Florida keeps detailed records regarding the safety of its roads. The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FLHSMV) provides publicly available monthly data on all crashes and fatalities that occur in the state. This data is parsed by types of accidents and locations and then published in an annual Traffic Crash Facts report. According to the FLHSMV’s 2024 data, there were 346,298 crashes […]
Drivers in Georgia experienced 384,527 traffic crashes in 2022, according to the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) Crash Portal. By far, the most common location for these crashes was Atlanta. As the state’s capital and most populous city, it makes up about 5% of the state’s residents and 9% of its traffic accidents. Car accidents in Atlanta tend to cluster on a few roads and […]
Augusta, the second-largest city in Georgia, has many roads that connect all parts of its 237 square miles to greater Richmond County. Not all of these roads experience the same number of car accidents in Augusta each year — some see few, if any, while others present a daily hazard for the pedestrians, motorists, and cyclists who use them. Knowing which roads pose the greatest risk […]
Dallas is one of America’s largest cities, ranking as the ninth-largest city based on population. Being home to over a million individuals comes at a cost, including an elevated number of car wrecks. The Texas Department of Transportation’s data reveals that in 2022, there were nearly 34,000 traffic accidents in Dallas. Not all of these accidents were the same. Over 200 accidents led to the […]
Houston witnessed a total of 331 traffic deaths and 1,620 individuals seriously injured in car accidents in 2021, as reported by Houston Vision Zero, with 4,480 people dying in crashes throughout the state that year, Houston alone accounted for over 7% of all traffic fatalities in Texas. Like any other major city, not every road or highway in Houston poses a high risk of auto […]
If you visit Las Vegas, you may need Lady Luck on your side more than just to win big. The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department reported a total of 19,526 traffic collisions in Las Vegas during 2023. This was only a slight decrease from 2022, when 19,884 collisions occurred. This means that there are about 53 traffic wrecks that happen every day in Sin City. […]
Whether you’re just visiting Chicago or call the city home, Chicago’s infamous traffic is something you can’t avoid. Chicago has been ranked the second worst city for drivers thanks to gridlock, a high number of distracted driving accidents, and time lost to congestion. Driving in Chicago isn’t just frustrating; in 2023 alone, there were 2,033 accidents that caused incapacitating or fatal injuries. Accidents in intersections […]
Fort Worth has relatively safe roads. Based on its share of Texas’s population, it has fewer total car accidents and fewer fatal crashes than it should have. The city has even earned a place on a list of America’s most bike-friendly cities in 2021. But “safe” does not mean “accident-free.” Fort Worth still had over 13,400 crashes in 2022. These crashes killed or injured over […]
According to the Texas Department of Transportation, the estimated economic loss of all motor vehicle crashes statewide during 2021 totaled more than $51 billion. A reportable crash occurred every 57 seconds. Traffic deaths increased by 15.22% in 2021. Every two hours, someone died on Texas roads in 2021. In addition to the deaths, someone was injured in a traffic accident every two minutes and 12 […]
Yes, while the government has sovereign immunity that protects them from lawsuits in certain cases, in most cases you can sue the government if you are injured due to a dangerous condition. In Florida, this right is enshrined in the Florida Tort Claims Act. Suing the Government for Accidents Caused by Poor Road Conditions in Florida: What You Need to Know Governments are protected by […]