With fall quickly approaching, taking a leisurely stroll to watch the changing colors and enjoy the weather is something many city dwellers look forward to. If you live in Detroit, Atlanta, or Los Angeles, you may want to re-think walking the city streets. A new study uncovers the least safe cities for walking and the aforementioned cities are at the top (or bottom depending on how you look at it) of the list, reports the New York City Dot.
The New York City Pedestrian Safety and Action Plan tracked the number of serious pedestrian accidents in major cities across the globe, and also analyzed the underlying causes behing the deaths and serious injuries. The two safest cities are Hong Kong and Tokyo, with New York City and Portland as the only North American cities in the top ten.
Pedestrian injuries are almost exclusively resolved as a personal injury action. In these cases, the court looks at the nature of the accident – was it the driver’s negligence, the pedestrian’s carelessness, or both that ultimately led to the collision. In the end, pedestrians and drivers are legally required to follow traffic laws, and the failure to do some can have deadly consequences.
Related Resources:
- Dead Man Walking (Good)
- Pedestrian Accidents - Overview (FindLaw)
- Pedestrian Safety: Cities, States Walking the Walk (FindLaw’s Injured)
- Auto Accident Injuries and Compensation (provided by Jacquart & Lowe, S.C.)
- What to Do If You are in a Car Accident (provided by D’Amato Law Firm, P.C.)
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