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South Florida crosswalk and intersection accident lawyer David I. Fuchs has over 17 years of experience in successfully representing motor vehicle accident victims, their families and friends who have suffered a death in the family or sustained serious bodily injuries, pain and suffering, lost wages and medical bills in crosswalks or intersections because of the negligence of a driver of another motor vehicle.

It's a fact that teenagers get into a lot more accidents than adults do. The reason for that is simple: teenagers have less driving experience, so it is easier for them to get caught by simple mistakes that adults have already learned to avoid. Here are seven driving secrets that you can follow to help avoid unneccessary accidents.

1. Check for cars twice before pulling into an intersection at a stop sign - This simple step has saved my life several times. About 10 times in my life I have stopped at a stop sign to make a left-hand turn, looked both ways, and apparently I had a clear intersection. But when I looked again there was a car coming right down on top of me! That happened, in all 10 cases, because just at the instant I happened to look to the right the car in question was sneakily hiding begind the windshield pillar on the passenger side! If you check twice you avoid this problem.
2. Watch for cars that are pulling trailers - If you are at an intersection watching an oncoming car so that you can cross, make sure you check to see if the oncoming car has a trailer. I recently saw an accident where the person gunned his car right after the oncoming car passed. Unfortunately the car was pulling a long, low trailer and the driver never saw it. What a mess!
3. When switching lanes on a highway, always turn your head and physically check for a clear lane; don't just rely on your rear-view mirror - There is a pretty big blind spot in your mirrors, and a car may be sitting right in that blind spot. If you don't physically turn your head, you will never see the car when you switch lanes.
4. Be very careful when you are close to trucks - Especially when passing on the right hand side, it is very likely that the driver cannot see you. If you cannot see the truck's mirrors, the truck driver cannot see you. Even if you can see the mirrors he may not see you. Unfortunately, if the truck driver makes a mistake you are the one who will get squashed, even if you have the right-of-way.
5. Watch for kids - If you are in a neighborhood with cars parked along the street, watch carefully for kids, dogs, cats, etc. They have a bad habit of popping out from between cars suddenly.
6. Watch for cars rushing through intersections at the end of a red light - If you are the first person in line at a red light, you often end up staring intently at the light and punching the gas the instant the light turns green. It would be better, when the light turns green, to quickly look both ways before proceeding. In many cases a person is trying to make it through the intersection on the yellow light. If you rush into the intersection at the moment the light turns green without looking for that oncoming car, you will get hit. It happens all the time.
7. Look both left and right when making a right-hand turn - When sitting at an intersection waiting to make a right-hand turn, you often get in the habit of looking left until traffic is clear and then immediately entering the intersection. It "makes sense"--traffic should only be coming from the left. However, things on your right can change while you are concentrating on your left-hand side. What's shown in the diagram below is a very common change - a pedestrian has started walking and is in the cross-walk. If you don't also look right, you will run right into her. You would be surprised how many accidents happen at intersections because of over-concentration on the traffic coming from the left.

South Florida crosswalk and intersection accident lawyer David I. Fuchs will represent you for injuries that include, but are not limited to:

I) Injuries requiring surgery, sutures, staples

2) Traumatic Brain Injury, including those caused by oxygen deprivation

3) Severe burns resulting in significant and permanent scarring

4) Mental anguish and emotional distress, death

5) Those injuries caused by a collision with a driver that is drunk, impaired or otherwise under the influence of narcotics or drugs.

After a collision with another party it is imperative to call the police to the accident scene, seek immediate medical treatment. It is then important to seek legal counsel to protect your legal rights by calling Florida crosswalk and intersection accident lawyer David I. Fuchs who will take your call and speak with you immediately about your crosswalk and intersection accident. Florida crosswalk and intersection accident lawyer David I. Fuchs will then stand ready to fight for you to see that you get compensation for your pain and suffering, any lost wages and medical bills. 

Call South Florida crosswalk and intersection accident accident Attorney David I. Fuchs Toll Free at 800-570-2858 for a free consultation to discuss your motor vehicle accident case. You may also write to South Florida crosswalk and intersection accident Attorney David I. Fuchs by filling out the form on the "Contact Us" page."

If you can not come to us South Florida crosswalk and intersection accident lawyer David I. Fuchs will send a representative to see you. We speak English and Spanish. Se habla ingles y espanol. 

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