by Attorney Todd Ivey | Feb 1, 2021 | Bicycle And Pedestrian Accidents
As a pedestrian, you face many hazards on the road and the odds of an accident increase at certain times (such as periods of inclement weather and different times of day). If you need to cross the road, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that...
by Attorney Todd Ivey | Sep 25, 2020 | Bicycle And Pedestrian Accidents
While traffic fatalities nationwide have decreased in recent years, the number of people dying while walking is on the rise. Your chance of losing your life as a pedestrian is higher in Texas than it is in most other states, with Texas listed among the nations top...
by Attorney Todd Ivey | Aug 12, 2020 | Bicycle And Pedestrian Accidents
Pedestrian accidents are dangerous, violent events that can leave victims with serious injuries and even result in fatalities. Across Texas and throughout the country, victims of all ages suffer significant losses when they are hit by moving vehicles. In particular,...
by Attorney Todd Ivey | Jun 12, 2020 | Bicycle And Pedestrian Accidents
Bicycle accidents and the injuries that often result from them can be caused by negligent and dangerous drivers. While motor vehicles and bicycles are supposed to share the roads and their drivers and riders should obey all traffic laws, too frequently motor vehicle...
by Attorney Todd Ivey | May 6, 2020 | Bicycle And Pedestrian Accidents, Car Accidents, Motorcycle Accident, Trucking Accident
There are important legal protections available to victims of car accidents to help them with the damages suffered in a car accident. To help preserve these important protections, car accident victims should know what to do after they have been injured. Important...
by Attorney Todd Ivey | Mar 3, 2020 | Bicycle And Pedestrian Accidents
The number of fatalities due to pedestrian accidents has been rising at a disturbingly high rate over the last 10 years, having increased over 50%. A preliminary report from the Governors Highway Safety Association concluded that 6,590 people died in 2019 pedestrian...
by Attorney Todd Ivey | Jan 24, 2020 | Bicycle And Pedestrian Accidents
People in Texas have different modes of transportation available to them. Cars and trucks may be the most popular mode of transportation, but people also ride the bus, ride motorcycles, ride bicycles and walk as well. However, no matter what mode of transportation is...
by Attorney Todd Ivey | Aug 16, 2019 | Bicycle And Pedestrian Accidents
A bicyclist died at the scene of an accident on a city street on the west side of Houston recently. The driver of a pickup truck struck and killed the bicyclist. Both were traveling in the same direction on the road at the time of the accident, which happened in the...
by Attorney Todd Ivey | Apr 11, 2019 | Bicycle And Pedestrian Accidents
Distracted drivers are to blame for many accidents in the Houston area, particularly accidents involving bicyclists and pedestrians. After all, pedestrians and bicyclists can be hard to spot just because of their size. If a driver takes his or her eyes off the road...
by Attorney Todd Ivey | Mar 15, 2019 | Bicycle And Pedestrian Accidents
Texas remains one of the most dangerous states for pedestrian deaths, according to the Governor’s Highway Safety Association. The report highlights some startling statistics for both pedestrians and motorists alike-298 pedestrians died in the first six months of...
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