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...
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...
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...
Train-Automobile Accidents a Major Traffic Safety Issue
Human Error Remains the Main Cause Human behavior, risky human behavior to be precise, is a major contributing factor to both train and car accidents, officials note. Whether it’s failing to abide warning signals at a railroad crossing or by walking or playing near...
Common Injuries Associated With Pedestrian Accidents
Severity of Injuries Related to Various Factors America’s streets aren’t getting any safer for pedestrians. Over the last 10 years, the number of pedestrians struck and killed has increased by at least 35 percent, according to “Dangerous by Design,” a 2019 report...