Most accidents and injuries occur at non-intersection locations.
Motorists have the responsibility to yield the right-of-way to pedestrians, regardless of where they cross the street. Insurance companies will argue that accidents and injuries are caused by the pedestrian’s lack of due care or unawareness of traffic conditions.
Injuries from pedestrian accidents are often significant, even devastating. The pedestrian never wins against a heavier, faster car.
Pedestrian Accidents — Headline Victory
Robert Darby, 53, had lost his sight during college, yet he raised two infant daughters and went to law school while completely blind. PacifiCorp opened a manhole in the middle of a crosswalk in downtown Portland, placing a few cones in the area so that people would “see the danger.” He suffered a severe head injury when he fell into the open manhole.