Back to School: Stay Attentive on the Road and Prevent Accidents
As the school year kicks off, our routines shift, and the roads become busier with school buses, young pedestrians, and parents rushing to drop off their kids. With this increase in road activity, it’s more important than ever to be attentive behind the wheel. For many, back-to-school season also means a spike in car accidents, leading to unnecessary injuries and life-altering consequences. The Impact of Distracted Driving Distracted driving remains one of the leading causes of motor vehicle accidents, particularly during the hectic back-to-school months. Checking your phone, adjusting the GPS, or even engaging in deep conversation can divert your ...
Pedestrian Accidents: What Should You Know About Your Legal Rights?
Modernization has brought many changes along with it, and the most apparent one is on the way we live and how we go about doing our daily activities. Without any doubt, a vehicle have become the part and parcel of our daily routine, and all thanks to them we are able to carry on our work with more efficiency. But the sad side of the story definitely remains the number of road accidents that are on the rise with each passing day. Recent studies are revealing very shocking facts that there are thousands pedestrians who become victims of road accidents, ...
Failure to Yield Right of Way to Pedestrians
The roads and fast moving vehicles are made for our convenience and surely we have derived a lot of benefits by using this provision. Our life is indubitably becoming fast paced, and increased pressure on the accelerator is now part of our routine. But wait! If you fail to follow the traffic rules, you might have to face a lot of legal complications and one such problematic situation can be failure to yield right-of-way to pedestrians which, we are going to discuss in this article. In general perspective, the right of way comes into existence to avoid mishaps on the ...
When to consult with a lawyer after a car accident?
Car accidents can happen to anyone, and the sorrow they bring along is inevitable. So, what can one do in such circumstances? Is there any sort of legal help available when someone has been hit by a car? What is the best solution in such circumstances? Well, if questions like these or similar ones are clubbing your mind, then by the time you will end up reading this article, I am sure you are going to have answers to all such questions. So, let us discuss about the same and see what an attorney or a lawyer can do to ...
How to avoid getting injured as a pedestrian in a car accident
According to Transport Canada's Canadian Motor Vehicle Traffic Collision Statistics, 15% of fatalities in 2012 relate to pedestrian accidents. That totals to 312 wrongful death cases - which is a lot of fatal accidents and taken lives. 14.4% of serious injuries in 2012 belong to pedestrian accidents. Hitting a pedestrian at a speed higher than 48 km/h will most likely result in serious injuries or even fatality. Even if a driver was able to slow down to 16 km/h, it still can severely disable a pedestrian. How to avoid getting hit Please find some useful tips on how to avoid a pedestrian accident ...
Man died in a pedestrian accident in Toronto
September 10, 2014 The man was hit by a vehicle (reported to be a garbage truck) in a laneway near Toronto Dundas Square. …
Hit by a car: a little girl died in a car accident in Toronto
July 16, 2014 Toronto The 7 years old girl was trying to cross the street south of Eglinton Avenue. Around 4:30 p.m. this tragedy happened when she was hit by a vehicle. …
A pedestrian hit by a car got serious injuries
July 15, Markham A hit and run accident happened yesterday night near 16th Ave and Markham Road intersection. A 49 y.o. male pedestrian was transported to Markham Stouffville Hospital after he was hit by a car. The car was identified as Toyota Matrix. The victim appeared to have serious life-threatening injuries and later was urgently delivered to Toronto St. Michael's Hospital by air, to get further treatment required. No charges or arrests have been made so far. Police is seeking for evidence and witnesses of the incident.
Justin Bieber sued for a hitting pedestrian accident
June 26, 2014 The famous pop singer (in case you don’t know :) ) Justin Bieber is being sued by a man claiming he was hit with Bieber’s Ferrari. The accident has happened outside a Hollywood club in 2013. …
A police officer is charged in Toronto fatal car accident
Toronto, June 12, 2014 Constable Remo Romano of York Regional Police (YRP) is facing charged with dangerous driving caused death in a fatal car accident in Toronto. The collision occurred in Toronto in February, 2014. While on-duty, the YRP officer was behind the wheel when his vehicle hit a pedestrian – 18-year-old woman. That happened near Warden Road and St. Clair Avenue East, Scarborough. …
A guy hit by an uncontrolled truck fortunately survived
Such a negligence! A guy was injured after being hit by a dump truck in Russia. That's amazing that the 65 years old driver managed to survive in this accident! We hope he will get better soon.