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Frequently Asked Questions

Q: What can I do to help keep my teen driver safe this summer and over the 4^th of July?

A:

Summer is always a dangerous time for teen drivers; they are at particular risk on holiday weekends. Though teens cannot legally celebrate the Fourth of July with alcohol, teen drivers still have to contend with intoxicated drivers on the road and an increase temptation to drink and drive.  Here is some info that may help:

• Auto accidents are the leading cause of death for teenagers in the country.

• During the year, the deadliest 4 hours for teen drivers are 10 p.m. to midnight on Fridays and Saturdays.
• During summer, when school is out, every day is a weekend, making a Wednesday night just as dangerous as the weekend.
• The main factors in teen crashes stem from inexperience, immaturity and risk taking.
• Drivers between 20 and 24 that have been drinking die on the roads at the highest rate of all drivers in Florida.
• Teens are a far greater risk of death in an alcohol-related crash than the overall population.
• Teens driving with passengers increase their crash risk by 50% with one passenger and 5 times with more than one passenger.
• Nationally, 58% of teens killed in traffic crashers were not wearing seat belts.

As a father and Ocala accident attorney, I encourage you to follow the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration suggestions on keeping your young driver safe by spelling out the rules:  

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  1. Alcohol:  Absolutely no alcohol.
  2. Seat belts:  Always Buckle up.
  3. Cell phone/texting: No talking or texting while driving.
  4. Curfew:  Have the car in the driveway by 10 p.m.
  5. Passengers:  No more than one at all times.
  6. Graduated Drivers License: follow the state's GDL Law. 
  7. Parental Responsibility: Set your house rules and consequences.

For more information:

7 Simple things to help make your holiday weekend travels safe. 

Florida's Interstates are some of the deadliest in the country. 

5 Things to pay attention to for a safe 4^th of July and every day on the road in Florida.

Accident attorney, Jeffrey Meldon, strongly believes that public education is the first step in the prevention of and/or recovery from a serious accident. 

He and his Office take pride in their work, and in results they get for their clients.  

The Law Office of Jeffrey Meldon and Associates is a regional law firm that is located in Gainesville, Florida. They are personal injury lawyers, litigators and trial lawyers that have been working to get accident victims the justice they deserve for over 37 years throughout North Florida and all over Florida. Accidents involving a car crash, truck wreck, and motorcycle, bicycle, or pedestrian accidents, dog bites, slip and falls and medical malpractice are all included in their practice as accident attorneys.

They have been proudly representing injured victims in Gainesville, Ocala, Lake City, Inverness, Daytona Beach, Dunnellon, Palatka, The Villages, and the counties of Alachua, Marion, Columbia, Citrus, Volusia, Sumter, Putnam  and the entire North and Central Florida since 1971.

For more information on how they can help you, or any other question you may have, feel free to contact their office at 1 800 373 8000

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