Blog Posts in October, 2015

Drug Use Rivals Drunk Driving as Top Cause of Car Accident Fatalities

Mothers Against Drunk Driving and other advocacy groups have worked very hard to discourage drunk driving and bring down the death toll from impaired drivers. While drunk driving still remains a leading cause of car accident fatalities, Cars.com reports that the number of deaths caused by drunk drivers have been cut in half since MADD was founded in 1980. There are still more than 10,000 ...

States Increasing Efforts to Lower Rising Pedestrian Accident Rates

In 2013, there were around 4,700 pedestrians killed in the United States. While this is a steep reduction in pedestrian deaths compared with 7,500 fatalities in 1975, the news for pedestriansis still not good. The death toll appears to be rising again, as there was a 15 percent increase in the number of pedestrians killed by cars between 2009 and 2013. Now, a pedestrian is killed an average of ...

More Americans are Dying in Car Accidents in 2015

The number of Americans who die in car crashes in 2015 is expected to be the highest since 2007. Although the year is not yet over, the Los Angeles Times reports that early data shows traffic deaths over the course of 2015 are already 14 percent higher compared with the number of fatalities that occurred during the same period of time in 2014. If the trend continues for the rest of the year, it ...

Highway Accidents Involving Pedestrians: Why Do They Happen?

Sadly, it’s not unusual to hear about accidents involving pedestrians and automobiles, particularly in Florida. But many people may not realize that pedestrian accidents occur not only on local streets and neighborhoods, but also on Florida highways. Pedestrians can be seen walking along highways for a number of reasons. Still, it is important to note that pedestrians, much like drivers, are ...