The e-bike revolution provides a new way for bicycle enthusiasts and others to commute in Pennsylvania. An e-bike presents a motor-powered bicycle that presents an alternative to scooters and motorcycles. E-bikes offer motor-assisted pedaling or motor-exclusive power. And yes, electric bikes could travel fast, meaning additional safety steps may be necessary. E-bikes and safety Since
Category: Personal Injury
Safety for pedestrians and cyclists on college campuses
Colleges and universities in Pennsylvania need to do more to protect students from being injured while walking and cycling on campus. Many such institutions prohibit underclassmen from bringing vehicles with them to school during the first two years of college. This means that many students get around campus and to locations off-campus on foot or
Settlement reached in 2017 Penn State hazing death
Out-of-court settlements have been reached with over half of the defendants in the federal lawsuits arising out of the hazing death of a student at The Pennsylvania State University. The parents of the deceased student brought two lawsuits on behalf of the young man’s estate several years ago in the U.S. District Court for the
Levels of dog bites
Dogs are a part of everyday life in Pennsylvania, and unfortunately, some people get bitten by a dog they encounter. Experts and veterinarians have identified six levels of dog bites for people to better understand the type of injury they have sustained. Level 1 Level one entails mostly the signs of an aggressive dog rather
What bicyclists should know about dooring accidents
Each year, more than 48,000 undergraduate and graduate students attend Penn State’s University Park campus. Many of those students rely on their bicycles to get around campus and around town. Unfortunately, one of the biggest accident risks bicyclists face are dooring accidents. Dooring accidents Dooring accidents occur when a driver or passenger opens a vehicle
Penn State introduces new bicycle safety program
While Penn State is a cycling-friendly campus, accidents can and have happened, some of them leaving both pedestrians and cyclists seriously injured. Along with campus slip-and-fall injuries, incidents that involve cyclists may lead to serious harm that might have long-lasting physical effects on those who experience them. Some cyclists on campus may not realize their responsibilities while
The impacts of a tragic event on the Penn State campus
A visit or enrollment to a college should not result in harm for a student or a parent. A Penn State case where a student died in a fraternity hazing incident continues to have reverberations on the campus. Reforms made after a settlement could increase the safety of those on the campus. Changes designed to
Should you take whiplash injury seriously?
As a parent visiting your college student in Pennsylvania, you have to traverse some crowded and potentially risky roads. The speed limit around Penn State is not set high, but getting into a crash here can still result in serious injuries. One such injury you may suffer from is whiplash. You may have heard rumors
Pursuing compensation in a variety of personal injury situations
Many people in Pennsylvania will be lucky enough that they will never see the inside of a hospital emergency room. But, the reality is that each year in Pennsylvania and throughout the country thousands, if not millions, of people suffer injuries in a wide variety of situations that require medical attention. Car accidents, as our
Experts begin to examine crash that killed Kobe Bryant
Despite the fact that the United States Senate was conducting an impeachment trial of President Trump, the most newsworthy event of the past weekend was the death of basketball legend Kobe Bryant in a helicopter crash in southern California. The news of the crash that killed eight people in addition to Bryant reverberated from the California hills