Here’s a picture of me with Mayor Bob Buckhorn of Tampa and former Chief Jane Castor of the Tampa Police Department. (It’s on the front of this website.) I was presenting them a check for $2,000.00 to put “Three Feet” stickers on the Tampa police cruisers (120 of them). As the police department was getting […]
Many times after car crash or traumatic injury, an injured person goes through an emotional roller coaster of ups and downs. These emotions are fast moving, strong and seem to take over your mind blocking out what you need or want to think about. Emotions including depression, panic, paranoia, fear of the future, being overwhelmed, […]
You may have heard how insurance companies will “increase your premiums if you make a claim.” Premiums are high enough, so why would you want to increase your premiums by making a claim? Common sense says no. Perhaps you probably heard that is just best to “fix whatever is broken yourself” and not make a […]
After the initial physical recover from trauma and the scars and bruises are healing, there is nothing more devastating than realizing your brain does not work like it did before your injury. The almost total isolation from people who care but can’t understand is gut wrenching. Realizing you can’t remember names, faces, incidents or where […]
I recently read an article in the Irish Times about a push by police (the Garda) to require bicyclist to wear helmets and high visibility vests when riding. Here’s the link to the article. Of course, the import of the article was “cyclists should do something to prevent being killed.” The “authorities” behind this idea must have […]
No doubt, if you ever had an insurance claim, you have seen the ominous words at the bottom of a check or insurance claim form which say: “Anyone who prepares or makes any written statement to any insurer for payment knowing that such statement contains any false, incomplete, or misleading information concerning any fact or […]
Each week, I get calls from new clients who tell me tales of insurance adjusters who have excuses why they can’t pay claims. Without exception, it’s not because they aren’t fair and reasonable. As an injured person after a crash caused by somebody, it’s maddening when you have to call, write and fight with an […]
Of course driving drunk is insane. It still happens too much. you may be a victim of someone else’s bad choices. if you are reading this and have been hit by a drunk driver, most likely it’s Summer, a holiday, weekends especially Saturday night and weekdays from midnight to 3 AM. Drunk driving kills and […]
I can’t say this enough: You never, never, EVER, EVER ride against traffic. It is a way to get killed. PERIOD. A simple video FOR KIDS that explains how you will die: You give three feet everywhere else. Why not for bicycles? http://verocyclingclub.org/resources/Documents/Bike%20Smart,%20Bike%20Safe%20_%203%20Feet%20for%20Safety%20Act.mp4 A sickening tragedy a mom on a bicycle killed and the […]
In an article by the German owned online investigation magazine Vocativ, the reason behind the recent U. S. Senate vote giving away your online privacy to the ISP corporations was revealed: money. As you know, because of the ruling by the U. S. Supreme Court, Citizens United, corporations are entitled to spend as much money […]