Category Archives: Pedestrian Accidents
Jaywalking Is Legal, but Is It Safe?
Jaywalking has a reputation for being an illegal act, but depending on where you live in the country, it may or may not be against the law to cross in the middle of the street as opposed to at an intersection or crosswalk. Jaywalking is legal in some states and illegal in others. Last… Read More »
Serious Accident involving Pedestrians in Line with Larger Trend
Two pedestrians were recently injured, one fatally, in a Los Angeles County car accident. Pedestrian deaths are one of the fastest-growing forms of accident, a trend that many experts believe is attributable to smartphone use by drivers. Read on to learn more about this disturbing trend, and contact a Palmdale personal injury lawyer after… Read More »
Young Children Less Capable of Safely Crossing Traffic than Previously Believed
According to a study conducted by the National Center for Statistics and Analysis, there were 8,000 injuries and 207 deaths in car accidents involving child pedestrians in 2014. You may have spent hours teaching your small children how to safely cross the street, especially if you knew that they would need to get themselves… Read More »