Almost twice as many children ride school buses year each year in the United States than all of the people taking trips on public buses. There are about a half a million school buses transporting 25 million of our nation’s children. With tens of millions of children making so many trips, accidents are bound...
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Motorcycle Deaths Inexplicably Decline in 2009
Despite rising over the prior twelve years, motorcycle deaths actually dropped in 2009. While this, of course, is good news, motorcycle use remains extremely dangerous. As motorcycle use has increased in popularity, so have associated injuries and deaths increased. From 1997 to 2007, motorcycle deaths jumped from 2,116 to 5,154 and injuries almost...
Read MoreTruck Driver Killed in Maryland While Unloading Granite at Warehouse
Many people face dangers every day that they report to work. In 2008, the most recent year for which statistics are available, just over 5,000 died in workplace accidents. That number was nearly 5,700 in 2007. Employers could have prevented many of these accidents had they used basic safety tactics such as maintaining clean...
Read MoreReston, Virginia Motorcyclist Killed After Running Off Roadway
A 37-year-old Virginia man died Sunday evening in Reston when his motorcycle ran off the roadway while failing to make a turn. Police suspect that excessive speeding was involved. After running off the road, the man slid into a metal pole near Fairfax County Parkway and Walnut Branch Road. Nationwide, speeding is to blame...
Read MoreDC Fire and EMS Services Slow Due to Extraordinary Number of Calls
Washington, D.C. has faced a variety of problems over the past year – from fatal public transportation accidents to record snowfalls. Now it appears that D.C. emergency services are facing problems of their own. D.C. Fire and EMS has been experiencing severe delays of late. The department that handles these services had to bring...
Read MoreFDA Warns About Increased Risks from Zocor
Sometimes pharmaceutical companies rush prescription drugs to consumers before they fully understand the drugs' side effects. The Food and Drug Administration thoroughly tests prescription drugs and provides information on proper dosing, warnings, and side effects, but even this is not always enough. Some drugs may require a longer period of study to be fully...
Read More4-Year-Old Maryland Boy Hurt in ATV Accident
Studies have repeatedly shown that children who ride ATVs (all-terrain vehicles) are at a high risk for severe injuries, including amputations, spinal cord injuries, or even death. ATVs are becoming increasingly popular so injuries and trips to the emergency room due to accidents are on the rise. Between 2000 and 2005, ATV-related fatalities increased...
Read MoreArlington Man Involved In Hit-And-Run Is Arrested
Hit-and-run accidents can leave victims facing debilitating injuries and no one to hold responsible. Without the benefits of air bags and seat belts, pedestrian victims in hit-and-run accidents are frequently severely injured or even killed in such accidents. Hit-and-run offenders face additional legal problems when police eventually track them down. An Arlington, Virginia man...
Read MoreD.C. Metrobus and Car Collide, Injuring Three
Despite the recent publicity surrounding Metro subway accidents, accidents involving Metrobuses are more common in the Washington D.C. metropolitan area due to the amount of traffic and pedestrians. Over the years, Metrobuses have killed joggers and pedestrians, struck taxis, and been involved in numerous accidents with other vehicles. A Metrobus and car collided,...
Read MoreAmtrak Train Running to Washington D.C. Kills Two Teenage Girls
Millions of Americans every day rely upon public transportation to get to work, school and perform their daily errands. The government agencies and private companies that run these transportation systems and networks owe duties to their passengers to ensure that their travels are as safe as possible. An Amtrak train that runs between Boston...
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