Category Archives: Pedestrian Accident
Can Race and Socioeconomic Status Affect Pedestrian Injury Risk?
Walking in any urban area can be dangerous, and thousands of pedestrians are killed in collisions every year while even more suffer nonfatal injuries. For quite some time, studies have underscored that older adults are at greater risk of injuries in a pedestrian accident than walkers of other ages. At the same time, according… Read More »
Pedestrian Accidents Involving Electric Cars
Pedestrians in Richmond should be able to feel safe whether they are walking for exercise or leisure, walking on a sidewalk downtown, or crossing a street. However, pedestrians sustain serious and deadly injuries much more often than many people expect. According to the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV), data as of April 2024… Read More »
New Study Cites Dangers of Hybrid and Electric Cars for Pedestrians
Are some motor vehicles more likely than others to be involved in collisions with pedestrians? While past studies have revealed that certain types of vehicles — SUVs in particular — are more likely to cause serious or fatal injuries in collisions with pedestrians, a new study addresses the kinds of vehicles where crashes themselves… Read More »
Pedestrian Deaths After Dark: What to Consider
Pedestrian accidents and injuries tend to occur more frequently in urban areas, and research has long shown that motor vehicle collisions in which pedestrians are injured tend to increase when the clocks fall back in the autumn for daylight saving time and more people are walking at darker rush hours. Yet a recent report… Read More »
SUVs and Child Pedestrian Accidents
In recent years, sport utility vehicles (SUVs) have become some of the most popular vehicles on the roads in and around Richmond, and throughout the country. According to an article in The Week, SUVs originally were developed following the popularity of the US Jeep Cherokee in the mid-1970s, and throughout that decade and into… Read More »
Pedestrian Deaths Rise as Car and Truck Size Increases
Richmond is a region where walking is common, and pedestrians expect to be safe in neighborhoods and historic walking areas throughout the city. Whether you are shopping in Carytown or taking a walk for exercise in your own community, you should be able to walk without fear of being injured in a collision involving… Read More »
Understanding Pedestrian Injuries Involving Distracted Walking
Pedestrians who are injured while walking on a sidewalk or crossing a street in Richmond frequently sustain such injuries as a result of collisions with cars, trucks, motorists, or e-bike riders. In many instances, these types of collisions result from the motorist’s negligence — meaning that the person behind the wheel of the automobile… Read More »
Filing a Wrongful Death Case After a Fatal Pedestrian Accident
Serious pedestrian accidents and injuries are much too common in the Richmond area, and pedestrians frequently sustain fatal injuries when they are involved in collisions with automobiles. Fatalities are especially common when motorists are traveling at high speeds. Yet even when vehicles are traveling at relatively slower speeds, a collision with a pedestrian can… Read More »