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State after state has moved to restrict text messaging behind the wheel and other acts of distracted driving. With texting while driving bans in place in at least 30 states, including Illinois, more and more people are at last starting to get it –distracted driving is dangerous driving.
But what about bicyclists and pedestrians? Chicago has many bicyclists on the streets and there is plenty of foot traffic. What impact has the ubiquity of mobile devices had on bikers and pedestrians, and their ability to stay safe while biking on the street or crossing it as a pedestrian?
A report from the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) indicates that fatalities from pedestrian accidents rose during the first six months of 2010, the first such increase in four years. Although there is not just one root cause of this increase, Jonathan Adkins, a spokesman for the GHSA, speculates that “distracted pedestrians” – those listening to iPods, talking on cell phones, sending text messages or e-mailing – may be one of the reasons for the increase.
In discussing the issue of distracted pedestrians, New York State Senator Carl Kruger (D-Brooklyn) said: “We’re taught from knee-high to look in both directions, wait, listen and then cross.” You can perform none of those functions if you are engaged in some kind of wired activity.”
Sen. Kruger has introduced a bill in the New York State Legislature that would ban pedestrians from using distracting electronic devices, including music players and cell phones, while crossing the street. The bill proposes a $100 fine for those in violation of the law.
New York isn’t the only state where proposed laws aimed at distracted pedestrians or bikers are in play. Oregon and California are considering bills aimed at increasing safety as well.
Clearly there is a major difference between being distracted while driving a motor vehicle that weighs several thousand pounds, on the one hand, and riding a bike or walking, on the other. It also true, however, that safety on streets and highways is everyone’s common responsibility.
Sometimes, though, no matter how safely you conduct yourself as a bicyclist or pedestrian, the negligence of a motor vehicle driver can injure you severely. If this has happened to you, or someone in your family, contact an experienced Chicago personal injury lawyer.
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Type of Case: Mass Transit Accident (Metra) Result: $2.1 million dollars “I was in a Metra Train Accident in September 2005, and I hired Mark Horwitz as my lawyer. My experience with Mark has been wonderful. He’s very considerate. He’s caring. Every time he calls me, the first thing that he says is, how are you feeling and how is your family, and I really, really appreciate that. If I didn’t have Mark Horwitz as my lawyer, I think I’d…
Former Chicago Police Officer Type of Injury: Premises Liability Accident Resulting in Below the Knee Amputation Result: $1,400,000.00 “After all my experiences with attorneys, Mark Horwitz was one of the finest attorneys I’ve ever met. He not only was my attorney, he was my friend. He extended himself far more beyond the attorney/client relationship. I couldn’t ask for a better attorney. I couldn’t ask for a better friend. And I would definitely, without question, recommend him to anyone who needs…
Type of Injury: Personal Injury Initial Offer: $50,000.00 Jury Verdict:$1,197,000.00 Johnnie B. W. Jr. was a professional basketball player back in the 1970s. In 2002 while getting off a CTA red line train, the trainman closed the doors on Mr. Williams while he was exiting the train. At the time, Mr. Williams was wearing a backpack that became lodged in the doors. The train began to move and Mr. W. ran along the platform until the train’s speed prevented him…
Type of Injury: Personal Injury Final Offer: $75,000.00 Final Judgment: $100,000.00 On October 7, 2007, Ms. Bogan was driving her automobile on Interstate 57 when she noticed a car stopped in one of the moving lanes. When she looked to see what was happening, she saw a man slumped over his steering wheel who was not moving. Being a good Samaritan, Ms. Bogan parked her vehicle in front of the disabled vehicle and got out to see if the driver…
Type of Injury: Personal Injury Final Offer: $60,000.00 Final Settlement: $100,000.00 In the summer of 2008, the father of a minor child (whose name is withheld because he is 5 years old) backed over his son while leaving his home. The child had gone under the car to retrieve a Mr. Potato Head doll that had rolled under the car. The father, not knowing his son was under the car, started it and backed down the driveway. Hearing screams, he…
Type of Injury: Car Accident Final Offer: $60,000.00 Final Judgment: $175,000.00 Rosetta Glover was a passenger in her husband’s car traveling on Martin Luther King Drive. A cab came around their car and made a sudden U turn in front of them causing the accident. Ms. Glover sustained an injury to her shoulder which required an immediate surgery. She hired another Chicago lawyer who obtained a settlement offer from the cab company for $60,000.00 and told Ms. Glover to accept…
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for a motor vehicle wrongful death case.
for a 75-year-old woman who suffered an above the knee amputation due to being run over by a private school bus.
for a young lady who was run over by a private waste hauling company while crossing the street.
for a trucking accident resulting in the death of the driver.
for a 70 year old man who died, without any living relatives, seven months after being hit by a car while crossing the street.
for a client whose family was killed by a street sweeper that ran a red light.
for a client injured in a 2005 Metra train derailment case.
for a minor rear-ended on an expressway in Kankakee.
for a premises liability accident resulting in below the knee amputation.
for a woman who was hit by a car while crossing the street.
for a client who was injured on the CTA red line train.
for a bicyclist hit by a car.
for a passenger injured in a rideshare rollover accident.
for a rideshare accident injury.
for a low-speed rear-end accident.
for injuries in a van accident pulling a trailer.
for a minor injured in a ride-share accident.
for a pedestrian injured due to a sidewalk defect.
for a passenger injured in a rideshare rollover accident.
for a driver injured in an auto accident.
for injuries from a right-turning truck.
for a family injured in an auto accident.
for a law enforcement officer rear-ended by a truck.
for a motorcyclist rear-ended.
for an individual injured by a dog.
for a bicyclist hit by a car while crossing the street.
for a driver rear-ended on the expressway.
for a client who had lawyers at another law firm trying to settle the accident case for only $60,000.
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