subject: Walking In Large Cities Is A Dangerous Sport [print this page] Many larger North American metropolitan areas have in recent years experienced a veritable spike in the number of pedestrian deaths. With traffic, drunk driving, and road rage only increasing as the population continues to grow, walking has become highly dangerous in many large cities. If you get an injury while walking in a bustling city, a personal injury lawsuit may be your best recourse. You shouldn't have to go through such an ordeal alone.
The National Pedestrian Crash Report generated by the US Department of Transportation National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in 2008 stated that police reported that pedestrian fatalities had been on a downward trend since 1997. This report also stated that city streets accounted for almost 67 percent of all pedestrian crash death locations. So even though the overall numbers of such incidents decreased, cities are the most dangerous areas to walk in. With most pedestrian fatalities occurring on Fridays and the weekends, it's a safe bet that your life might be ruined by a drunk or unsafe driver.
A good accident attorney knows these statistics and facts. They also know about the practical aspect of how your accident has affected you in terms of the time and money it has cost you. Being injured through no fault of your own while you're simply walking around minding your own business can seem like fate has dealt you a double dose of suffering. Insult is added to injury, as you continue to bleed money via lost wages, medical bills and other expenditures long after the accident has actually taken place.
City planners attempt to do their part by keeping traffic flowing and keeping pedestrians out of it. Mothers out pushing baby strollers, children walking to school, and office workers out for lunch are all constantly streaming in and out of buildings, public transportation stops, over sidewalks, and across roads. Traffic lights indicate whether it is safe to walk or not, in accordance with the road signals, but this cannot ensure that a driver will not decide to make a move that puts you at risk. Even the traffic control officers who safeguard our crossings are rarely seen far removed from specific high traffic areas, construction regions, or accident sites.
Whether trying to make the light, looking the other way at a turn, or simply being in an unwarranted rush, drivers can, and do, collide with pedestrians. Once an accident has happened to you, probabilities and figures become a moot point. Personal injury attorneys are there to help you regain your normal life as much as possible.
When a collision has occurred, personal injury attorneys can take care of all of the legal ado involved in taking care of your lawsuit so that you don't have to. If you've experienced the trauma of being one of the increasing number of pedestrians worldwide who is involved in an auto accident, you know it is emotionally draining. There's no reason to add to your mental stress by having to manage court proceedings and legal documentation, so let someone who knows how to help give you a helping hand. Just be thankful that you survived such a harrowing near death experience.
