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Wrong Way Driving Causes Devastating Car Crashes in Bellingham
Like many cities, Bellingham has its share of one-way roads. It's not uncommon to see drivers who travel against the direction they're supposed to. Especially when this happens at highway speeds, such as along I-5 or Whatcom County roads,being hit by a wrong-way driver is one of the most devastating kinds of collisions possible. These crashes can happen very fast, without the victims’ seeing them coming. Often the injuries sustained in these kinds of accidents are major and possibly fatal. Click here if you've been involved in a wreck where the driver was going the wrong way.
Truckers are a growing motorist group using Washington's highways, and commercial trucking accidents occur regularly in Seattle and Tacoma. When a truck crash happens, serious injuries and fatalities are a common result.
Common causes of commercial truck accidents in Seattle and Tacoma
According to IIHS, a large percentage of trucking crashes are caused by:
Hit and run car accidents are some of the worst kinds of crashes
No one will dispute that a motor vehicle accident is traumatic for everyone involved, including the driver who caused it. But fleeing an accident is never a good idea, and makes a tragic situation worse every time. If you have been hit by a hit-and-run driver, life can get really complicated very fast. Click here to learn more about what to do next.
Motor vehicle accidents are a common occurrence in Spokane and throughout Eastern Washington. 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 community.
Motorcycle accidents are a common occurrence in Spokane and across Eastern Washington. 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 region.
Get information here on Spokane motorcycle crashes and 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.
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 Spokane region ranks in terms of pedestrian collisions nationally, please go to this National Highway Traffic Safety Administration report.
Truckers are a growing motorist group using Washington's highways, and commercial trucking accidents occur regularly in Spokane and across Eastern Washington. When a truck crash happens, serious injuries and fatalities are a common result.
Common causes of commercial truck accidents in Spokane
According to IIHS, a large percentage of trucking crashes are caused by:
Broadside car collisions can start a change reaction that brings deadly results
It’s remarkable that unsafe lane change collisions don’t happen more often on Bellingham and its surrounding Whatcom County roads. All vehicles have blind spots, and when we travel at highway speeds, parallel to other cars, with so many drivers shifting lanes, merging, accelerating and slowing down – naturally this put us in dangerous situations. Usually it’s an honest mistake to begin our move into the next lane when suddenly we hear a honk of the horn warning us to get back over. However, if someone is drunk or distracted, or simply reckless, a tragic and unnecessary accident might result in lifelong – or life-ending – changes. Click here to learn more about broadside car collisions and what to do if you're in one.