Blog Posts in February, 2016
Posted on Feb 23, 2016 By David Thomas
A DISTURBING TREND From the 1970s to 2000, pedestrian deaths as a percentage of motor vehicle fatalities declined steadily. But from 2009 to the present, pedestrian fatalities have increased by 15% to ...
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Posted on Feb 17, 2016 By David Thomas
BIG RIGS AND BIG ACCIDENTS Approximately 5,000 people die every year and thousands more are are injured in the U.S. in accidents with semi-trucks and 18 wheelers. Most of these fatalities are the ...
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Posted on Feb 12, 2016 By David Thomas
BICYCLE RIDES THAT TURN DEADLY A bicyclist was killed early in the morning of February 12, 2016, in a hit and run accident in San Jose, California; his identity has not yet been released. A 54-year ...
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