11Apr 2022 by Pat Geddie
PEDESTRIANS CAN GET HIT IN CROSSWALKS

PEDESTRIANS CAN GET HIT IN CROSSWALKS

Personal Injury
If you think that pedestrian accidents only occur when pedestrians jaywalk or otherwise put themselves in harm's way, you are mistaken. The fact is that many pedestrian injuries resulting from accidents involving motor vehicles occur when a pedestrian is exercising their right of way in traversing a crosswalk, and a motorist makes an error in judgment or is inattentive or intoxicated and fails to stop or avoid hitting that pedestrian. In 2006 alone, there were 5,000 reported deaths from pedestrians being hit while crossing a crosswalk. In California alone, 893 pedestrians were killed on California roadways in 2018 alone. Furthermore, California's pedestrian fatality rate in traffic accidents is a whopping 25% higher than the national average of all states, and no single state has more pedestrian fatalities from roadway accidents…
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25Feb 2022 by Pat Geddie
Reckless Driving Is Causing More Pedestrian Deaths

Reckless Driving Is Causing More Pedestrian Deaths

Auto Accident
Experts initially predicted that the COVID-19 pandemic would at least cut some of the escalating rates of serious motor vehicle and pedestrian accidents. Unfortunately, the exact opposite happened. Accident fatalities have actually increased since the beginning of 2020, reaching a 30-year high. The main reason is that people have been driving far more recklessly than they did in the past. Fewer cars on the road actually gave motorists the space and ability to drive recklessly. Pedestrian deaths are already up over 46% in the last decade. Now, the issue is getting worse for a number of reasons, the most recent of them being an increased ability to speed. Why Pedestrian Deaths Are Increasing Other factors that have been cited for the recent uptick in pedestrian deaths are: Drivers’ increased anxiety…
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