It seems pedestrians are under assault in cities across America, and there is evidence to back this up. Overall, traffic deaths are down in the U.S. and have been trending downward for the past decade. However, pedestrian deaths have gone up, and according to a study from
Read more →The decade-long reduction in traffic fatalities has yet to reach both pedestrian and hit and run deaths. In Los Angeles, both are on the rise and it has safety experts scratching their heads. A report by CBSN LA said that over the last five years—2104 to 2019—hit
Read more →Street Racing has been a problem in LA for decades, and it shows no sign of abating anytime soon. According to a Fox News report, around 160 people die each year in the U.S. street racing related accidents. For each state, California leads the way with around
Read more →Lots of people ride Metro Transit Authority buses around LA every day. Statistically, they are one of the safest modes of travel, however, accidents will happen. Unfortunately, when an accident involves a bus full of commuters, there are bound to be injuries. Can You Sue the Government?
Read more →Speeding is up by 30% according to a preliminary analysis by the LA’s Department of Transportation that measured traffic at a subset of locations. The CHP attributes the increase in speeding to the relatively empty roads during the COVID-19 stay-at-home order. The California Highway Patrol reported that
Read more →Pedestrian accidents and fatalities continue to rise across the U.S. including cities in California like Escondido. This makes it riskier to go out for an after-dinner walk or to get exercise or even to get to school or the bus stop. Safety experts are not united on
Read more →The higher the speed of a car, the higher the risk for a crash with a serious injury or fatality. According to a report from the World Report on Road Traffic Injury Prevention, for every mile an hour increase in speed past the speed limit, the chance
Read more →A speeding car is a deadly weapon, and the faster the car, the more deadly. In a study by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, researchers found that for every five mph increase in a road’s speed limit, fatalities rose 8.5 percent. As long as humans are
Read more →What happens when a car goes through the guardrail and onto the street below? While this doesn’t happen every day, in a city like LA with numerous raised freeways and hundreds of miles of guardrails, it happens with enough frequency. When it does, the damage to the
Read more →Around 35,000 people die each year in auto accidents, and even though that number is shrinking slowly over time, it’s still a tragedy especially for those left behind. Family members often wonder if their deceased loved one wasn’t wearing a seatbelt when they crashed, could they still
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