Pedestrian accidents are some of the most dangerous and fatal events on the road. The risks are significantly larger in Texas, a vast and densely populated state. Texas, as one of the largest states in both size and population, consistently ranks among the top in the country for pedestrian injuries ...
Over the past two decades, emergency room visits due to smartphone-related injuries have risen dramatically, according to a study cited by CNN. The vast majority of victims were individuals in their teens and 20s. Distracted driving, walking, and texting accidents were the primary causes of these injury accidents. The Dallas ...
Improvements in vehicle and traffic safety have resulted in a significant decrease in motorist fatalities over the past five decades. Almost 55,000 Americans were killed in traffic accidents yearly in the early 1970s. The United States recorded a decline in the accident fatality rate from 27,348 in 2006 to 23,611 ...
The number of pedestrians killed in traffic accidents increased by 35 percent between 2008 and 2017, according to a recent magazine story on an alarming report from the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) concerning pedestrian accidents. The situation is even worse here in Dallas County. Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) ...
The Dallas, Fort Worth, and Houston serving law firm, Tate Law Offices, P.C., is proud to be able to share regarding the rising problem of pedestrian accidents. Increased Pedestrian Accidents in Texas Since the year 2010, pedestrian-traffic fatalities have more than doubled. In the year 2018, 643 out of the ...
Distracted walking has become a significant public safety concern in recent years. The problem has become so noticeable that the National Safety Council recently added distracted walking to its injury categories. While the law recognizes that pedestrians have the right of way, it is still up to them to do ...
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