Florida is well-known for having some pretty major industries. The tourist industry is what usually comes to mind, however, citrus, other fruits and vegetables, and seafood are also multi-million dollar industries here. Also, Florida leads the nation in the production of sugar cane. All of these industries, and many others, [...]
Way back when, when people started tooling around in those crazy “horseless carriages,” it quickly became apparent that some measure of control needed to be implemented for the betterment, not to mention the safety, of society. This led to the implementation of laws that were specifically designed to address driving [...]
Most people are familiar with the concept of driving under the influence (DUI) checkpoints. This is just one method that law enforcement agencies employ to try to snag drivers who are under the influence of drugs or alcohol while operating an automobile. They do this by setting up a transitory [...]
Bring up the subject of red light traffic cameras and you will find that there are just as many people who abhor them as there are those who support their use. Consequently, these cameras have certainly garnered their fair share of controversy, especially with their expanded use over the last [...]
Summer break – for children, it’s the time of year that seems to never come soon enough, and once here, fades all too quickly. For those residents who grew up in Florida, it is easy to recollect long, sweltering days and waiting with baited breath for the revitalizing hint of [...]
You know, the media can be a wonderful thing, especially when it is used to help people. Some of the ways that it helps the general population is through reporting on world affairs, informing us about the pros and cons of vaccinating our children, and even keeping us updated on [...]
South Florida is notorious for its traffic congestion, as anyone who has ever visited here has experienced first-hand. This is a stone-cold fact for those of us who live here and who have to slog through a morass of motor vehicles everyday while insuffulating the collective miasma of noxious fumes [...]
Do you remember when you were a kid or young adult and police officers just seemed nice? I sure do. Of course, we were taught that the whole reason to have police officers was to “protect and serve” the communities that they patrolled. There was no reason not to trust [...]
Maybe I have become jaded after working in the field of traffic law for so long, yet it fails to surprise me how easy it is to get a speeding ticket. That doesn’t seem to be the case, however, for many of my clients because just about every client I [...]
Most of us who live in South Florida love it here, but there are those who say they miss “the seasons.” Hey, we have seasons – we just got through tourist season and then spring break season, and now we are coming up on one of the most interesting, yet [...]