A backover accident is one of the most catastrophic accidents that can occur in a driveway or parking lot. Statistics show that every week, at least fifty children are backed over by cars or larger vehicles. Tragically, in two-thirds of these accidents, a parent or...
Pedestrians are very vulnerable when collisions occur. Unlike people in vehicles, they don't have much to physically protect them from the actual crash. They also lack the safety restraints that could keep them in safe to prevent secondary collisions and severe...
You’re not immune from a car accident just because you aren’t in a car. In fact, pedestrian deaths due to traffic incidents have reached a 40-year high in the United States. While there are regional differences in exactly how dangerous it is to be a pedestrian these...
Walking is an excellent form of exercise, but it also carries risks. With more cars crowding our roads each year, knowing how to safely share the road with other motorists as a pedestrian is important. In a ten-year period, over 7,500 pedestrians were killed by...
When you hear the words "public health crisis," you may immediately think of diseases. However, according to the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency, the term also applies to the rate of traffic deaths in the city, including pedestrian fatalities. Research...
California has been making improvements in recent years for pedestrian safety. However, it is a large state with a dense population in many cities. This is a recipe for disaster, especially when cars and pedestrians mix. Today we will break down some of the...
Many people in California choose to walk alongside busy roads for exercise or just to get from one location to another. The problem for pedestrians is that they are heavily exposed to serious injury or death if they are struck by a vehicle. According to the National...