Speeders in Philadelphia now have to look out for more than just the flashing red and blue lights of a squad car. The traffic cameras along Roosevelt Avenue are on-line and set to start ticketing drivers. Roosevelt Boulevard red light cameras were installed last January but the 2020 pandemic delayed their use. The Pearce Law …
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As per the Philadelphia Police Department, there have been 119 traffic deaths in the city in 2020. That number matches the 2019 total, and it approaches the 1997 record of 137. According to the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia, the true number of traffic fatalities in Philly stands at 125 for the 2020 year. That’s …
While Traffic is Down in 2020, Philadelphia Traffic Fatalities are at a Record High Read More »
There probably isn’t a day that goes by when the top of a truck trailer doesn’t hit the bottom of a bridge or overpass somewhere in the country. These types of accidents not only cause physical damage, but they also tie up traffic and have been known to cause injuries and fatalities too. Cargo can …
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Most motor vehicle crashes involve two or more vehicles. A single-vehicle crash involves only one. Some common single-vehicle crash scenarios involve drivers who fall asleep behind the wheel, or drivers who are wide awake and lose control of their vehicle for a variety of reasons. Recent Roxborough Single-Vehicle Tragedy Philadelphia police are attempting to piece …
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Dump trucks have different design characteristics than other types of trucks. They’re typically used to carry loose materials like sand, gravel, dirt, asphalt or broken up concrete chunks. Hydraulics are used to dump all or part of a dump truck’s load at a designated location. A large dump truck can carry up to 30,000 pounds …
Accidents Involving Dump Trucks in Quakertown PA Read More »
A multi-vehicle accident occurs when at least three vehicles are involved in an accident. Most of the time, the driver of one vehicle rear-ends another vehicle, and that vehicle is shoved into the rear of a third vehicle. Other multi-vehicle crash configurations exist though. For example, in an intersection collision, a vehicle turning left might …
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Risk increases whenever you’re driving, and you turn left. That’s because there is likely to be oncoming traffic. You might try to avoid left turns, but getting around town becomes troublesome without making them. Left turns are a fact of life Left Turn Scenarios As per the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration, more than 22% …
According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, accidents involving cars cause about 74% of all bicycle accident deaths. In the context of injuries, the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration attributes 29% of all bicycle accident injuries to cars. One of the leading crash scenarios in both bicycle accident injuries and fatalities is when a …
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Sadly, pedestrian crashes remain a significant public safety issue in the USA. Indeed, a recent report out of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration suggests pedestrian fatalities rose by 3 percent between 2017 – 2018. On average, 6,200 American pedestrians will die in car crashes each year. Although governments are taking steps to improve walkability, …
It seems every road in every state, county, and city is under construction. While that’s not true, there is always some road construction happening in just about every town. In the last decade across the country, road construction zone accidents have skyrocketed. From 2010 (589) to 2017 (809), there was a 28% jump in construction …
