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Motorcycle accidents are a common occurrence in Buffalo. 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 Buffalo area.
Get information on motorcycle crashes from the Buffalo Police Department
The Buffalo Police Department offers information on accidents. The New York Department of Motor Vehicles provides information on traffic and safety laws.
According to Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center, in 2012, 726 lost their lives in bicycle/motor vehicle crashes nationally, just under two people every day of the year in the U.S. The death rate from bicycle crashes is high due to the relative lack of protection bicyclists have in an impact with a motor vehicle.
As mass transit systems grow across Buffalo and Erie County, bus accidents occur regularly. When a bus crash happens, serious injuries and fatalities are a common result.
Common causes of bus accidents in Buffalo
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;
According to the U.S. Coast Guard, from 2013 to 2014, deaths increased from 560 to 610, an 8.9% increase, injuries increased from 2,620 to 2,678, a 2.2% increase and the total number of accidents increased from 4,062 to 4,064, a 0.05% increase. Where the cause of death was known, 78% of fatal boating accident victims drowned; of those drowning victims, 84% were not wearing a life jacket.
The size and speed of trains brings death and destruction to anyone and anything in their path. The main forms of train accidents are train derailments, train and pedestrian accidents, and train and car accidents.
To learn about train accidents in Buffalo, go to the Federal Railroad Administration site.
While rare compared to other types of motor-vehicle crashes, aircraft accidents do happen regularly, usually with devastating results. Despite significant safety improvements over the past decades, many people each year experience the pain of losing someone in an airplane crash.
Truckers are a growing motorist group using New York’s highways, and commercial trucking accidents occur regularly in the Buffalo region. When a truck crash happens, serious injuries and fatalities are a common result.
Common causes of commercial truck accidents in Buffalo
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.
Despite safety improvements, pedestrian accidents are common across the Pacific Northwest
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, in 2012 nationally:
Motor vehicle accidents are an hourly occurrence in the entire region from Everett to Bellingham. 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.
Motorcycle accidents are a common occurrence from Everett to Bellingham. 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 greater Puget Sound area.
Get information on motorcycle collisions from the region's police departments
The various local police departments offer information on accidents that occur in their city limits, including: