Transportation

Over the last six months, there have been a multitude of fatal bus accidents mostly involving discount bus operations. After each accident, there is a news story alleging highlight of safety concerns and woes with investigations noting many times that the bus operators involved had multiple safety violations yet continue their operations. Enough is enough! How many more victims must be catastrophically injured o [...]

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation and news station WPXI recently released a report on the most dangerous roads and intersections in the Pittsburgh area. The roads named in the report were chosen for the high number of car crashes that take place at these locations. According to WPXI, the number-one location for dangerous crashes in Allegheny County is Route 51, or Saw Mill Run Boulevard, in Pittsburgh. [...]

A 51-year-old woman was struck and killed by a Delaware Department of Transportation snow plow on January 27 in Wilmington. According to The Philadelphia Inquirer, the woman was walking early in the morning when she was hit by the dump truck, which was equipped with a plow. Because of their size and weight, it can be difficult for snow plows to maneuver or stop quickly, particularly when roads are slippery or sn [...]

On November 5, a Columbia Gas worker was struck by a car and killed while working in York, PA. According to The York Daily Record, there have been several similar Pennsylvania car accidents in this region in the past eight years. In 2008 in the United States, about 5071 fatal work injuries were reported. Two-fifths of those incidents were transportation accidents. Of the 2053 transportation fatalities, 322 involv [...]

Several families of victims killed at a Washington County, PA intersection during the past two years are suing the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. The lawsuits claim that the agency knew since 1994 that the intersection was dangerous and were negligent regarding its design, construction, and maintenance. According to this article, there were 90 accidents reported to the police at the intersection of st [...]

Here are some interesting statistics recorded by the PA Department of Transportation in 2006 regarding car crashes in the state of Pennsylvania. The report’s statistics are based upon reportable accidents, or any accident that was reported by the police. 1,300 Police Departments in Pennsylvania provide the Department of Transportation with this information. The report given cannot account for unreported accidents [...]

A woman in her 60s was hit by a SEPTA bus on June 22 near the Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia. According to this article on Philly.com, the Route 32 bus was traveling south on 21st Street when it struck the woman as it was turning east on Winter Street. The woman was walking north on 21st and was crossing Winter. She was hospitalized with head and foot injuries. According to the Pennsylvania Department [...]

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation has announced on its website that a record number of drivers are utilizing their seatbelts while on Pennsylvania roads, a whopping 88% of them. The previous high was reported in 2007 when 87% of drivers reported buckling up. Secretary of Pennsylvania DOT, Allen D. Biehler, P.E., said, “The simple act of putting on a seat belt or properly restraining your child is the [...]