There has been a dramatic increase in the number of people who use bicycles to get around New York City. According to Gothamist, a report prepared through years of research shows that there was a 320 percent increase in the number of New Yorkers commuting by bicycle in recent years as compared with in 1990. While the rise in bicycle riding has taken place at a time when safety efforts are being made to protect cyclists, the improvements in safety are not enough to protect all these new riders. This is causing concern that the “city isn’t keeping up with [the] historic cyclist boom.” Bicycle

NYPD MAY BE LIABLE IN FATAL PEDESTRIAN ACCIDENT BROOKLYN, NEW YORK (July 17, 2015) One man was killed and three others were seriously injured when an intoxicated NYPD cop drove his SUV onto the sidewalk and struck the pedestrian, according to the NY Daily News. Authorities have been able to identify one of the victims injured in the crash as Sophia Tabachoun. Divya Menezes and James Balchaunas were also hospitalized for their injuries after the SUV crashed. Andrew Esquivel was identified as the 21-year-old that died due to his injuries. The scene was absolutely chaotic. One person had their leg severely injured and another pedestrian was pinned up against a fence.

New York City May Be Liable For Deadly Car Crash BROOKLYN, NEW YORK (July 16, 2016)  Authorities have arrested an off-duty New York Police Officer after he caused a fatal car accident with his SUV that left one person dead and seriously injured three other people, according to the New York Post. Authorities have been able to identify the man that was killed in the accident as Andrew Esquivel. The collision took place early Saturday morning when the off-duty cop lost control of his SUV by Bedford Avenue and North Eight Street. The cop drove his car onto the sidewalk after swerving and speeding. One person’s leg

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 1,236 fatal school transportation-related crashes occurred from the year 2001 to 2010. During this period, 1,368 people died in this type of crash, which is an annual average of 137 deaths. The NHTSA also reported that an average of 18 school-age children each year in school transportation-related accidents. An average of 6 children are occupants of school vehicles while the remaining 12 are generally pedestrians who are grievously injured and even killed due to school transportation vehicles or other vehicles that are involved in the crash. Important Steps to Take After a School Bus Accident When you

According to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), US fire departments responded to an estimated average of 3,520 hotel and motel fires each year, which accounts for 1% of all structure fires in the United States. These fires led to annual losses of 9 deaths, 120 injuries and $84 million in direct property damage. The leading cause of fires in hotels and motels is cooking equipment, which accounts for one-half of fires that take place in this type of property. Although the percentage of fire-related deaths in hotel fires is very small, there is a high potential for loss of life when such fires do