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Eureka car accidents cause more injury, death, and economic loss than any other crime or civic issue
Motor vehicle accidents are an hourly occurrence in Eureka and across Humboldt 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 region.
Motorcycle accidents are a common occurrence in the Eureka 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 Eureka community.
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.
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 Eureka region ranks in terms of pedestrian collisions nationally, please go to this National Highway Traffic Safety Administration report.
Motorcycle accidents are a common occurrence in the Charleston and Huntington 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 Charleston and Huntington communities.
Truckers are a growing motorist group using West Virginia’s highways, and commercial trucking accidents occur regularly in the Charleston and Huntington regions. When a truck crash happens, serious injuries and fatalities are a common result.
Common causes of commercial truck accidents in Charleston and Huntington
According to IIHS, a large percentage of trucking crashes are caused by:
As mass transit systems grow across West Virginia, bus accidents occur regularly in Charleston and Huntington. When a bus crash happens, serious injuries and fatalities are a common result.
Statistics related to bus accidents in Charleston and Huntington
According to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, over the past 10 years:
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.
Yesterday morning in Fayette County, in a scene that is shockingly not from a Japanese game show, a giant spool of wire fell off a truck and began rolling down Route 40. Motorists on the highway near Uniontown pulled off to the shoulder in what appears to be calm fashion, although we can't hear the terrifiend screams of people inside the cars, so we can't know for sure.
Motor vehicle accidents are an hourly occurrence in Clarksburg, Weston, and across Harrison County and Lewis 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 region.