{"id":12251,"date":"2022-07-13T20:19:33","date_gmt":"2022-07-14T00:19:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/napoli-law.local\/uncategorized\/what-causes-a-pedestrian-car-accident\/"},"modified":"2024-05-02T14:14:52","modified_gmt":"2024-05-02T18:14:52","slug":"what-causes-a-pedestrian-car-accident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.napolilaw.com\/article\/what-causes-a-pedestrian-car-accident\/","title":{"rendered":"What causes a pedestrian car accident?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>As you might expect, the causes of a pedestrian car accident are distraction and impairment, they play a major role almost any time a vehicle strikes a pedestrian.<\/p>\n<h2><strong><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-13751 size-large\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/bigstock-Male-Driver-Honking-The-Horn-I-410135029-1024x576-1.jpg\" alt=\"A distracted car driver about to hit a pedestrian, causing a pedestrian car accident.\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" \/><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>What are the main causes of pedestrian car accidents?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/transportationsafety\/pedestrian_safety\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Centers for Disease Control and Prevention<\/a> (CDC), the leading cause of accidents involving automobiles and pedestrians in 2019 was alcohol. Alcohol was involved in 46 percent of all crashes that caused a death.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In those events, about 13 percent of the time the driver was legally impaired. About 32 percent of the time the pedestrian was legally impaired. Higher vehicle speeds also increase the severity of a pedestrian car accident. However, a car is capable of causing severe injury even at low speeds.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Distracted driving is also a huge culprit. That includes anything that takes your eyes off the road, your hands off the wheel, or your mind off of driving. In 2019, over 600 pedestrians were killed by distracted drivers.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>When do pedestrians most often get hit?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>There are several common causes of pedestrian car accidents, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Walking outside of a crosswalk<\/li>\n<li>Times when vehicle traffic is high, usually in urban areas<\/li>\n<li>When it\u2019s dark<\/li>\n<li>During inclement weather<\/li>\n<li>When there\u2019s road construction<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>How many accidents happen with pedestrians?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2022\/02\/14\/us\/pedestrian-deaths-pandemic.html#:~:text=Crashes%20killed%20more%20than%206%2C700,the%20Governors%20Highway%20Safety%20Association.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Times<\/a>, more pedestrians are being hit by vehicles now than ever before. Times estimates that the pedestrian fatality rate increased about 21 percent in 2020, due to an increase in reckless driving. In raw numbers, that\u2019s almost 6,700 pedestrians killed by drivers in one year.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Do pedestrians cause road accidents?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Sometimes when a pedestrian car accident occurs, it is the pedestrian\u2019s fault. Usually, that\u2019s the result of making a poor decision due to alcohol. It can also be caused by wearing dark clothes at night, crossing in an unsafe place or manner, or being distracted and unaware of traffic.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Today, distractions are on the rise. Almost every driver knows how many pedestrians there are out there who will cross the street without ever looking up from their phone screen.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>For what injuries can I file an accident lawsuit?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>If you\u2019re in a pedestrian car accident, you should immediately call a pedestrian accident attorney. That\u2019s true whether you\u2019re the driver or the pedestrian.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The injuries a pedestrian can seek in a lawsuit are broad and can be especially severe, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bodily injury<\/li>\n<li>Lost wages<\/li>\n<li>Long-term disability<\/li>\n<li>Punitive damages if the driver is intoxicated, distracted, or otherwise negligent<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>What\u2019s the average settlement for a pedestrian car accident?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Because the severity of injuries can vary widely, pedestrian car accident lawyers report a significant range of settlements. No \u201caverage\u201d or \u201cstandard\u201d payout can be expected in a pedestrian accident.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>However at-fault drivers can expect to be held liable for significant damages. If the injuries are severe or the accident causes death, they may be liable up to the limits of their insurance policies and available assets.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>How can a pedestrian Car accident attorney help?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>If you\u2019ve been in a pedestrian car accident, an attorney with experience dealing with insurance companies and suing individuals for their liability in an <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.napolilaw.com\/en\/practice-areas\/auto-accident-lawyer\/\" title=\"auto accident\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">auto accident<\/a> can help.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>They\u2019ll ensure you receive the compensation you deserve, both to cover short-term medical bills and lost wages. They\u2019ll also ensure you receive compensation to cover long-term impacts on your earnings, health, and quality of life.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For a free consultation with a qualified attorney, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.napolilaw.com\/\">follow this link<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; As you might expect, the causes of a pedestrian car accident are distraction and impairment, they play a major role almost any time a vehicle strikes a pedestrian. &nbsp;&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":12254,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[775],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12251","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-personal-injury"],"acf":[],"page_builder_type":"gutenberg","gutenberg_data":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.napolilaw.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12251","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.napolilaw.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.napolilaw.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.napolilaw.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.napolilaw.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12251"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.napolilaw.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12251\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.napolilaw.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12254"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.napolilaw.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12251"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.napolilaw.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12251"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.napolilaw.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12251"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}