Wayne Hogan had the privilege of being a guest at the Women Business Owners of North Florida (WBO) dinner meeting in May. He spread the word to more than 70 women business owners about the dangers of distracted driving and the firm’s Distracted Driving Awareness Presentation for the Workforce, that’s available to any business or civic […]
Practice Areas: Auto Accidents
It is a start to must needed legislation in Florida. It took 5 attempts, but Florida is the 40th state to enact a ban against the use of wireless communication devices to manually type or read while driving. It applies to ALL drivers, importantly not just teenagers. On May 28, 2013, Memorial Day, Governor Scott […]
Chrysler is recalling nearly 300,000 Jeep Commanders from 2006-2010 and Jeep Grand Cherokees from 2005-2010. The recall is due to an electrical problem. The vehicles’ circuit boards have been found to be transmitting signals that trigger accidental gear shifts into neutral. If a vehicle were to shift into neutral when started remotely, they can roll […]
Folio weekly’s editor, Denise Reagan, writes in her Editor’s Note this week about being “INTEXTICATED.” She gets it. Our smartphones are incredibly addictive and even though we acknowledge that texting while driving is a very serious threat to safety, we still do it. She realizes that only we can control our own behavior and started […]
On May 2, 2013, the Florida Legislature finally passed a bill, SB 52, making it illegal to text and drive in Florida. The bill awaits Gov. Scott’s signature and if signed, Florida will become the 40th state to have a texting while driving ban. However, the bill only makes texting while driving a secondary offense, […]
Though the total number of automobile recalls per year has been climbing for over two decades now, current data shows that both vehicle quality and reliability are showing steady improvement each year. Then why the continuous increase in recalls? The answer is simple, prime focus on consumer safety should be the goal. In 2000 the […]
Honda is recalling over 204,000 2012 and 2013 Honda CR-Vs, Odyssey minivans and 2013 Acura RDX SUV to fix problems with the automatic shifter. The device that stops drivers from shifting out of park without a foot on the brake might not work properly. The problem happens in below-freezing temperatures. Click here for NHTSA’s full recall alert.
Chrysler is recalling more than 214,000 vehicles for various problems: 119,000 – 2011-2012 Chrysler 300, Dodge Challenger and Dodge Charger vehicles for improperly sized terminal crimps on the seat side airbag wiring harness that could cause the airbags to malfunction and light up the airbag warning light. 61,409 – 2007-2008 Dodge Nitro 4X2 and 2008 […]
April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month. On April 10, 2013, Wayne Hogan was the presenter of “One Text of Call Can Wreck It All” to members of the Democratic Women’s Information Network (“DWIN”). “One Text or Call Can Wreck It All” is a powerful Powerpoint presentation which explores the risks of driving distracted to both […]
Toyota, Nissan, Mazda, Honda, BMW and GM are are recalling 3.4 million vehicles worldwide because airbags supplied by Takata Corp are at risk of catching fire or injuring passengers due to “over aggressive” propellants in canisters that inflate air bags and that could throw off shrapnel or cause bags to rip or tear. Owners of […]