida.
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Florida Today-June 15, 2010-According to this article the declining number of highway fatalities in Florida is now at a record low. According to state officials there were 1.3 deaths per every one hundred million miles driven in Florida in the year 2009. Although there were 2,563 deaths on Florida roadways in 2009, that number is almost 1,000 fewer highway deaths than the state recorded in 2005. In fact according to the article, the number of Florida highway deaths has declined every year since 2005 when there were 1.77 deaths per every one hundred million miles driven in the state.
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Motorcycle Consumer News-July 2010- According to the Motorcycle Riders Foundation (MRF) in an April, 2010, hearing held by the U.S. Senate environment and public works committee, Senator Frank Lautenberg repeatedly called for a National Mandatory helmet law. There were other issues covered during the hearing such as impaired driving, distracted driving and big trucks.
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Motorcycle Consumer News-July 2010-A woman was painting her fingernails while driving and smashed into a motorcyclists, killing her, she has been convicted of felony reckless homicide, according to a report by the American Motorcyclists Association (AMA). Reportedly, the woman who was driving her automobile reportedly showed no emotion when the jury read the verdict after deliberating after a little more than three hours May 6, 2010. The convicted woman faces up to five years in prison when she was sentenced. The motorcyclist was killed when the driver in question, who police said admitted she was painting her fingernails at the time of the crash, smashed into the back of the motorcycle at a stop light.
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Florida Today-May 20, 2010-According to this article a Palm Bay bicyclist was injured following a hit-and-run collision with a motor vehicle in south Palm Bay. Palm Bay Fire Rescue crews at the scene of the crash requested a medical helicopter to transport the injured cyclist to Holmes Regional Medical Center.
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