Health practitioners encourage cycling as a measure to get fit. But cyclists are rightly concerned about the risk of being involved in a Boston bicycle accident. Our Boston personal injury lawyers are often called to represent victims who sustain serious injuries as the result of an accident with a careless…
The 2009 data on pedalcyclist was recently released by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. For this data a pedalcyclist is a rider of pedal powered vehicles that have 2 non-motorized wheels or are a unicycle or tricycle. Our Boston personal injury lawyers remind you to ride safely to prevent…
Our Boston injury lawyers urge motorists to watch for pedestrians as clocks go back an hour and darkness comes to the afternoon commute. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reports that the end of daylight-savings time, low light, and the risk of driver distraction during the afternoon commute, significantly increases…
As our Boston injury lawyers await the release of Massachusetts traffic statistics for 2009, a look at the national statistics shows a decline in serious and fatal accidents across the board. The number of fatal Massachusetts traffic accidents declined to 334 last year, from the 364 reported in 2008, according…
A Boston bicycle accident has claimed the life of a 24-year-old rider, after she was hit by a car in Brighton, the Boston Globe reported. As we reported on our Boston Personal Injury Lawyer Blog, safety advocates continue to push for improved infrastructure as Boston seeks to become a world-class…
Our Massachusetts injury lawyers continue to write about the dangers of Boston pedestrian accidents and bicycle accidents. We applaud the Baltimore crackdown on speeders, aggressive drivers and other traffic scofflaws in accident prone areas. The city’s Street Smart campaign will target lawbreakers through the remainder of summer in an effort…
Over the coming weeks, Jeffrey Glassman Injury Lawyers will look at some of the most common causes of serious and fatal Massachusetts car accidents and traffic accidents nationwide. In truth, few accidents are really accidents. Distracted driving, impaired driving, speeding and other poor driving habits usually contribute to serious or…
CNN reports that cities named by Bicycle Magazine as some of the most bike-friendly in the nation are also among the metropolitan areas experiencing the biggest challenges in the relationship between cyclists and motorists. As we reported last month on our Boston Injury Attorney Blog, the high number of Boston…