What is a personal injury?
First, let’s talk about what constitutes personal injury. Accidents can cause injuries, but accidents cannot happen unless someone is negligent. These negligent accidents are not allowed to happen, and should be prevented.
Personal injury accidents can occur in any circumstance, at any time or place. Accidents can occur when they are least expected, or where there is high risk of injury.
Vision Zero can help you identify high-accident areas in your area so that you can take extra precautions or increase your awareness when driving in these areas.
For example, construction jobs are high-risk. You need to be careful and take company-initiated precautions in order to avoid injury.
These are just a few of the many personal injury cases that have been reported.
- Accidents involving bicycles and motorbikes
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Car and other vehicular accidents
- Pedestrian accidents
- Boating
- Burns
- Construction
- Dog bites
- Neglect and abuse in nursing and hospitals
- Premise liability
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Fall
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Brain or spinal injuries
- Work-related accidents/injuries/death
These negligent accidents/injuries/death cases happen daily and in the thousands across America. These personal injuries could be avoided if you and others paid more attention to your actions.
Negligence is the main reason accidents occur. These accidents can cause many injuries, including life-threatening injuries and often death.
What are the most common personal injuries?
There are many types of accidents that occur in the United States. This is well-known. It makes sense, however, that accidents are most common in densely populated areas. These accidents occur on roads and in other areas due to the increased number of drivers, a greater population, and a wider range of jobs.
Were we to choose one place in the United States like Eugene, Oregon with a population close to 174,000, where would most personal injuries take place?
Eugene, Oregon’s Solution to Reduce Roadway Negligent Injury
The Vision Zero Action Plan Eugene, Oregon is a data system that helps reduce transport injuries in Eugene. These injuries are caused by accidents on particular roads.
Strong Law knows that Eugene is home to many people who are injured in accidents. This Eugene law firm is a seasoned and well-respected one. To help cover the unexpected costs of negligence accidents, injured victims need to be represented by workers’ compensation and settlement lawyers.
Vision Zero and this experienced law firm are committed to educating citizens about local traffic safety. We identified the areas with the greatest need in crashes and prioritized our resources to reduce them.
The High-Crash Network Map highlights the areas where most accidents occur. We want to see no accidents, injuries or deaths on Eugene’s roads. We are working hard to achieve zero accidents, injuries, and deaths in our beautiful city.
The Vision Zero Action Plan has revealed that the following streets are Eugene’s most dangerous intersectional streets. Now we have an action plan to reduce the number of injuries and accidents.
Eugene residents are asked to report to the authorities to identify problems and prioritize work. This information is used to report dangerous traffic behavior and transportation hazards that require correcting.
These areas of concern were broken down into three categories by the action plan: Most people who drive, walk, or bike were involved in crashes that resulted in severe injuries or death.
- Most vehicle crashes
- Most serious cycling accidents
- Most pedestrian accidents
Eugene’s Highway Crash Network
Officials from the city followed up on all reports of injuries and accidents. They discovered that Eugene’s roads were only 9% of the total number of accidents and severe injuries. These reported accidents could have been avoided.
Eugene residents have the ability to access a High Crash Network Map which shows where most accidents occur. These streets and roads should be avoided by pedestrians, cyclists, and drivers.
Our law firm represents negligent accident victims, and we cannot stress enough that accidents can be prevented if any individual is negligent.
Be attentive, don’t get distracted and follow Eugene’s road laws, whether you are walking, biking or driving. Pay attention to the High Crash Network Map when you enter these areas. These are the most dangerous routes and streets in Eugene.
- River Rd.
- Randy Pappe Beltline
- Division Ave.
- Coburg Rd.
- MLK Jr. Boulevard.
- Hilyard St.
- Alder St.
- Willamette St.
- Pearl St.
- Jefferson St. Chambers St.
- 7th, 8th and 11th Streets
- Delta Hwy.
- Crescent Ave.
- Interstate 105
- Northwest Expy.
- Hwy 99
- Barger Drive
- Royal Ave.
- Pearl St.
- Alder St.
What should you do immediately after a road accident?
Tips to Remember
Below are some tips you should keep in your mind bank. These tips are often written down by people we know and kept in their wallet or glove box in case of an unfortunate incident. Consider the following steps to take after an accident.
- Make an accident report and call the police
Every accident is caused by negligence. This could be you, or another person. Be careful with what you say. Be truthful, but don’t say anything like.
“I’m so sorry about this accident happening.”
“I could be at fault for this accident.”
You could be held responsible for injuries and accidents caused by you. Never sign any release. To avoid paying settlements, insurance companies will use statements like these.
- A trusted advocate or you should call immediately 206-741-1053. Sometimes, we can go to the accident scene and begin our investigation. We can speak to the witnesses and police at the scene. We can also take pictures.
We will visit you at the hospital or home if we are unable to reach the accident site.
- Seek medical treatment. Even if you don’t believe that you sustained injuries in an accident, you should still visit the emergency room to be examined. Sometimes, injuries from accidents don’t show up for several days, weeks or months. Do not refuse medical attention.
- Take as many photos and notes as possible. If you are unable to take photos or make notes about the accident, ask a friend or family member to help. Make sure you document all injuries.
- Get copies of the police report
- Address all medical appointments.
- Take clear, concise notes during your healing process.
- All insurance inquiries should be directed to us. This will help you heal.
- Do not accept settlements from any insurance company without consulting with us first. These settlements will not cover all of your accident expenses.
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Keep a copy of all police reports, medical records, and other documents.
Our attorneys cannot help until you call this law firm
Eugene, Oregon is working with city officials to reduce road accidents. These accidents wouldn’t have happened if someone was negligent.
We want you to follow your doctor’s advice and heal. We don’t want you to have to deal with all the nagging calls from insurance companies and other attorneys. All callers to your home should know about your accident.
“This is my attorney’s phone number. To answer any questions, please call my attorney.
While you are healing, we don’t want you dealing with insurance companies, their agents or any other lawyers. We ask that you not answer their questions.
We will take care of this and allow you to focus on your healing.
No matter how many years they have been serving your insurance needs, insurance companies will not be friends with you. They want to pay you as little or nothing as possible. Do not be surprised if other attorneys and your insurance company try to blame you.
We will calculate how much you must pay to cover your future and present medical costs related to your accident. All additional costs that you may have to pay are calculated by us. We offer a wide range of cost options, including income loss.
As there will be many costs, it would be better if you could recoup these expenses. After a negligent accident, our clients require more money than the insurance companies will pay.
Strong Law will ensure that the insurance companies and negligent persons pay you a fair settlement.
We try to settle cases out of court. We are prepared to go to court if the other insurance companies or their lawyers want to stop us from negotiating a fair settlement. We will always be there for you, both now and in the future.
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