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- Nightmare on I-75, what can we learn from it? Gainesville and Ocala accident attorney gives his advice to motorists and the State of Florida.
- Recent ATV Fatalities Serve As a Tragic Reminder – ATV’s are recreational vehicles that should not be taken recreationally. Gainesville accident attorney explains.
- Student Injured in Marion County Bus Accident Reminds Us To Pay Attention To The Road and Know When to Stop for a Bus.
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- 11 Deaths on Sunday's I-75 TragedyPosted on 2/1/2012
- Two ATV Fatalities In One Weekend in Levy CountyPosted on 1/18/2012
- Driver Faces Charges For Hitting Horse and RiderPosted on 1/13/2012
- National Teen Driver Week Urges Parental Involvement - Every Week of the YearPosted on 11/21/2011
- Newly Proposed Florida PIP Legislative Bill (Senate Bill 1930) SummaryPosted on 11/19/2011
- Upcoming Time Shift Should Raise Concerns About Safe Driving During Twilight HoursPosted on 11/2/2011
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Car and Motorcycle Accidents
- Ocala Accident Attorney Explains Equestrian Laws and Rules for Riding on Roadways and Public Lands, and Laws For Motorists.
- Parents of Teen Drivers - Do You Know The Mistakes Young Drivers Commonly Make?
- Gainesville Accident Attorney Explains The Basics of School Bus Safety for Both Drivers and Students
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National Safety Commission issues alert for managing blind spots.
Posted on Jul 06, 2009
The National Safety Commission recently issued an alert for drivers to check all directions before changing lanes. Due to blind spots on vehicles, sideswipe collisions occur frequently. The NSA reports that 826,000 vehicles are involved in these lane-changing accidents every year.
Blind spots can also affect the area behind your car, leading to backing up over something or someone. Kids and Cars, a nonprofit organization, believes blinds spots behind cars is a serious problem, evidenced by the average of two children every week that are struck by cars backing up.
For more information on safety measures you can take to avoid sideswiping another vehicle while driving or backing over something or someone due to blind spots to the side and rear of your vehicle, please see, Tips For Drivers on How to Manage Blind Spots. or visit the National Safety Commission's alert page on this topic.
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I am local Accident Attorney, Jeffrey Meldon, and I strongly believe that public education is the first step in the prevention of and/or recovery from a serious accident.
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The Law Office of Jeffrey Meldon and Associates is a regional law firm that is located in Gainesville, Florida. We 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.
We have been proudly representing injured accident victims in Gainesville, Ocala, Lake City, Inverness, Daytona Beach, Dunnellon, Palatka, The Villages, and Alachua County, Marion County, Columbia County, Citrus County, Volusia County, Sumter County, Putnam County and the entire North and Central Florida since 1971.
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