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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 Orlando, Daytona Beach, and Melbourne regions rank in terms of pedestrian collisions nationally, please go to this National Highway Traffic Safety Administration report.
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Truckers are a growing motorist group using Florida’s highways, and commercial trucking accidents occur regularly in the Orlando, Daytona Beach, and Melbourne regions. When a truck crash happens, serious injuries and fatalities are a common result.
Common causes of commercial truck accidents in Orlando, Daytona Beach, and Melbourne
According to IIHS, a large percentage of trucking crashes are caused by:
As mass transit systems grow across Florida, bus accidents occur regularly. When a bus crash happens, serious injuries and fatalities are a common result.
Common causes of bus accidents in Orlando, Daytona Beach, and Melbourne
According to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, over the past 10 years:
The number of buses involved in fatal crashes decreased from 274 to 251, an 8% drop;
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.