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LaGuardia: Plane, Truck “Bump” – Accidents and Back Injuries

Even minor aviation safety incidents are carefully tracked and documented, and get a lot of public attention as FAA heads and other public officials look at increasing safety for air travel. One example is a procedural mistake at New York’s La Guardia airport, where CNN affiliates reported February 15 on a kind of ‘fender-bender’ between […]

NYC Metro-North Train Crash Prompts Safety Assessment

A tragic train crash and derailment from late last year is driving safety improvements to New York City rail department safety protocols. A Bronx commuter train crash killed four people in December – now, public officials are looking at the factors that contributed to the accident, and how to improve safety in that area. One […]

Snow Impedes Visibility

Many of us tend to think of this year’s hard winter as a challenge in extremely urban areas like downtown New York City, but it also has its effects out in other more rural areas of the state. Reporting from February from local broadcast affiliate WENY shows snowfall and other factors impacting the community of Elmira, New York, just above the Pennsylvania state line and not too far from the Great Lakes area, south of Rochester and Syracuse. Some of the challenges reported in Elmira are emblematic of what happened in a lot of communities around the state. Locals reported on snow piles in parking lots impacting visibility, and large piles of snow lowering sight distances on busy streets. Signage can also be covered up, and intersections can become a lot more hazardous, in these kinds of situations. Drivers can find it harder to watch out for pedestrians or cyclists. The unprecedented obstacles that snow piles present can be dangerous.

Public Works and Public Responsibility

Elmira officials quoted in the WENY coverage talked about the challenges of keeping snow plowed and figuring out where to put it. As discussed in this article, there’s a balance between getting snow off of roadways and putting it in places where it won’t impact visibility for drivers. Then there’s the responsibility of local businesses and households to remove snow and ice from their local areas.

Tragic Snow-Clearing Fatality: Pregnant Woman Headed to OBGYN

Some of the saddest kinds of accidents and those that are most difficult deal with are also painful reminders that many businesses and local governments need stricter rules and regulations about the operation of vehicles and heavy machinery. The Gothamist reported February on a chilling case where a pregnant woman was killed by a snowplow […]

Curbing Cabbies Who Hurt Pedestrians: New “Cooper’s Law” in NY

New York City may be getting a new law that further punishes cab drivers who injure or kill pedestrians and cyclists. Recent news reports from the Gothamist and the New York Post show efforts by councilperson Helen Rosenthal, (Upper West Side) to propose this legislative change that would automatically revoke a cab driver’s license if […]

Fire Truck Injures Man in Brooklyn

It’s not just regular private vehicle traffic that New York City pedestrians need to worry about — even first responder or public emergency vehicles can also harm pedestrians. One example is an unfortunate incident reported in the New York Daily News January 7, where a thirty-something local man was hit by a ladder truck responding […]

Failing to monitor staff may constitute hospital negligence

Readers of this medical malpractice blog may remember the recent media coverage of a hepatitis C outbreak caused by a single medical technician who was injecting and swapping drug-filled syringes with saline. The contaminated needles infected 45 patients, resulting in illness and two deaths. 

NYC Mayor Vows Stricter Reckless Driver Enforcement

There’s a new administration in town in NYC, and one of the big priorities of incoming Mayor Bill De Blasio is to put further restrictions on drivers to reduce reckless driving within the city. Reports from the Gothamist last month show changes in local traffic administration, combined with petitioning for some lower speed limits and […]

Bus, Truck Accident Leads to Fatality, Injury

A recent case of a collision between a truck and a New York City transit bus is an example of how these larger vehicles generate their own particular risks for drivers, passengers and pedestrians. Buses, trucks and other outsized vehicles can cause severe and grievous damage when they go out of control on busy roads. […]