We all take our brakes for granted and the fact is that stopping a vehicle is much more important than starting it. To try and avoid brake failure you should have your brakes checked every time you have your car or truck serviced. Your mechanic will be able to recommend any brake maintenance necessary to keep your car’s brakes working properly. What Happens If Your Brakes Do Fail? Total brake failure can be a terrifying and dangerous experience. Brake failure is another important reason to always wear your seat belt and to make sure your passengers do the same. Remaining calm is the first and most important step in all emergency situations and if brake failure happens these are some steps you can take: Take evasive actions if you are in traffic to avoid hitting other vehicles or pedestrians. Try pumping the brakes. If your car has an automatic transmission shift into low gear. If your vehicle has a manual transmission, downshift into a lower gear. Depress the emergency brake. Pull onto the side of the road watching out for traffic until the car comes…Read More
Officially schools are back in session for students and teachers. This means more congestion, distracted parent drivers and sharing the road with others. School buses are picking up their passengers, kids on bikes are trying to make it on time before the school bell, parents are trying to drop-off their kids to make it to work on time. Most drivers have been used to a lack of children on the streets during the summer, and may fail to realize that now there will be more congestion, that they need to slow down and pay attentions to the little ones on the road. Below are few Road Safety Tips for a New School Year. 1. Walking to school. Be realistic about kids’ pedestrian skills, make sure your children understand that they must walk on the sidewalk, be very cautious around traffic, and must walk facing traffic. If they cross streets on their way to and from school and there is no crossing guard on duty, instruct them to carefully look for cars coming in either direction. Also, impress upon them that they must walk especially carefully around parked…Read More
Driving requires concentration and abiding civility toward our fellow drivers. It’s estimated that there are around 10 million car accidents every year due to human error and dangerous driving habits. Below we have outlined some alarming driving behaviors. The most important thing to realize about all of them is that everything on the list below, can be accomplished before getting behind the wheel, or it can wait until you get to a place where the vehicle can be safely parked. While you can’t expect everyone to show common sense, we urge you to do everything possible so that you avoid these pitfalls and are never distracted while driving. Texting – No matter how much the danger of texting while driving has been publicized, nationwide reports keep mounting about accidents resulting from this extremely dangerous activity. If you are tempted to check your phone while driving, remember, in the time it takes to check your phone, you just drove the distance of a football field at 55mph. Taking our eyes off the road can be fatal. Talking On A Cell Phone – We’ve gotten so used to the…Read More
We’ve done our best to constantly remind you of the dangers of texting while driving. According to a University of Buffalo study, however, the number of injuries suffered by people texting while walking was much higher than for those texting while driving. The study reported three types of distractions that take place when a person is texting while walking – manual, visual and cognitive – leading to injuries caused by walking into moving traffic, slip and falls, and bumping into walls and other objects, among many reported types of mishaps. If you or a loved one have been involved in any type of accident, you may have legal recourses available, and the skilled and experienced attorneys at the Fenstersheib Law Group, P.A., have been helping accident victims in South Florida for more than three decades. Let us put that experience to work for you – we stand by our long history of compassion, integrity, and tenacity in bringing justice for the injured. Call us today, toll-free, at 1-800-TellRobert, for a free initial consultation to determine your legal rights. Our phones are answered 24 hours a day, 7 days per…Read More
When head injuries are suspected after a car crash, immediate medical treatment is of utmost importance. Although signs of head trauma can be readily apparent immediately after a car accident, mild head injuries may not result in any major symptoms and may even be confused with symptoms of other types of medical conditions. But symptoms may indeed show up well after the fact that could indeed be a delayed result of the accident. These may include blurred vision, confusion and disorientation, loss of memory and lack of concentration, headaches, dizziness, nausea and vomiting. If you or a loved one have been involved in an automobile accident, and the extent of the injuries was not fully apparent at the time of the accident, please be aware that you still have legal recourses available, and the skilled and experienced attorneys at the Fenstersheib Law Group, P.A. have been helping automobile accident victims for more than three decades. Let us put that experience to work for you – we stand by our long history of compassion, integrity, and tenacity in bringing justice for the injured. Call us today,…Read More
Thousands of school children across South Florida head back to school in mid-August. As students get back to their daily travel routines, it’s important for all parents to take a little extra time to ensure their children’s safety. This becomes a peak time for accidents and injuries while walking, biking or riding to school. Most drivers have been used to a lack of children on the streets during the summer and may fail to realize that now there will be many more children on the road, due to the start of a new school year. 1. If your children walk to school, make sure they understand that they must walk on the sidewalk, and must walk facing traffic. If they cross streets on their way to and from school, instruct them to carefully look for cars coming in either direction. Also, impress upon them that they must walk especially carefully around parked cars. 2. If your children ride bicycles to school, make sure that they wear helmets. Review all the basic bicycling safety rules with your children, including hand signals, riding at safe speeds, riding…Read More
Study conducted by researchers at the University of Alberta, Canada, found that motorists who talk on cell phones while driving made more driving errors compared to drivers who were not engaged in phone conversations. The study revealed that these motorists were found to be much more likely to make common driving errors, including improper lane changes, driving at excessive speeds and suddenly crossing center lines. The researchers found that, even if a person is using a hands-free cell phone, there’s still an increase in brain activity and an increase in heart rate. Even if the conversation was not emotional in nature, the study revealed that there were definitely changes in the person’s emotional reaction to the conversation, resulting in an increase in the number of driving errors made – almost all of the participants in the test groups made some sort of driving error as a result of phone usage. If you have been involved in an automobile accident as a result of someone else’s negligence, you may be entitled to money damages. The Auto Accident Attorneys at the Fenstersheib Law Group, P.A. have over…Read More
While minor “fender benders” in South Florida often result in negligible property damages, it is never safe to assume that such simple accidents always result in logical outcomes. Vehicle occupants, for instance, could have suffered injuries that were not immediately apparent at the time of the collision. And since insurance company adjusters are not necessarily agreeable with these premises – often offering inadequate compensation to individuals involved in car crashes dealing with lesser property damage – it is highly recommended that, if you’ve been involved in any kind of auto accident you take two immediate important steps: First, visit a doctor as soon as possible, as a trained physician can detect physical damage that may not be immediately apparent. And second, secure the assistance of an experienced auto accident and personal injury attorney. It is the job of the Fenstersheib Law Group, P.A. to fight for your rights and ensure proper compensation for your pain and suffering. Should you or a loved one have unfortunately been injured in an auto accident in South Florida, it is vital that you contact our Injury Legal Team immediately so that…Read More
If you find yourself involved in a car crash in Florida, you should immediately report it to the police, even if no injuries are apparent, as a police report can assist the insurance companies in determining who was at fault. And if you’ve suffered injuries in the accident, you should seek immediate medical attention. But it is important to note that in many cases, injuries are not immediately apparent at the time of an accident, and the victim may not experience pain or discomfort resulting from the incident until long after the initial reports have been filed. Many people assume that if they did not report actual injuries when the accident took place, the right to file a claim has been lost. That is not the case. The experienced attorneys at the Fenstersheib Law Group, P.A. have successfully handled hundreds of South Florida vehicular accident cases over the past three decades. In the State of Florida, you generally have four years from the date of a crash to file a personal injury claim. If you or a loved one has been involved in such an…Read More
Traffic accidents occur in the United States at the alarming rate of over 6 million per year. While poor driver decisions – including intoxication and texting while driving – are usually the leading cause of vehicular accidents in our South Florida roadways, very often these accidents are the product of extenuating circumstances, such as poor road conditions or misleading signage. Besides physical injury, long-term rehabilitation and even permanent disability, individuals involved in car crashes may also experience protracted psychological trauma. If you’ve been involved in a vehicular accident, even if it is minor in nature, you may suffer mental stress that often results in erratic sleep patterns, panic attacks, and other post-traumatic stress symptoms. If you have been injured in a car accident or have suffered a loss as a result of another’s negligent or wrongful conduct in South Florida, you need a knowledgeable and experienced legal team on your side, and for more than three decades, the Accident and Injury Lawyers of the Fenstersheib Law Group, P.A. have been helping people injured in vehicular accidents. We stand by our long history of compassion, integrity, and tenacity…Read More
