Liability and Legal Questions Follow Uber Autonomous Car Fatal Accident March 20, 2018 By Tina Bellon The death of a pedestrian hit by a self-driving Uber vehicle in Arizona this week could offer a test of...
Study Suggests Pedestrian Fatalities May be Linked to Smartphone, Marijuana Use March 1, 2018 For the second year in a row, nearly 6,000 pedestrians were killed in motor vehicle crashes in the U.S. in...
Traffic Accident Deaths Still Increasing as Distracted Driving Reports Decline October 9, 2017 Traffic accident deaths in the U.S. continue to rise, even while deaths related to distracted driving decline. Pedestrian and motorcyclist...
Cities Hope Fines Will Curb Distracted Walkers August 24, 2017 By Isabel Gottlieb This really shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone who’s done it: You are just no good at texting and walking....
GOP Facing Resistance to State Bills Shielding Drivers Who Hit Protesters August 18, 2017 By Ryan J. Foley Republican lawmakers in six states have pushed this year for legal protections for motorists who hit protesters blocking traffic. Fairly...
Drunk Driver Crashes Into Kentucky Food Truck Crowd Killing 2, Injuring 7 February 1, 2017 Two pedestrians were killed and seven others injured after police say a drunken driver whose blood-alcohol content was five times...
Tennessee Sees Sharpest Increase in Pedestrian, Bicycle Deaths Since 1984 January 7, 2016 Tennessee officials have recorded more pedestrian and bicycle deaths in 2015 than in any other year in the past two...
Pedestrian Deaths in Minnesota Rising Again December 23, 2015 The number of pedestrians struck and killed is on the rise in Minnesota a year after it had dropped, and...
Fatal Auto Pedestrian Accidents on the Rise in Texas December 22, 2015 The number of fatal auto pedestrian accidents in Texas has risen 36 percent since the Texas Department of Transportation began...
Drunken Walking Can Be Deadly, Especially on New Year’s Day December 28, 2012 Drinking and driving is a much-publicized, dangerous combination, but is walking after drinking any safer? “No, alcohol impairs your physical...