Pedestrians Wearing Headphones Near Traffic Are At Risk
A new statistical study has revealed that deaths and serious injuries involving
pedestrians wearing headphones have increased more than three times what
they were six years ago. Pedestrian versus car and pedestrian versus train
were included in the study. As a Palm Springs pedestrian accident lawyer
I have noticed the increase in personal injury claims resulting from
pedestrian accidents. Although the driver of the car that strikes a pedestrian may have been
the primary cause of the
auto accident
involving a pedestrian, the pedestrian who was wearing headphones at the
time of the accident may be charged with contributory negligence for being
unaware of the danger of the traffic because of not being able to hear
the sound of cars in the vicinity of this strolling pedestrian. More than
half of the crashes involving pedestrians were with trains, not automobiles.
In many of these accidents there was proof that the driver of the car
sounded their horns prior to the crash, which the pedestrian probably
didn't hear because of the headphones. The headphone car crash study
found that more than two-thirds of the pedestrian victims were male. Two
thirds were under the age of 30. In 25% of the reported accidents the
driver had blown his horn before the crash. Contact Barry Regar APLC for
any legal question about personal injury claims for pedestrians involved
in auto accidents in Palm Springs, Indio, Palm Desert, or anywhere in
the Coachella Valley
Posted By
Barry Regar APLC
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