According to Illinois law, bicycles and cars are both classified as types of vehicles. For the most part, there is an expectation that motor vehicles and human-propelled vehicles share the same spaces and follow the same traffic laws. Like motor vehicles, bicycles...
Despite growing awareness of motorcycle accidents and the strategies that could reduce fatalities, recent statistics reveal troubling trends. Looking at 2021, the latest statistics available, more than 6,000 motorcyclists lost their lives on roads throughout the...
Motorcycle ownership has become more common in recent decades. According to a 2022 report from the Illinois Secretary of State, there are over 315,000 registered motorcycles in the state. While there are many times more enclosed motor vehicles than motorcycles on the...
Pedestrian crashes often result in severe injuries for someone who is traveling on foot while causing very little cosmetic damage or no noticeable damage at all to a vehicle. Many pedestrian collisions are the fault of the drivers of the vehicles involved in these...
Many of us in Springfield love to ride bicycles. Whether to commute to work or school, go on errands, for exercise or enjoy being outdoors, riders are passionate about biking as much as the weather allows. Unfortunately, not every rider gets home safely every time....
If you are a Springfield resident or intend to relocate there, you may be pleased to hear that efforts to improve street safety in the city recently received a shot in the arm in the form of a $15 million federal grant aimed at reducing fatalities and serious...
Nurses face many occupational risks of harm on the job. They could be injured by needlesticks. They could suffer from burnout and fatigue. They could be injured trying to lift heavy patients – a common cause of back or spinal cord injuries. Nursing is a very difficult...
Some people are eager to lay the blame on anyone else after a collision. Others feel like everyone involved may have played a minor role or think that fault doesn't matter nearly as much as minimizing the consequences for the people involved. Regardless of someone's...
Motorcycle riders regularly encounter a lot of dangers caused by the drivers around them. One of the most common is a dangerous left-hand turn scenario. A driver traveling ahead of a bike will be turning left across a two-way street. If they do so when there is not...
If someone asks you what the most high-risk occupation is, what would you say? Some people would pick an industry like construction, which tends to have the most fatal accidents every year. Others would pick something like logging, which has one of the highest...