We help people obtain compensation following
injuries in motor vehicle crashes, accidents caused by drunk or distracted drivers, slip - and - falls, and accidents on government property.
While the fall and winter are beautiful seasons in the northeast, the trees losing their leaves and the snow and ice on the ground often play a major
role in motor vehicle crashes.
We have the experience — and the heart — that allows us to provide the best representation and support to people who have been
injured in motor vehicle crashes or other accidents.
Data from the National Safety Council concluded an unusually high number of people
died in motor vehicle crashes in 2016, with a 6 percent rise from 2015, and a 14 percent increase in fatal auto accident collisions since 2014.
From 1992 through June 1997, only 9 children properly restrained rear - facing died
in motor vehicle crashes in Sweden, and all of these involved catastrophic crashes with severe intrusion and few other survivors.
While the rate of
deaths in motor vehicle crashes in children under age 16 has decreased substantially — dropping 45 percent between 1997 and 2009 — it is still the leading cause of death for children ages 4 and older.
CEPA International, which has been in operation for 30 years,
specializes in motor vehicle crash control and risk management programs, with training programs developed for domestic and multinational companies with small, medium and large automotive fleets.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, approximately 30 people die each day in the United
States in motor vehicle crashes involving an alcohol - impaired driver.
New preliminary 2016 data shared recently from the NHTSA (National Center for Statistics and Analysis) estimates as many as 40,000 people died
in motor vehicles crashes last year, a 6 % rise from 2015.
In the USA, road traffic crashes are the leading cause of death for 15 - to -20-year-olds; in 2008, 2,739 drivers in this age group were killed and an additional 228,00 were injured in motor vehicle crashes [1].
In 2013, 3,154 people died and 424,000 others were injured
in motor vehicle crashes on U.S. roads involving driver distraction, says the U.S. Department of Transportation.
«Given the increasing availability of marijuana and the ongoing opioid overdose epidemic, understanding the role of controlled
substances in motor vehicle crashes is of significant public health importance.»
In Philadelphia, a total of 31 pedestrians were killed
in motor vehicle crashes during 2012, representing 29 percent of the city's total traffic fatalities..
The goal of the Data Modernization project is to enhance NHTSA's position as the
leader in motor vehicle crash data collection and analysis through improved data quality data to keep pace with emerging technologies, policy needs, and the changing needs of the highway safety community.
«All automakers now recognize the important role of safety in consumer choice, and they are increasingly receptive to working with our engineers to understand the next steps in keeping people from
harm in motor vehicle crashes and to make real changes in their vehicle designs.
They analyzed federal data from 2009 to 2015 and found no significant
uptick in motor vehicle crash fatality rates in the first 3 years after legalized marijuana.
Someone who's been in a serious traffic accident, or struck by a car while walking or biking can sustain multiple bone fractures and some types of bone injuries are more common than
others in motor vehicle crashes.
This alarming two year
jump in motor vehicle crash deaths also corresponds with a significant decrease in state legislative progress to pass lifesaving safety laws.
A total of 5,987 pedestrians were
killed in motor vehicle crashes in 2016, according to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS)-- the highest annual total since 1990.
New preliminary 2016 data shared recently from the NHTSA (National Center for Statistics and Analysis) estimates that as many as 40,000 people died
in motor vehicles crashes last year, a 6 % rise from 2015.
Since seatbelt use appears to be one of the most effective measures to reduce injuries in motor vehicle crashes [67], interventions to use seatbelts should be aimed at males and high risk takers in particular, and based on the premise that nonuse is volitional rather than forgetful.
According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, 30 large truck occupants
died in motor vehicle crashes in 2013 (the second highest in the country, with Texas coming in first with 87 fatalities)