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Motor vehicle accidents are a regular occurrence in LaCrosse, Eau Claire, LaCrosse County, and Eau Claire 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.
Truckers are a growing motorist group using Wisconsin’s highways, and commercial trucking accidents occur regularly in the La Crosse and Eau Claire regions. When a truck crash happens, serious injuries and fatalities are a common result.
Common causes of commercial truck accidents in La Crosse and Eau Claire
According to IIHS, a large percentage of trucking crashes are caused by:
According to the U.S. Coast Guard, nationally 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.
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 La Crosse and Eau Claire regions rank in terms of pedestrian collisions nationally, please go to this National Highway Traffic Safety Administration report.
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.
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 Wisconsin, go to the Federal Railroad Administration site.
What's in your pocket could hurt you - why the FDA hasn't declared e-cigarettes safe
Though e-cigarettes don't need to be lit with a lighter like smoking tobacco, they can still burn you. Although you mostly see car accident stories on this site, there's an increasing number of claims made against electronic cigarette manufacturers for selling products that might not be safe. Curious how this can happen under the FDA's nose? Read this article on why the FDA hasn't issued regulations on e-cigarettes yet.
E-cigarettes are known to explode in a car charger - here's what you need to know
While they don't need to be lit on fire to deliver nicotine into your lungs, e-cigarettes are still catching on fire. The reason is the lithium battery does not always mix well with a USB port on computers and cars. To learn more about what you need to know about the dangers of e-cigarettes, click to read this article by the personal injury law firm of Bill Coats Law in Bellingham, WA.
What is the Connection Between Car Accidents and TMJ?
Motor vehicle accidents are an hourly occurrence in Madison and across Dane 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.