Florida Cell Phone Auto Accident Attorneys

Cell phone caused car accidents plague Florida's surface streets and highways. Over the past decade, cell phone usage among Florida drivers has greatly increased. Unfortunately, talking on a cell phone can be a source of intense distraction – much greater, counter-intuitively, than talking to a passenger in the car or listening to the radio.

Just how badly do cell phones impair driver safety?

The evidence is substantial and overwhelming: Driving while yakking on a cell phone is approximately as dangerous as driving while intoxicated by alcohol (BAC level greater than 0.08). A 2005 study, for instance, conservatively estimated that more than 2,500 people every year die as a result of cell phone car accidents and over 330,000 people are injured. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (also known as the IIHS) conducted a "meta study" to identify trends among studies of cell phone car accident data. The IIHS report concluded that cell phones can lead to reduced reaction times, poor steering, and speeding and rapid lane changes. What's remarkable is that even drivers who wear wireless headsets demonstrate the same unsafe behaviors. In other words, it may not be the act of holding a cell phone up to your ear that creates the hazard; it may be that simply talking on the phone sends your mind "elsewhere" and leads to inattention to critical road safety factors.

If you've been the victim of a cell phone car accident – for instance, if an oblivious driver on a business call rear-ended you at a stoplight – you may be able to seek compensation for negligence. To explore your potential legal options, contact a Florida cell phone accident attorney Farah & Farah today at 1.800.603.3640. The Farah & Farah legal team is one of the most experienced in Jacksonville, and we've won multimillion dollar verdicts for our Personal Injury clients.

For a free evaluation of your Florida cell phone car accident case, call our Jacksonville office today at 1.800.603.3640