Category Archives: Pedestrian Accidents
Florida Cities with High Pedestrian Accident Numbers
Walking is a wonderful way to get around when you live in Florida. After all, our weather is full of sunny days and blue skies. Many live in the sunshine state specifically so they can spend more time outside, and this includes walking for exercise, leisure, and transportation. While walking is a healthy activity… Read More »
Pedestrian Accidents and the Right-of-Way In Miami
Unfortunately, Florida is a dangerous place for pedestrians and Miami is no exception. There are over a thousand pedestrian accidents in Miami each year, resulting in injuries and fatalities. Discovering who is at-fault typically boils down to who had the right-of way. When a person is walking across a street within a crosswalk and… Read More »
Common Types of Injuries in Florida Car Accidents
Every year, over 60,000 pedestrians are injured and 4,000 killed in car accidents. A pedestrian is injured every eight minutes and is killed every 113 minutes. Individuals most likely to be hit in pedestrian car accident cases include children, elderly individuals, and people of lower socioeconomic status. Pedestrian accidents are a lot more common… Read More »
What to Do If You Were Hit By A Car
According to a Miami New Times report, Florida has the second most number of pedestrian fatalities. From January to June of 2017, 303 pedestrians were run over. The state accounted for 43 percent of the nation’s total walking deaths during the first six months of the year. Miami-Dade County is particularly dangerous for pedestrians,… Read More »
When Car Accidents in Miami Involve Pedestrians
According to Dangerous by Design, a report done by National Complete Streets Coalition – Smart Growth America, Florida ranked first in the nation for most pedestrian accidents in 2016. The study focused not only states as a whole, but they also compared the numbers with others of busier metropolitan areas. Of the top 20… Read More »