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Category: Pedestrian Accident
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Most common accidents during the Springtime
As the seasons change and we welcome the rejuvenating warmth of spring, it's an opportune time to step outdoors, bask in the longer daylight, and engage in the myriad of activities that come with this vibrant season. However, with the increase in outdoor pursuits, there's an unfortunate rise in accidents and injuries....
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Unraveling Pedestrian Crosswalk Accidents: Legal Responsibility Insights
In large cities and urban areas, compliance with traffic regulations by pedestrians and motorists is vital to ensure safety and prevent potentially catastrophic accidents.
As pedestrians are vulnerable when facing a vehicle, they often suffer severe injuries in these situations, making it essential to establish legal responsibility and seek...
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Pedestrian Accidents: Main Causes
Accidents involving pedestrians can have devastating consequences as they have very little chance of being uninjured when a car hits them. For this reason, it is essential to know the causes to prevent pedestrian accidents and work to improve adverse conditions. Next, we will know the factors that can generate this type...
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California Saw a 10% Increase in Pedestrian Traffic Deaths Over 3 Years. Learn What to Do if You’ve Been Injured
Pedestrian accidents can cause devastating accidents. Many people in California lose their lives when motor vehicles strike people who are on foot. California saw a 10% increase in pedestrian traffic deaths over 3 years.
Learn what to do if you’ve been injured in one of these collisions. A
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Jaywalking is Now Legal in California – Freedom To Walk Act
On January 1, 2023, California passed a new law with the goal of easing its strict jaywalking laws that have been in place for decades. The newly implemented "Freedom to Walk Act" ensures pedestrians won't be penalized for jaywalking unless they cross the road in a “risky manner”. Thus, it allows pedestrians...
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How to Identify the Signs of a Concussion Following a Pedestrian Accident
As a pedestrian, it's important to be aware of your surroundings and prioritize your safety when sharing the road with motor vehicles. Accidents can happen, and in the unfortunate event that you or someone you know is involved in a pedestrian accident, it is crucial to be able to identify the signs...
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Understanding Your Rights in a Pedestrian Accident Case
There are many incorrect assumptions about pedestrian rights when there is an accident. This blog will discuss some of the seemingly conflicting rights and responsibilities of walkers and drivers and explain how these concepts work in reality.
California has laws about the right of way for pedestrians and vehicles....
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What are the most common injuries caused by driver negligence?
During the year 2020, more than 7,000 pedestrians were killed on American highways in traffic accidents. According to data, most of these deaths occur in urban areas during night hours, which means that many of these may have been prevented.
Frequently, people affected by pedestrian accidents suffer serious back...
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What are the Main Causes of Pedestrian Accidents?
California has the unfortunate distinction of some of the highest rates of pedestrian fatalities in the United States. Distracted driving, drunk driving, texting while driving, and other negligent behavior often cause these accidents. If you or someone you love was injured in a pedestrian accident, a California pedestrian accident attorney can help.
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Injuries From Pedestrian vs Car Accidents
Accidents, whether on the road or with pedestrians, happen every day in the state of California. Although both pedestrians and drivers can be injured, pedestrians are at increased risk of more injuries because they are more physically exposed in the event of an accident. If you or a loved one has been...
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What Should You Expect After You’ve Been in a Pedestrian Accident?
Getting hit by a car is a terrifying experience when you are on foot because you do not have a metal case around you for protection like people in motor vehicles do. Your body takes the full impact of the collision, and you are likely to go flying through the air, causing...
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How Can Pedestrians Avoid Accidents?
When a truck hits a pedestrian, the walker can suffer devastating or fatal injuries. Almost everyone eventually has to be on foot on a sidewalk, near a road, or crossing a street. While many people stroll along with no apparent sense of danger, many pedestrians lose their lives or become permanently...
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Pedestrian Accidents At Night: Who Is Responsible?
At some point each day, we all are pedestrians, whether by walking the dog, going for a run, or simply enjoying an evening stroll. We should be able to walk in relative safety, counting on motorists to be vigilant and maintain a duty of care on the roadway.
However,...
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What Are the Deadliest Places to Walk in the U.S.?
At some point in each day, we all walk outside in our communities. We walk in parking lots, on sidewalks, and on busy streets. Would it frighten you to know that an average of 13 people per day are killed simply while walking their local area?
Metropolitan and rural...
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What are the Most Dangerous Intersections in LA?
Los Angeles has some of the most dangerous intersections in California for motorists, pedestrians, and bicyclists. The NHTSA states that Los Angeles is one of four counties in the nation that accounts for ten percent of all pedestrian deaths. The number of fatal...
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Ten Safety Tips Parents Can Teach Their Kids to Avoid Pedestrian Accidents
Thousands of individuals are killed or injured in pedestrian accidents each year in the United States. In 2016, twenty percent of the children under 15 years of age killed in traffic accidents were pedestrians. Parents and caregivers can help reduce the risk of pedestrian accidents for kids...
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Safety Tips to Prevent Pedestrian Traffic Deaths
California consistently leads the nation in the number of pedestrian traffic deaths each year. According to a report by GHSA, 2018 was expected to have the highest number of pedestrian deaths since 1990. Pedestrians and drivers must take steps to reduce...
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What Do Pedestrian Accident Attorneys Do?
Thousands of individuals are killed and injured each year in pedestrian accidents in the United States. The GHSA predicted earlier this year that 2019 would be the deadliest year for pedestrians on U.S. roads since 1990. California is consistently the leader or in the top two...
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2019 Study Shows California Pedestrians at High Risk for Injury
Pedestrians have always been at risk of being injured or killed in accidents involving motor vehicles. However, recent studies have shown that the risk to pedestrians has grown over the past decade. A higher percentage of pedestrians are being injured or killed in motor vehicle accidents. Our California pedestrian accident...