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Woman struck by Black Friday shopper in rush to snag parking spot

Need another reason to stay home next year on Black Friday? Now you can add "avoiding pedestrian collisions with crazed shoppers who are more interested in a cheap flatscreen TV than human life."

To Make Roads Safe, Make Them Feel Dangerous

Conventional wisdom in traffic safety gets a makeover with this new study that challenges past notions of what makes roasds safer...

"In 2005, the U.K. Department of Transportation unveiled a set of guidelines for what it called “psychological traffic calming,” a strategy to make the country’s roadways safer by giving them a surface-level makeover.

Whose terrible idea was this? The most dangerous children's Halloween costume ever

There's a new Halloween costume for kids this that's making waves this year: the Invisible Child. All over Pinterest, you can see parents breathessly sharing what they believe is a super-clever costume, many posts inluding a #unique hashtag, somehow missing the fact that this costume insanely dangerous.

Best Bike Helmets for 2015

Consumer Reports has released their annual list of the best bicycle helmets for 2015. There's really no excuse for not wearing a helmet while biking, but here is a list of ones I've used: 1) I don't have one. 2) I would have to buy one in order to have one. 3) I only ride on side streets and alleys so it's unlikely that I'll get hit by a car. 4) I'm dumb.

When a car and train collide, the results can be deadly

Trains' whistles are often heard in Bellingham, and all through Whatcom County as well as Skagit County. As we are located in a busy corridor for trains traveling along the coast, their visits through here are increasingly frequent. Where cars and trains meet, sometimes deadlly accidents occur. Learn more about what factors can cause accidents at railroad crossings, and how dangerous it is for cars in an accident with a train.

What to do if you were in a motor vehicle and train crash?

It’s a scary thought, and luckily a fairly rare occurrence. Sometimes it’s a defect in the track. Other times, equipment failure. Sometimes a crash is due to a driver’s error.But nearly all cars that are hit by trains sustain devastating damages, and so do the people in them. Railroad companies will hire a team of private investigators to assess train crossing accidents, and are ready to employ them at the scene of any accident. The companies do not want to be held accountable for accidents that may have been due to their mistake. So what do you do if you've been in a vehicle crash with a train?

Motorcycle passenger's lawyers win suit, awarding the passenger $1,000,000 and finding the city of Coachella negligent in its placement of a wall at an intersection

Accident Type:

Motorcycle Accident

Result Date:

Sunday, February 1, 1981

Monetary Result:

$1,000,000

Topics:

Court:

Unknown California State Court

Mr. Zamarripa, a 17-year-old youth, sustained severe brain damage, including spastic paralysis and a speech impediment when the motorcycle he was riding as a passenger crashed into a van at an intersection. Zamarripa claimed that a five foot high wall on the Union Oil company’s property caused his stepfather, who was driving the motorcycle, to be unable to see on-coming cars at the intersection. Zamarripa sued the city of Coachella for negligently placing the wall. The defending oil company denied this claim and argued that the wall had nothing to do with the accident which took place 86 feet past the intersection. The verdict was in favor of Zamarripa, who recieved $1,000,000 damages. It was judged, however, that only the city, and not the oil company, were responsible for the placement of the wall.

How to Make Crosswalks Artistically Delightful...and Safe

A group of crosswalk art artists, one of which is a Canadian native named Peter Gibson aka Roadsworth, is generating a lively conversation about how this form of art can help in pedestrian and traffic safety efforts in major cities. As the creative delights intrigue the eye so the foot slows on the gas pedal as the car appproaches a busy intersection. This has become a global movement wth cross walk art in places as far away as Kyrgyzstan. In his words the 40-year-old artist describes his intentions behind this asphalt phenomenon.

If fault is disputed, are medical bills still covered if someone is hurt?

Regardless of who is at fault, if there are injured people in a car accident, those people will deserve medical care. So who pays for those bills? Auto insurance policies have an option called Personal Injury Protection offered to many US drivers; in Washington, for example, the coverage is required by state law to be offered to all drivers licensed in the state. This is the coverage you'll count on to pay medical bills, and sometimes wage loss. Bill Coats Law in Bellingham, WA describes more about what Personal Injury Protection is for and how it works to cover people hurt in an accident, no matter who caused it.

What's even more distracting to drivers than cell phones? The answer may surprise you

Imagine driving down the road and suddenly getting popped in the back of the head with a flying Sponge Bob. Kids are 12 times more distracting to a driver than talking on a cell phone. While it's doubtful laws won't make driving with children illegal anytime soon, here are some statistics on the dangers of distracting driving, plus tips on helping kids learn to behave in cars.