A woman who was walking across a street in the Portland area died after two motorists struck her. According to reports, the woman was crossing a street in the Southeast part of the city when a car plowed in to her. It was not clear whether or not the woman in a marked...
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Auto-Pedestrian Accidents
Speeding enforcement may reduce pedestrian deaths
For a lot of reasons, the number of pedestrian deaths in this country has been steadily increasing over the last 10 years. According to one recent report, auto-pedestrian accidents led to 5,987 fatalities across the country in 2016, which was the last year confirmed...
Inattentive driving the main cause of work zone crashes
A previous post on this blog talked about a series of accidents in and around Portland and the rest of Oregon that left several flaggers at work zones either seriously injured or, in one case, dead. Judging by relatively recent statistics from the Oregon Department of...
Rash of flagger accidents prompts safety warning
The greater Portland area and other parts of Oregon have been experiencing some rough times of late when it comes to flaggers in area construction zones getting hit by cars. Over the last couple of weeks, the frequency of these auto-pedestrian accidents has even...
Another study connects pedestrian deaths to distracted driving
In what seems like a typical occurrence these days, another study has come out suggesting that distracted driving is the force behind an otherwise inexplicable increase in the number of traffic fatalities over the last several years. The reason this increase is...
What sort of coverage might be available from my insurance?
As a previous post discussed, sometimes the victim of pedestrian accident, or a deceased victim's family, may not be able to locate the driver who hit the victim. Sadly, many people choose not to take responsibility for auto-pedestrian accidents and will drive off if...
How we help pedestrians killed by distracted drivers
During this year's Distracted Driving Awareness Month, our blog has tried to emphasize the dangers that distracted driving poses in particular to pedestrians who are often found on the streets and sidewalks of Portland, Oregon. Auto-pedestrian accidents are often very...
What’s the most common type of fatal distracted driving?
Especially in light of our previous post on this blog about Oregonians and their ongoing love affair with using their electronic devices, even while driving, a Portlander might think that texting and driving or talking on one's cell phone is the most common cause of...
Oregon’s distracted driving problem reportedly getting worse
As a previous post reported, this month is Distracted Driving Awareness Month, and, at least according to one recent study, the commemoration of this month could not come at a better time for residents of Portland, Oregon. This study showed that despite this state's...
Think of pedestrians during Distracted Driving Awareness Month
A major non-profit organization, the National Safety Council, has proclaimed April to be Distracted Driving Awareness Month. The organization is encouraging a variety of individuals and businesses who use this country's transportation system to do their part to cut...