Category: Pedestrian Accidents

Earlier this week, we provided some bicycle safety tips from the California Department of Motor Vehicle. However, bicyclists aren’t the only ones who are extremely vulnerable in accidents with motor vehicles. Pedestrians, too, face a great danger when sharing the roads with vehicle. In fact, more than 4,000 pedestrians were killed in traffic accidents in…

With Labor Day weekend upon us, the summer months are officially coming to an end for California residents. What that means is that thousands of kids in the state will be returning to school and drivers will once again need to exercise heightened caution within school zones. Pedestrian safety has always been a concern around…

Many people in Sacramento, California, spend time walking. While in some cases it is for exercise, in other situations it is simply a mode of transportation. Whatever the reason someone sets out on foot, the dangers for the pedestrians are the same. As a result of the lack of protection most pedestrians have, individuals who…

  A pedestrian from Sacramento was hit by a car and killed on Wednesday, July 23. The man was 90 years old at the time. The police are investigating the crash to find out what happened, and they did say that it took place at 10:17 p.m. Apparently, the driver of the car that hit…

A group consisting of parents, teachers and members of the community are calling on the City of Sacramento to further improve safety for pedestrians on a busy stretch of road near several schools, two parks, a community center and a library. On the stretch of road, Fruitridge/Seamas Avenue between Gilgunn Way and Karbet Way, the…

Several people who were simply waiting to order ice cream, enjoying life on a recent Friday night, ended up getting injured as a result of a motor vehicle accident. In addition, one woman lost her life. When a California pedestrian accident occurs, it is normal for the family members of those who are injured or…

In our last post, we discussed how negligent drivers can be held responsible for pedestrian accidents through personal injury lawsuits. However, in this post we will look at pedestrian accident liability from another angle. An informative article on our website discuses government liability for negligent road defects after a serious motor vehicle or pedestrian accident. The…

Sacramento officials have worked hard to make the city pedestrian friendly; however, motor vehicle accidents involving pedestrians continue to occur, often because of negligent and inattentive drivers. Obviously a human being is no match for a motor vehicle, so injuries resulting from pedestrian accidents are often catastrophic, even if the vehicle wasn’t traveling very fast…

People might assume that pedestrians always have the right-of-way when crossing this street. Although this might be true in certain situations, miscalculations can prove to be very costly. Keeping this in mind, California readers might be wondering exactly when pedestrians have the right-of-way. California statute clearly lays out when pedestrians have the ability to cross…

In recent years, public safety officials expressed serious concern about the number of pedestrian accidents plaguing streets in California and across the country. Crash data from the Governors Safety Highway Association validates these fears: Between 2009 and 2012, fatal pedestrian accidents increased by 15 percent. This happened despite the fact that overall traffic fatalities fell…