Drunk drivers pose a real and serious threat to themselves and to all others on the road. This includes not only passengers in their own vehicles but also those in other cars, on motorcycles or bicycles, or even pedestrians who are near the street or crossing in a crosswalk. As…
Cars are not the only things to use streets and roads to travel but rather must share that space with other vehicles, including motorcycles, bicycles, trucks, and buses. Pedestrians also are allowed to use roadways to travel but generally are restricted in their use to only intersections and in some…
Traffic deaths have been mostly decreasing in recent years. Much of this decrease has been attributed to safer vehicles and safer passenger designs, increasing the odds that accident victims will survive in the event of a crash. Yet at least one group of potential victims has not seen such a…
In what is believed to be the first of its kind, a California cyclist pleaded guilty last Thursday to a felony vehicular manslaughter charge that arose from a bicycle versus pedestrian collision. The presiding judge released the plea and the details on Tuesday. The defendant, the cyclist in the collision,…
Car manufacturers are constantly looking at ways to improve safety in their vehicles. Through the addition of seat belts and air bags, as well as crumple zones reinforced passenger compartments, cars today are much safer than their predecessors. These new safety innovations have been designed to protects occupants within a…
A 61-year-old man was hit and killed while crossing the street in Romeoville on Thursday, according to local police. The incident happened near the intersection of Weber Road and 135th Street at about 9:35 p.m. Local police say the pedestrian was crossing Weber Road from the west to the east…
A collision between a cab and a pedestrian last week that resulted in the death of the pedestrian has resulted in formal charges being brought against the cab driver, according to local police. The collision occurred last Monday near Midway Airport along the 5200 block of South Cicero Avenue in…
According to a Chicago Tribune report, about 1,700 Chicago children between the ages of five and 18 were hit by a motor vehicle within one block of a school between 2007 and 2011. Such collisions accounted for about 10 percent of all pedestrian accidents that occurred during the five years…
Last year, 48 pedestrians and eight bicyclists were reportedly killed by motorists in Chicago. According to the Chicago Police Department, the number of pedestrians killed in 2012 was the highest in four years. Additionally, the number of fatal bicycle wrecks in Chicago allegedly rose by 38 percent between 2001 and…
Recently, some vehicle manufacturers began installing cameras and radar designed to help drivers maintain a safe distance from other cars on the roadway. Soon, new technology may allow motorists to see other pedestrians, bicyclists, and other cars around a corner or on the other side of a hill. According to…