Jacksonville, Florida is One of the Most Dangerous Cities for Pedestrians and Accidents
A recent report indicated that Jacksonville, Florida is one of the most dangerous cities for pedestrians in terms of serious injuries and deaths caused by traffic accidents. Most people think of car and truck crashes when they think of serious injury or fatal accidents. However, the recent report indicated that almost 12% of all traffic crash deaths involved pedestrians. Jacksonville, Florida was considered the third most dangerous city in the United States for pedestrians according to the report. All of the top four dangerous cities for pedestrians were in Florida.
The report indicated that many of these pedestrian deaths from traffic crashes were in locations where there were poor provisions for pedestrians, i.e. poor road alignment, no crosswalks, poor signaling for pedestrians and a lack of sidewalks.
When a person is injured in an accident as a pedestrian, many of the same issues apply as in accidents involving only cars and trucks. There may be insurance issues but generally, if you are a pedestrian and are hit by a car or truck, that person's insurance policy should cover your injuries and your own uninsured/underinsured motorist policy, if you have one, should cover you as well.
