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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 Baltimore 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 Baltimore and across the entire region. Baltimore County is a popular area 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 across the region. Get information here on Baltimore motorcycle safety programs and licensing requirements.
As mass transit systems grow across Maryland, bus accidents occur regularly in Baltimore. When a bus crash happens, serious injuries and fatalities are a common result.
Truckers are a growing motorist group using Maryland's highways, and commercial trucking accidents occur regularly in Baltimore. When a truck crash happens, serious injuries and fatalities are a common result.
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 Mobile-Pensacola region is popular with bicyclists but experiences a growing number of accidents
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.
Bicycling is becoming more popular in the Baltimore region. Learn more about bicycling in the Baltimore area at the Baltimore Bicycling Club website.
Truckers are a growing motorist group using Alabama and Florida's highways, and commercial trucking accidents occur regularly in Mobile and Pensacola. When a truck crash happens, serious injuries and fatalities are a common result.
Common causes of commercial truck accidents in Mobile and Pensacola
According to IIHS, a large percentage of trucking crashes are caused by:
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.
According to the U.S. Coast Guard, 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. The most common types of vessels involved in reported accidents were open motorboats, personal watercraft and cabin motorboats.