E-Scooters Pushed Onto Denver Streets
Trendy Rentals Bring Injury and Accidents Along With Them They may look like toys. But the latest vehicles to enter Denver’s crowded streets carry adults. They also carry a heightened risk of serious injury or death in a Colorado traffic accident. Standing electric...
Why Are Motorcycles More Dangerous Than Cars?
Motorcycles Offer Colorado Riders Immense Freedom but Little Protection in an Accident Riding a motorbike is getting riskier. According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, 5,172 people died in motorcycle accidents in 2017. That’s more than twice the number...
Making Pedestrian Safety a Priority
Ninety-Three Fatal Pedestrian Accidents in Colorado in 2017 While automakers have made significant investments in keeping drivers and passengers safer on America's roads, pedestrian deaths have been rising substantially. Between 2008 and 2017, the number of...
Why Accidents Involving Motorcycles Are Often Devastating
Passenger Vehicles Outmatch Motorcycles in Size, Weight, and Protection According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), more than 80 percent of all reported motorcycle collisions result in serious or fatal injuries for the motorcyclist....
Lab Rates New SUVS for Pedestrian Safety
Taking Crash-Avoidance Systems on a Personal Level In 2018, three fewer pedestrians were hit and killed by motor vehicles on Colorado streets and roads than in 2017: 89, down from 92. You might want to take credit for that fact if you drive one of several sport...
Deaths Prompt Calls for More Stringent School Bus Traffic Laws
Pedestrian Accidents Involving School-Age Children Sometimes it takes a tragedy to really make people think, and that's just what has happened when it comes to children's safety around school bus stops. Within a few days in November 2018, five children were killed in...