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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.
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Motor vehicle accidents are an hourly occurrence in Amarillo and across Potter 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 this vast region.
While rare compared to other types of motor-vehicle crashes, aircraft accidents do happen regularly in Amarillo, 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.
Motorcycle accidents are a common occurrence in the Amarillo region. These areas are 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 Amarillo community.
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 Amarillo region ranks in terms of pedestrian collisions nationally, please go to this National Highway Traffic Safety Administration report.
Bicycling is becoming more popular in the Amarillo region. There are numerous organizations that promote fun and safe bicycling in the area, including BikeSD, San Diego County Bike Coalition, and San Diego Mountain Biking Association.
The size and speed of trains brings death and destruction to anyone and anything in their path. The main forms of train accidents in Amarillo are train derailments, train and pedestrian accidents, and train and car accidents.
To learn about train accidents in Amarillo, go to the Federal Railroad Administration site.
Truckers are a growing motorist group using Texas highways, and commercial trucking accidents occur regularly in the Amarillo region. When a truck crash happens, serious injuries and fatalities are a common result.
Common causes of commercial truck accidents in Amarillo
According to IIHS, a large percentage of trucking crashes are caused by:
Motor vehicle accidents are an hourly occurrence in Beaumont and Port Arthur, and across Jefferson 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 this vast region.