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Motorcycle accidents are a common occurrence in Hattiesburg and Laurel. These regions popular with motorcyclists, and with so many bikes on the roads, the number of collisions is high, and motorcycle accidents are a major safety and economic issue for riders in the area.
At one point or another, everyone is a pedestrian. As the expense of driving and insuring a vehicle rise, more and more people choose to walk to their destinations. As the number of pedestrians increases, so do the number of pedestrian accidents. To see where the Hattiesburg and Laurel regions rank in terms of pedestrian collisions nationally, please go to this National Highway Traffic Safety Administration report.
As mass transit systems grow across Mississippi and the Hattiesburg - Laurel region, bus accidents will continue to occur. When a bus crash happens, serious injuries and fatalities are a common result.
Statistics on bus accidents like those that occur in Hattiesburg and Laurel
According to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, over the past 10 years:
Truckers are a growing motorist group using Mississippi’s highways, and commercial trucking accidents occur regularly in the Hattiesburg and Laurel regions. When a truck crash happens, serious injuries and fatalities are a common result.
Common causes of commercial truck accidents in Hattiesburg and Laurel
According to IIHS, a large percentage of trucking crashes are caused by:
One of the many ways our visitors interact with Accident Data Center is to express their grief and loss, and also to analyze how a collision happened. In this instance, a grieving mother whose son was killed in a pedestrian collision gives details of the collision site and the dangerous nature of the roadway.
Motor vehicle accidents are an hourly occurrence in Meridian and across Lauderdale County. Many crashes are completely avoidable, caused by drunk drivers or distracted drivers. Whatever the cause, car accidents are a major safety and economic issue for the communities in the region.
As mass transit systems grow across Mississippi and Lauderdale County, bus accidents occur regularly. When a bus crash happens, serious injuries and fatalities are a common result.
Statistics related to bus accidents in Meridian
According to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, over the past 10 years nationally:
The number of buses involved in fatal crashes decreased from 274 to 251, an 8% drop;
Truckers are a growing motorist group using Mississippi’s highways, and commercial trucking accidents occur regularly in the Meridian region. When a truck crash happens, serious injuries and fatalities are a common result.
Common causes of commercial truck accidents in Meridian
According to IIHS, a large percentage of trucking crashes are caused by:
Truckers are a growing motorist group using the nation's highways, and commercial trucking accidents occur regularly in the Paducah, Cape Girardeau, and Harrisburg regions. When a truck crash happens, serious injuries and fatalities are a common result.
Common causes of commercial truck accidents in Paducah, Cape Girardeau, and Harrisburg
According to IIHS, a large percentage of trucking crashes are caused by:
At one point or another, everyone is a pedestrian. As the expense of driving and insuring a vehicle rise, more and more people choose to walk to their destinations. As the number of pedestrians increases, so do the number of pedestrian accidents. To see where the Paducah, Cape Girardeau, and Harrisburg regions rank in terms of pedestrian collisions, please go to this National Highway Traffic Safety Administration report.