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Chico, CA | Rooney Law Firm

As a result of the many injuries to children reported while playing at trampoline parks, in an effort to improve safety at the facilities, some states, including California are seeking to regulate the way in which they are run.

Between the years of 2009 and 2012, pedestrian deaths throughout the country increased 15 percent.

Car manufacturer Audi has recently announced a plan to help make more information available to drivers.

While two cars colliding can have disastrous results, the odds are that much worse when instead of another automobile, a car hits a pedestrian.

An altered future, when it is proven to be caused by the negligence or deliberate action of another, will benefit from personalized planning.

Walk San Francisco recently gave the city a D+ in terms of pedestrian safety.

In some cases — and certainly in hit-and-run cases — both criminal and civil channels can be explored.

Recently several pedestrian accidents have been in the news in San Francisco.

Safety rankings of the California Office of Traffic Safety put the defendant third out of 97 cities in the state with like population in a number of pedestrian accidents – with the first being the worst.

Other duties of a pedestrian include the requirement to walk close to his or her left-hand side of the roadway unless a crosswalk or other safe means of crossing to do so isn’t an option.

A Chevy Malibu hit the man as he was walking in the freeway.

Recovery in these instances is multi-fold. Emotionally, each family member will handle things differently.