Many people are saying a sidewalk shed might have prevented the tragic death of a 60-year-old Manhattan architect who was killed by a piece of facade that fell from a 49th Street building. Erica Tishman was hit by the falling debris around mid-morning on December 17 while she was walking on 49th…

Three recent commercial truck accidents in New York City have left two people dead and another injured. The truck driver was injured when a garbage truck rolled over in Williamsburg Nov. 16, but truck drivers walked away from fatal accidents in East Harlem Nov. 9 and the Upper East Side…

More than 800 people die every year in the United States in motor vehicle crashes caused by snow, sleet, and freezing rain, according to a new study. The study found that fatalities were higher in heavy snowfall regions such as areas in New York near Lakes Erie and Ontario and…

Pedestrian deaths across the nation continue to increase year after year as federal and state policies and roadway designs produce roads that prioritize high speeds for cars over safety for people on foot, a recent report says. Alarming Trend in Pedestrian Accidents Pedestrian fatalities in urban areas are up 69%…

New York City’s latest move to deal with a spike in fatal bicycle accidents this year is to adjust the timing of green traffic lights on several city streets to keep cyclists rolling. In a plan called the “Green Wave,” traffic signals that have been synchronized to accommodate cars and…

The popularity of Uber and other ride-share services has led to the inevitable – car accidents involving Uber drivers and passengers. Those who find themselves in a New York ambulance or hospital after getting into an Uber accident may rightly wonder whether someone should be taking care of their medical…

Automatic emergency braking systems with pedestrian detection perform inconsistently and are ineffective at night, according to a new study by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety. In other words, the usual causes of pedestrian accidents – distracted driving, running red lights and stop signs, speeding,– are not overcome by new automotive…

There is no level of lead in a person’s blood that is safe. Lead is a poison if swallowed, inhaled or absorbed through the skin. Lead poisoning is particularly damaging to children and, unfortunately, most prevalent among children. Even low levels of lead in a child’s blood can delay puberty,…

Eighteen years after New York became the first state in the nation to ban handheld cell phone use while driving, distracted driving – including talking on cell phones and texting behind the wheel – is still commonplace in New York. In a New York State Police traffic enforcement operation in…

Distracted driving is to blame for a 10-year high in the number of people killed by drivers running red lights and causing accidents, the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety says. AAA Northeast magazine says traffic safety researchers found that 939 people were killed in crashes on U.S. roads in 2017 caused…