Crashes between pedestrians and vehicles often cause severe injuries for the person walking and may mean weeks of missed work. Injuries could limit your work ability for the rest of your life or cause chronic pain. Therefore, a crash should always be a pedestrian's...
Don’t blindly trust a walk signal
One potential issue with the “safety” provided by pedestrian crosswalks is that a person generally has the walk symbol at the same time that cars on the road next to them have a green light. If those cars are proceeding through the light, this works beautifully. When...
Runners are safest when running toward traffic
When gym runners first start to venture outside and run on the road, trying to get in those longer distances, they may feel unsure which side of the road they should be on. You will often see two runners on the same side, but going toward one another. Clearly, one...
Insurance group says pedestrian injuries fall with turn barriers
A recent study from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety says changes at some intersections could lessen the number of pedestrians being hit by cars making a left turn. The IIHS report said that more than half of the crashes that involved pedestrians in 2018...
Suffered a knee injury? You could be in for months in recovery
You were heading to your vehicle from your office when a driver suddenly pulled out and ran straight into you. As a pedestrian, you had no protection against the hit, and you found yourself dozens of feet away from the place where you were hit moments before. You...
Stay alert if you run with music
Running purists often say they don’t want music, podcasts, audiobooks or anything else to distract them while they run. They want to be focused. They need to be dialed in to run their very best. For perhaps the majority of runners, though, the boredom of long...
How pedestrians can protect themselves after hit and runs
New York is a chaotic place for pedestrians. Walking down the street can feel like navigating a battlefield. And dodging drivers and cyclists can feel like the norm rather than the exception to the rule. In 2019, there were 124 pedestrian deaths and over 10,000...
Multiple people killed, injured in a single day as pedestrians
Pedestrian injuries and deaths are serious incidents, and they have seen an uptick in New York recently. Just since the first of the year, four pedestrians have been killed in New York City. Two people were killed in the latest incident when a 68-year-old woman and...
Pedestrian accidents spur truck crackdown in New York
As the number of pedestrian accidents with injuries and fatalities has risen, the dangers pedestrians face in New York City have been a prominent concern. Law enforcement and legislators are seeking methods to make the roads safer for pedestrians. Statistically,...
Elderly man on bicycle dies after colliding with minivan
In New York City, if it seems as if there are an inordinate number of stories about bicyclists being hit by an automobile, suffering serious injuries and dying, it is no mistake. Bicyclists and pedestrians have grown more and more at risk in recent years. This is...
