Seattle Motor Vehicle Accident Law Blog

Automobile collisions can be serious. While we hope to never be involved in one, they can cause major impacts to one's life, even when a minor fender-bender occurs. Minor or major, accident injuries could be present, resulting in an accident victim to suffer tremendously. These injuries no only impact the victim physically, mentally and emotionally; it can also hit them hard financially. Thus, it is important to consider what financial recovery options are available to accident victims.

When individuals are involved in a car crash, one often thinks about the immediately visible injuries. This typically includes bruises, lacerations, broken bones and other similar injuries. However, there are some injuries that do not show right away. This can cause a victim of a car crash to walk away thinking they were unscathed. But this can all change a few hours or a few days after the initial accident.

Whether it is for a joy ride or for a main source of transportation, residents in Washington State and other states across the nation ride motorcycles. These small vehicles are not only an enjoyable and efficient way to get around, but also they are vehicles that are pone to some of most serious collisions. Thus, it is important that victims and their loved ones understand what they can do to overcome the losses and damages arising from such a tragic incident.

While motorcycles are fun to ride, the unfortunate reality is that these small vehicles can easily go unnoticed. Although campaigns in Seattle and other cities alert drivers to double and even triple check for motorcyclists, drivers still fail to use caution when traveling near motorcyclists. This causes collisions with them when drivers are changing lanes or making turns.

For individuals in Washington and other states across the nation, motor vehicles are not the only convenient way to get around. Walking is an efficient and reliable in big cities. In addition to being environmentally safe and economical, pedestrians tend to enjoy a nice walk outside as they head to and from their destinations. No matter the reason for traveling by foot, the unfortunate reality is that the lives of pedestrians are put at risk because of the motorists that travel near them.

According to current statistics regarding the pedestrian safety in the city of Seattle, safety is going in the wrong direction. In other words, there has been an increase in fatal pedestrian accidents in the city. In 2017, 11 pedestrians died. This accounted for more than half of the total fatal accidents occurring in Seattle that year.

While owning and operating a personal vehicle is common in Washington State, some residents rely on public transportation to get around. Whether it is to commute to work, go on a day trip, head to school or go site seeing, transit buses and coach buses are frequently used to get numerous passengers to various destinations. While it is a convenient way to get around, it is also a mode of transportation that has its risks. If a bus driver is not operating a bus safely or are upholding his or her duty to drive the bus safely, this could result in a bus accident.

What safety concern is causing bus accidents? Much like commercial truck drivers, bus drivers also travel long distances. This means that he or she is behind the wheel of a vehicle for an extended period of time. This can cause a driver to get drowsy overtime, especially if they are tasked to drive well into the night. Fatigued driving is a serious condition on the roadway, and it is one that the National Transportation Safety Board seeks to reduce.