New Pedestrian Safety Law Supported by Personal Injury Attorney
A study of New York City pedestrian crashes revealing that almost 7,000 accidents took place between 2002 and 2006 has served as a catalyst in pedestrian safety law creation and implementation. As a personal injury attorney, Joel Feldman of Anapol Schwartz, who lost his daughter in a pedestrian accident last year, has been an advocate for new laws regarding pedestrian safety.
Mr. Feldman helped a new law in New Jersey get passed that adds two points on a driver’s license and provides a $200 fine (instead of $100) if they fail to stop for pedestrians. Signs at crosswalks in New Jersey used to say, “Yield to Pedestrians,” and now they say, “Stop for Pedestrians.”
Although Pennsylvania has not passed a new pedestrian safety law, in his interview with Fox29, Mr. Feldman states that he supports the law passing there as well. Mr. Feldman also recognizes that culture may influence how some drivers interpret their rights and the rights of pedestrians.
Laws regarding pedestrian safety play a key role in helping motorists become more aware of the presence of pedestrians and the implementation of these laws can help prevent accidents. Pedestrian safety attorneys can make a big difference in helping injured pedestrians obtain the compensation that they need to fully recover from their injuries caused by another person’s negligence, but hopefully this won’t need to happen in the first place.
Monheit is the managing lawyer at Monheit Law, outside Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He has practiced law since 1989. Michael Monheit was the managing attorney of the law offices of Herbert Monheit — now Silverman and Fodera — a firm founded by... Michael Monheit→
