According to the journal Injury Prevention, New Year’s Eve is when people are most at risk for becoming involved in a fatal pedestrian accident. One reason for this is that while inebriated individuals might choose to walk rather than drive, drinking too much alcohol still impairs one’s physical abilities, judgments,…
According to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the number of US highway deaths in 2011 went down to their lowest level since 1949 at 32,367 fatalities-a 1.9% drop from last year. The 2011 decline is a continuing trend over the last six years, which has…
The reasons to ride a bike in Boston are endless. You can ride your bicycle for fun, to work, or for exercise. According to Radio Boston, “the greater Boston area is going through something of a bicycling renaissance.” With over 56 miles in new trails, it is no wonder that…
So we’re nearing the end of April and bike season is officially back. Motivated by the improving weather-what a glorious spring day today!-and by the athletic feats of Monday’s marathoners, the city is alive with bike riders with a variety of levels, intensities, and goals. But bikers, beware! Boston and…
According to a report issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the state of Massachusetts had the lowest pediatric death rate among all the US states in 2009 at 4 child deaths per 100,000 kids (age 19 and under). The national average for that year was 11 deaths/…
A cyclist from Rehoboth, Massachusetts-a town in Bristol County near East Providence-was killed earlier this week while riding a Cervélo bicycle model that, according to reports, had previously been recalled by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). The 58-year-old man had apparently suffered head trauma and was pronounced dead…
A bicyclist was seriously injured and transported to MGH after he collided with an MBTA bus around 7:20am at the intersection of Federal and Washington Streets in Salem (near Salem District Court). According to reports, the bicyclist was a 47-year-old male from Salem, and he apparently collided with the right…
With record-breaking temperatures yesterday, Massachusetts residents poured outside to enjoy the sunshine and summer temperatures. Walkers, runners, bicyclists, rollerbladers, picnickers, and beach-goers (including kids playing hooky from school) were seen in droves. Unfortunately, the day did not end as gloriously for all. According to news reports, on Wednesday evening around…
Authorities have identified Phyo N. Kyaw as the victim of a Cambridge, Massachusetts truck accident that occurred Tuesday night on the corner of Vassar Street and Massachusetts Avenue. The 23-year-old, who was originally from Myanmar, graduated from MIT last year. He was pronounced dead after he was transported to Massachusetts…
Last week, our Boston injury lawyers published a blog post about a new National Highway Traffic Safety Administration study on text messaging and cell phone use while driving. As evidenced by the number of distracted driving fatalities that happened in 2010, too many people are dying because there are drivers…