MUNI refers to the San Francisco Municipal Transit Authority. The importance of the transport system to the city can hardly be questioned. This is considering the number of jobs it has created and the facilitation it provides for the movement of the city’s residents. Despite its significance, there have been a considerable number of accidents involving passengers, pedestrians, cyclists, and people operating vehicles.
The Scope of the Situation in San Francisco
The reports of accidents at the MUNI station include the 2014 incidents in which two accidents happened between minutes of each other. In the accidents, 40 people were injured,…
Typically, when one is in the process of filing an insurance claim or lawsuit after an accident that may be considered a pedestrian accident, they are thinking about what it is that they will be receiving in compensation for their injuries. This is not exactly a question that can be given a completely accurate answer. As any injury lawyer will tell you, there are many different factors and variables that go into manifesting the final amount of compensation you will receive.
With that being said, of all of the 50 states, California law deals with more infringements involving cars than…
Motorcyclists in San Francisco have a higher road accident risk than in other cities due to the unique weather and structure of the city. Rolling fog, windy afternoons, and steep hills in the region are highly challenging to motorists. Motorcyclists are at a higher risk than drivers of trucks and cars to be in an accident. They are prone to more severe injuries when they are in an accident and the chance of fatalities are higher.
The truck and car drivers are mostly at fault. They fail to yield proper space needed for motorists on highways and city roads. Occupants…
Accidents involving buses are not rare in San Francisco and the larger Bay Area, despite the significant decline due to the introduction of DriveCam systems of surveillance in the entire fleet of MUNI buses. This is one of the many interventions implemented to address a prevalent problem in the city.
Scope of Bus Accidents
It is a natural expectation that everyone aboard a bus in San Francisco expects to have a safe ride to their destination. But this does not guarantee that each trip will be safe. In some cases, buses get involved in accidents with other vehicles, cyclists,…
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) categorizes four fatal construction accidents. The accidents are: falls, electrocutions, striking by objects, and getting caught or stuck between objects. These are the main causes of death among construction site workers. Other causes of construction site accidents include injuries from parts and materials, such as pipes, nails, and screws; overexertion because of working long hours; and being caught in collapsed trenches, among many others.
The Scope of the Problem in San Francisco
These accidents are problematic given that when a construction worker is injured, many aspects of their lives are affected. The greatest…
