Seniors and young children are two demographic groups that tend to be at especially high risk of getting hurt in a pedestrian accident.  Seniors may have reductions in cognitive function related to age that can make it more difficult for them to determine when it is safe to cross a road. Physical impairment and age-related infirmities also mean seniors can take longer to get across roads, thus placing them in greater risk of getting hurt in a pedestrian crash if drivers are not paying attention. Because seniors are especially vulnerable to pedestrian accidents, taking extra steps to protect the elderly population is an important way

Statistics show that in the United States, the annual average number of car accidents is 6 million. Every day, there are over 90 deaths and about 3 million people are injured every year across the country. Approximately 2 million car accident drivers experience permanent injuries due to negligent driving every year. Driving in weather conditions that are hostile and dangerous can be extremely tough, especially during seasons when there are extremely high winds. According to studies, roughly 24% of all accidents take place when the weather conditions are bad. Have you been involved in a car accident that was caused by a negligent driver? You

In 2011, 4,588 recreational boating accidents were reported by the Coast Guard. The majority of these maritime accidents occurred to cabin motorboats, motorboats and personal watercraft. These accidents resulted in 758 deaths and 3,081 injuries. For every 100,000 registered recreational vessels, the corresponding fatality rate was 6.2 deaths.  This is an increase of nearly 15% compared to 2010. Apart from recreational boating, there can also be maritime accidents to commercial and government marine vessels. According to data from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, in 2010, there were 5,427 accidents involving 6,788 commercial vessels. As a result, there were 159 injuries, and 41 people died or

As many as one out of three adolescents have allegedly gone through violence while dating. Apart from physical, sexual, and emotional abuse, many teenagers and young adults are also exposed to “digital” abuse. A recent study reveals that about 10 percent of adolescents claim to have been under threat by means of IM, email, chat, text, and other technology while about 20 percent teens have been harassed by their romantic partners through networking sites. If you have concerns about being abused, or know someone who is going through the same, it is advised that you seek the help of a family attorney. According to the

Last year, despite efforts to reduce the number of pedestrian deaths, there were high fatality rates in New York. City Limits, for example, reported that for the first 13 days of November, a pedestrian died every single day in the city as a result of an accident with a bus or car that was traveling too fast. In total, 18 people died before the end of November — one for each business day of the month.  Clearly, with so many pedestrians losing their lives, Mayor Bill de Blasio’s Vision Zero campaign did not achieve its goal of zero pedestrian fatalities. City Limits suggested that the

According to a survey done by the US Department of Justice’s National Crime Victimization (NCVS), an average of 293,066 people (aged 12 and above) in the country are victims of rape and sexual assault each year. This means that one sexual assault occurs every 107 seconds. Nearly 6 out of 10 sexual assault/rape incidents are reported by victims to have occurred at a friend, relative, or neighbor’s home or in their own home. Additionally, a National Victim Center study reports that 1.3 women aged 18 and over, are forcibly raped every minute in the United States. This means that there are 78 rapes every hour,

Statistics show that repetitive strain injury (RSI), also known as work related upper limb disorders (WRULD), is increasing at an alarming rate in the workplace. According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), approximately 1.8 million workers are affected by RSI per year. One government study puts the annual RSI cost between $17 billion and $20 billion. According to one survey, close to 60 percent of computer office workers across the nation suffer from acute wrist pain while working on the computer, and 51.2% state that their keyboards are placed way too high. However, the only problem is not ergonomics – 49.7% of employees