Jacksonville Injury Lawyer Blog

The following are Jacksonville bicycle accident answers. If a loved one or you have been injured in a bicycle or pedestrian accident, you may be entitled to Personal Injury Protection (PIP) benefits up to $10,000 from the vehicle that injured them or from any vehicle owned in their household. In order to get the full Personal Injury Protection (PIP) benefits you may be entitled to, it is important to speak to an experienced Jacksonville bike accident attorney who has experience dealing with bicycle and pedestrian injury cases.

If you have been injured in a bicycle or pedestrian accident, you may be entitled to the following benefits:

• Medical bills
• Wage loss
• Loss of earning capacity
• Pain and suffering
• Emotional distress and disfigurement

If you or a loved one has been injured in a Jacksonville bicycle accident or pedestrian accident, your first step should be to contact the Law Offices of Henry E. Gare at  904-387-6101 for a free case evaluation. Whether you have broken bones, scratches & scrapes or you have been seriously injured or worse, you should know your rights.

Jacksonville car accidents caused by road rage are all too common. As a Jacksonville car accident attorney I have represented too many people who have been hurt by aggressive drivers. I was listening to the radio the other day when I heard a local Jacksonville business, Landstar, suggest a very smart thing to remember if you are confronted by an angry driver: FIDO. FORGET IT AND DRIVE ON. I thought this was simple and easy to remember. If more drivers did this there would be a lot less Jacksonville car accidents caused by road rage. If you have been the victim of a Jacksonville car crash be sure to call an experienced Jacksonville accident attorney.

Jacksonville car accidents caused by drunk driving: Is it the same as texting while driving? The NY Times reports on legislation in Utah which harshly penalizes people who cause fatal car accidents while texting. Instead of merely facing a fine, offenders may now get up to 15 years in jail — the same as drunk drivers.
“In effect, a crash caused by such a multitasking motorist is no longer considered an ‘accident’ like one caused by a driver who, say, runs into another car because he nodded off at the wheel. Instead, such a crash would now be considered inherently reckless. ‘It’s a willful act,’ said Lyle Hillyard, a Republican state senator and a big supporter of the new measure. ‘If you choose to drink and drive or if you choose to text and drive, you’re assuming the same risk.’ The Utah law represents a concrete new response in an evolving debate among legislators around the country about how to reduce the widespread practice of multitasking behind the wheel — a topic to be discussed at a national conference about the dangers of distracted driving that is being organized by the Transportation Department for this fall.” As a Jacksonville car accident attorney I agree that it is time for Florida to also get tougher on texting drivers. If you or a loved one has been injured in a Jacksonville car accident be sure to call an experienced Jacksonville car accident attorney.

Jacksonville drivers renewing their  driver’s license are going to find it  much more complicated.

Starting in January, Floridians will be required to show valid identification, a Social Security card and two separate documents proving they have a Florida address to get a driver’s license.

The new requirements are part of a controversial change from state driver’s licenses to a nationally compliant card. The licenses will look essentially the same as they do now, but with these changes a license will become compliant with federal government provisions.

This week the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles launched an education campaign to assist Floridians about what is changing.

People who already have a Florida driver’s license will need to present proof of identification (like a birth certificate), a Social Security number and proof of their residential address when they renew their license. Current driver’s licenses will remain valid until their expiration date, which means everyone will not need to do this in 2010.

New residents to Florida have been required to provide this information since October 2008. A current driver’s license will not be accepted as proof of identification, or proof of residential address.

Why is this being done?

The federal government believes the new regulations will make identity theft harder for criminals and terrorists.  I hope it also cuts down on the number of Jacksonville car accidents.

As a Jacksonville car accident attorney representing victims who suffer personal injuries in Florida, I applaud the Florida Legislature for enacting a new law which mandates that any driver who is convicted of three car accident related moving violations over a three-year time frame will have to pass a driving test, just like when they first received their license.
The new law will take into consideration all car accidents and tickets issued since January of 2009, as prior car accidents will not be counted. Regardless, AAA believes the change necessary.
Although public perception is that elderly drivers are the most likely to cause car accidents, according to the State of Florida, those most likely to be affected by the new law are white men, younger than 40, in and around major cities.
We too hope that this new law will act as a strong deterrent to prevent future Jacksonville car accidents.