by cooneylaw | Aug 9, 2022 | Auto Accidents, Bodily Injury, Car Accidents, Motorcycle Accident, Pedestrian Accidents
In automobile accidents the folks inside bigger vehicles are usually safer. One of the basic laws of physics is momentum conservation. This principle says the total combined momentum of two colliding objects prior to the collision is equal to the total combined...
by cooneylaw | Jun 21, 2022 | Auto Accidents, Bodily Injury, Car Accidents, Pedestrian Accidents
There are so many great things about summertime in Spokane: longer days and playing outside at the local parks and pools. It’s also a good time to remind drivers to keep an eye out for our little ones, yield to pedestrians at crosswalks and to remind all of us about...
by cooneylaw | Mar 29, 2022 | Bodily Injury, Car Accidents, Pedestrian Accidents
Pedestrian and bicycle accidents increase every spring as the weather in Spokane warms up. Drivers just aren’t used to sharing the roads, yet. Both children and adults are getting outside for a stroll and riding their bikes around neighborhoods and parks leading to...
by cooneylaw | Sep 14, 2021 | Auto Accidents, Bodily Injury, Car Accidents, Pedestrian Accidents
Auto accidents involving vehicles striking pedestrians and cyclists often cause severe injuries. Crisp fall weather in the Inland Northwest means plenty of folks are still enjoying an after dinner stroll or an evening bike ride with children. As the sun sets a little...
by cooneylaw | Feb 23, 2021 | Auto Accidents, Bodily Injury, Car Accidents, Pedestrian Accidents
Women tend to have more severe bodily injuries in auto accidents than men and it does appear to be related to the types of automobiles women most commonly drive. A recent study reviewed nearly 20 years of motor vehicle accident data. It found that women’s higher...
by cooneylaw | Jul 15, 2020 | Pedestrian Accidents
Pedestrians and cyclists are a major part of Washington traffic. In fact, self-propelled transportation is popular in Spokane and across the rest of the state. Experts estimate that somewhere between 25% to 30% of the population in Washington doesn’t drive....
by cooneylaw | May 12, 2020 | Auto Accidents, Pedestrian Accidents
Pedestrian and bicycle accidents increase every year as the weather in Spokane warms up. Automobile drivers just aren’t used to sharing the roads, yet. Adults and children get outside for a stroll and ride their bikes around neighborhoods and parks. This year, during...
by cooneylaw | Jun 13, 2018 | Pedestrian Accidents
Summertime in the Inland Northwest is amazing! Local parks are filled with children playing, but that also means lots of pedestrians are walking to their local parks and crossing busy streets. That can lead to pedestrian accidents. Sometimes pedestrians can be...
