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...

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...

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,...

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...

Thousands of individuals are killed or injured in pedestrian accidents each year in the United States. During 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...

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...

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...

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...

Pedestrians who are hit by a car sustain serious and life-threatening injuries. Thousands of pedestrians are killed or injured each year in traffic accidents. According to the NHTSA, California had the highest number of pedestrian fatalities in 2017. California typically leads or has the second-highest number...