Do you have a motorcycle endorsement on your driver license? If you wish to operate any two or three wheel motorcycle, whose engine is more than 50 cc, you are required by Florida law to have a motorcycle endorsement on your driver license or a motorcycle-only license.
Florida's Move Over Law requires motorists to move over when a patrol car, emergency vehicle or tow truck/wrecker is stopped on the side of a road with lights flashing. If such movement cannot be safely accomplished, motorists shall slow down to a speed of 20 mph below the posted speed limit.
Bicycle-friendly communities are places where people feel safe and comfortable riding their bikes for fun, fitness, and transportation, according to the Network of Employers for Traffic Safety.
Wearing a seat belt is particularly important during pregnancy, when you're protecting for two. The American Academy of Family Physicians offers these suggestions for moms-to-be while traveling in the car:
Throughout Florida, a number of programs offer free rides to individuals who have had too much to drink. Variousw taxi services, wrecker companies and other businesses may offer such services to keep impaired drivers from getting behind the wheel.
For travelers who want to see what traffic looks like before getting on the highway, the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) has an app for that. The Florida 511 app now features traffic camera views associated with crashes, congestion and other incidents on all of Florida’s interstates and toll roads. The app is for the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch and is available for free download on the iTunes App Store..
The driver of a vehicle involved in a crash resulting in injury to or death of any persons or damage to any vehicle or other property in an apparent amount of a
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Exercise can help improve many symptoms of osteoarthritis, a joint disease that causes pain and stiffness and can result from injuries sustained during a car