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Flashing Yellow Arrows to Hit Tampa Bay Traffic Lights
According to the TBT, Tampa Bay motorists tired of waiting to make left turns at busy intersections will soon get help in the form of flashing yellow arrows.
Florida is preparing to roll out more than 75 of the traffic signals at key intersections around Florida in an effort to boost safety, keep traffic flowing and reduce gasoline consumption.
The first flashing yellow arrow in Hillsborough County will be installed at Fowler Avenue and Jefferson Road in a few months. Pinellas County installed a flashing yellow arrow at Nebraska Avenue and Belcher Road in Palm Harbor in November 2009- the first one in Florida!
Flashing yellow arrows are already in 35 states, more than 1,000 intersections and the numbers continue to grow.
The flashing yellow lights indicate to drivers to turn left but yield first to oncoming cars or pedestrians. It is too early to tell whether the devices reduce the number of crashes.
For more information call your Tampa Personal Injury Attorney today for more on traffic laws and road safety. Drive safe. Think quick, call Blick. 813-931-0840.
Your driver’s license info for sale
TALLAHASSEE – If you have a driver’s license, your information is for sale.
It is the kind of information you may think is private — but the state of Florida is making millions by selling to people who want to sell thing to you.
According to a report from WPTV in West Palm Beach , the state made $62 million last year selling your personal information to certain companies under the Drivers Privacy Protection Act.
It’s all the information most people consider confidential: like your name, address, date of birth, even the type of car you drive.
Ann Howard, a spokesperson with the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, said in a statement that some companies are entitled to the information, like insurance companies and employers.
Auto Accident? View your crash reports online
TAMPA – If you’re in a car accident, it should now be a lot easier to get your hands on the records. That’s because politicians changed the law as of July 1st as a direct result of a FOX 13 investigation.
Earlier this year, investigative reporter Doug Smith showed us how the law regarding “crash reports” was in desperate need of repair, and this past legislative session lawmakers in Tallahassee went to work.
“We’re not perfect in Tallahassee, anything but perfect,” says State Senator Mike Fasano (R-New Port Richey.) “With the technology today, that information especially crash reports should be available to them immediately,” Fasano said, calling the change long overdue.
Jeff Brandes, a state representative from St. Petersburg, wants to see the records go online.
“I think it definitely should be done online, and it could be done at a minimal cost,” he said.
Red-light cameras to go up at 19 Tampa intersections
TAMPA Red-light cameras will be installed at 19 intersections throughout the city, transportation officials said today.
The cameras will be installed beginning next month.
“Red-light running has become an epidemic in Tampa and Florida, and I think these cameras will be a good deterrent and will be a way to change the culture,” Mayor Bob Buckhorn said.
City council members voted 4-3 in April to approve a contract with an Arizona-based company to install and operate the controversial traffic devices.
Officials have chosen intersections where red-light running commonly occurs, Buckhorn said.
“I think the data drives the locations, and we’ve approached this as scientifically as we can,” he said.
The cameras are expected to generate about $2 million a year for the city. But Buckhorn said he believes the main purpose for the cameras is to prevent crashes.
“I think as people realize there are penalties to pay for this behavior and you put other peoples’ lives at risk to save yourself three seconds and you get caught, maybe the behavior will change,” he said.
CAMERA LOCATIONS
Red-light cameras will be installed at the following intersections:
1. Adamo Drive eastbound at 50th Street/Tamiami Trail
2. Fowler Avenue eastbound at Nebraska Avenue
3. Hillsborough Avenue westbound at Nebraska
4. Hillsborough eastbound and westbound at 22nd Street
5. Waters Avenue eastbound at U.S. 41/Florida Avenue
6. Armenia Avenue northbound at Hillsborough
7. Himes Avenue southbound at Hillsborough
8. Lois Avenue northbound at Hillsborough
9. Nebraska northbound at Hillsborough
10. Nebraska northbound at Fowler
11. 50th/Tamiami northbound and southbound at Adamo
12. Dale Mabry Highway southbound at Gandy Boulevard; and Gandy eastbound at Dale Mabry
13. Dale Mabry southbound at Kennedy Boulevard; and Kennedy eastbound at Dale Mabry
14. Manhattan Avenue southbound at Gandy
15. U.S. 41/Florida southbound at Waters
16. Columbus Drive westbound and eastbound at Dale Mabry
17. Gandy westbound and eastbound at West Shore Boulevard; and West Shore northbound at Gandy
18. Waters Avenue westbound and eastbound at Armenia
19. Kennedy eastbound at Ashley Drive
Post Fourth of July Mishaps in Florida
2 people were hospitalized after firework mishaps yesterday, according to FOX News.
Coral Springs Fire Department says one man was injured and suffered injuries to his face after a firework encounter. The Pembroke Pines Fire Department says a 27-year-old man injured his right hand when fireworks he was attempting to light went off in his hand.
Misfired fireworks also started a separate fire in Coral Springs on Monday night. The fire department says a lit firecracker was shot into the garage of a house. It started a fire that caused significant damage to the garage, but no one was injured.
If you find that your post fourth of July experience was not so welcoming and you or a loved one has been injured by the cause of someones negligence please contact your tampa personal injury attorney today so that we may help you recover from a loss or injury. Call us at 813-931-0840 for your free consultation regarding your potential claim.
New York Times: Antilock Brakes Aren’t Just for Four Wheels
Motorcycle makers and federal highway-safety regulators are taking a harder look at whether advanced safety technology can help reduce fatal accidents and injuries for those who ride.
Manufacturers, at the urging of federal safety officials, are moving to make antilock brakes available on more models. BMW AG is making the feature standard on all models as of the 2012 model year. At the same time, the government and industry are moving ahead with new studies of whether antilock brakes, which can help a rider stay upright during a hard stop, can reduce motorcycle fatalities.
BMWBMW is making antilock brakes standard on all of its motorcycles, such as this K 1600 GT model.
Unlike auto makers and drivers, the motorcycle industry and riders have been relatively slow to embrace safety technology. Thirty years ago, car manufacturers fought safety requirements and most drivers didn’t bother using their seat belts. Now, auto makers compete to offer the latest crash-survival and avoidance technology and more than 80% of motorists buckle up—even if only to avoid getting a ticket.