LOOK BOTH WAYS BEFORE YOU CROSS. THEN LOOK AGAIN. AND AGAIN
WARNS NEW YORK PEDESTRIAN ACCIDENT LAWYER DAVID PERECMAN
NEW YORK, NY (Nov. 7) -- When Martin Scorcese directed the film “Mean Streets” back in 1973, the Academy Award winning filmmaker described the movie as the tale of a small-time hood who struggles to succeed on the mean streets of New York. But unlike Scorcese, when David Perecman, the New York City pedestrian accident lawyer describes the city’s “mean streets,” he’s talking about some of the meanest places in the country for those on foot. “Rich and poor alike, New Yorkers walk everywhere,” Perecman said. “But while it is getting much safer to stroll around town, some of the most dangerous streets, and careless drivers,
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In fact, according to an analysis released last week by the Tri-State Transportation Campaign, a policy watchdog organization, Third Avenue and Broadway were each the site of 10 fatal accidents to pedestrians from 2005 to 2007. “You can’t take safety for granted,” Perecman warns. “Just like our mothers used to tell us as children, I always tell people look both ways before crossing the street. Then before taking your first step, look both ways again. And, then again. Even if you have a green light, you should pay attention to the flow of traffic until you are safely on the other side of the …show more content…
One unnerving example is firefighter and former competitive marathoner, Mathew Long, who finished the 2008 New York City Marathon in 7 hours, 21 minutes. He was nearly killed three years ago after being hit by a bus while crossing the street on the East Side of Manhattan during the last New York City transit strike. “As a personal injury lawyer in New York who has handled dozens of cases involving pedestrian-vehicle accidents, I see situations like Matthew Long’s all too often,” Perecman said. “But, the law in New York State, no matter how heroic the victim, is the same. “Pedestrians should not think that just because they were struck by a car that they can bring a law suit and win,” Perecman advises. “For the case to have merit, you first need to establish fault. Secondly, the pedestrian’s injury needs to meet a legal threshold. In New York State, legal threshold means serious injuries including death, dismemberment, a fractured bone, significant disfigurement, any important loss of use of some part of the body even if not permanent, or an injury that incapacitates normal daily functions for 90 out of the 180 days the follow the accident. “If you are hit by a car, or by some other moving vehicle,” Perecman stresses, “consult with a lawyer.” Page
As pointed out by Meagher JA in Marien v Gardiner it is not possible that the driver could foresee and react to any event that could take place within the area surrounding the vehicle. Therefore, the driver could not have breached his duty of care in any circumstance that an object by chance is to collide with a vehicle on the road.
There are numerous facts about this case that will be legally significant. The facts about the accident would include:
The first thing that one needs to consider is the situation that victims are normally under. No one chooses to be in an accident, it is something that is unexpected. Because of that those who are affected are often not at a point financially where they can handle the results of the accident such as lost time at work, medical bills, and other associated cost. Worsening the situation is the fact that the injuring party in the accident often does not want to compensate the victims for their actions. This results in an even
Picture Manhattan in 1860, a time before the city had been dolled up and gotten ready for the silver screen, before the glamour and allure took over. Amsterdam Vallan (DiCaprio) is a young Irish man that migrates to the USA at a young age. Amsterdam’s story takes place in Five Points District of New York, a filthy and dangerous part of the city before it was deleted form history. As a young boy Vallan witnessed his father’s murder at the hand of William Cutting or Bill the Butcher (Day-Lewis) during one of their many gang wars. As Amsterdam’s story progresses along side The Butcher they become inseparable, but Amsterdam had ulterior motive. Ultimately, Amsterdam attempts to betray his new found ally in order to avenge his father’s death. Historical accounts of events are almost always synthesized by the storyteller; in the case Gangs of New York Martin Scorsese tells of Five Points, The Dead Rabbits Riots, and The Draft Riots, but is his fictional story accurate through history?
Gangs of New York is a war-packed film directed by Martin Scorsese that takes place in New York during the Civil War. This 2002 film is about a young Irish immigrant, named Amsterdam, who returns to the Five Points to get revenge on William Cutting, a powerful gang leader who murdered his father. One scene that really sticks out within the film occurs during the draft riots that took place in New York. Although this particular scene is historically accurate, there are some parts of the scene itself that seem to have a bigger impact overall. The parts that create this impact show how important this dark period was and how violently this event played out in the real world.
Aside from its acting, the other major influence which Mean Streets had upon American film-makers was through it's use of a rock n' roll soundtrack (almost perfectly integrated with the images), and in its depiction of a new kind of screen violence. Unexpected, volatile, explosive and wholly senseless, yet, for all that, undeniably cinematic violence. The way in which Scorsese blends these two - the rock and roll and the violence - shows that he understood instinctively, better than anyone else until then, that cinema (or at least this kind of cinema, the kinetic, visceral kind) and rock n' roll are both expressions of revolutionary instincts, and that they are as inherently destructive as they are creative. This simple device - brutal outbreaks of violence combined with an upbeat soundtrack - has been taken up by both the mainstream cinema at large and by many individual `auteurs', all of whom are in Scorsese's debt - Stone and Tarantino coming at once to mind.
One of the most prominent and influential directors in New Hollywood was Italian-American Martin Scorsese. His first major critical success, and what is often considered his “breakthrough” film, was 1973’s Mean Streets. This film helped to establish Scorsese’s signature style in regards to narrative and thematics as well as aesthetically. Scorsese developed a unique and distinct directorial flair to his films, with reoccurring themes, settings, cinematography, and editing techniques, among other elements. This led a number of film critics to declare Scorsese an “auteur,” similar to Jean-Luc Godard, Francois Truffaut, and other auteur directors of the French New Wave.
While wearing a helmet can improve a rider’s chances of surviving an accident, it is not a failsafe. In a motorcycle accident, any evidence that the victim can gather is helpful in ensuring that the negligent, careless or reckless driver is held responsible. Hiring a personal injury attorney may increase the chances that compensation for the damages covers medical bills, especially when long-term care is
At Ten P.m on September 23, 2006, my mother Kelli Elizabeth Dicks was hit by a car on Route 146 southbound trying to cross the high speed lane. She was being picked up by a friend. Instead of taking the exit and coming to the other side of the highway, her ride suggested she run across the street. The impact of the car caused her to be thrown 87 feet away from the original impact zone and land in a grassy patch of land, her shoes stayed where she was hit. She was immediately rushed to Rhode Island Hospital where she was treated for serious injuries. When she arrived at the hospital she was rushed into the operating room for an emergency surgery. The amount of injuries she sustained were unbelievable. She broke 18 different bones, lacerated her liver and her spleen, ruptured her bladder, and she collapsed both lungs. When she went in for her emergency operation, and had her
Compare and contrast the portrayal of imagination in ‘The Power’ and ‘Quality Street’ In the two poems, ‘The Power’ and ‘Quality Street’ the main theme is imagination. Both poems show the vast power of imagination, both equally showing how destructive and negative the imagination can be in contrast with how constructive and positive the mind and imagination can be. Despite the constructive and positive images of imagination in ‘Quality street’, the destructive and negative aspect is much more prominent. This is similar in ‘The Power’ but not completely.
New York City that is depicted in Taxi Driver seems to be too real to be true. It is a place where violence runs rampant, drugs are cheap, and sex is easy. This world may be all too familiar to many that live in major metropolitan areas. But, in the film there is something interesting, and vibrant about the streets that Travis Bickle drives alone, despite the amount of danger and turmoil that overshadows everything in the nights of the city. In the film “Taxi Driver” director Martin Scorsese and writer Paul Schrader find and express a trial that many people face, the search for belonging and acceptance.
The London terrorists mowed the pedestrians down at speed on one portion of the bridge walkway before swerving to the opposite side and running down other people. I don’t know if there has been a ‘steady increase’ in this type of onslaught as you have indicated. Still, I do remember similar type attacks, including some months back on the same bridge. Neither killing, or severely disabling a driver by gunshot guarantees the vehicle will be brought to an immediate stop or the path of the vehicle will be changed as a result. One subject that is worthy of mention is, since the earlier attack on the London bridge, little had been done by authorities to protect pedestrians on the bridge.
A driver we will call Joe for this example receives a phone call that his little brother was playing with a gun and the gun went off and killed his aunt. Joe is at his girlfriend’s parents’ house at a 4th of July picnic, he decides to rush home. His girlfriend tells him she should drive because he had a couple beers and he is upset and in not state to be driving. Joe decides to drive. While driving home at excessive speed (felony speed), he hits and kills a pedestrian crossing the road. The pedestrian is not in a cross walk, it is a country road and there is not one for miles, the pedestrian is at the bottom of a hill when he crosses the road. When to car strikes the pedestrian it is airborne and takes over a half mile to stop. This is a case where the felony murder rule should apply. Joe, made a choice to drive under emotional stress, he had been drinking and his facilities would have been impaired and he elected to drive and drove at an excessive speed, people live along that road he was driving and someone could have been walking and he should have known better, he drives that road often. The felony murder rule should not apply to cases that people do not commit the act themselves, Joe’s girlfriend should not be liable for the death of the pedestrian, even though she tried to get Joe to let her drive. Joe did not intend to harm anyone but he did know he should not have been driving, and in his mental
However, cyclists are actually not considered to be pedestrians. In fact, cyclists who ride on the sidewalk are not only posing a threat to pedestrians walking but are also interfering with the flow of traffic at intersections. Despite the obvious risks of sharing the road with motorists it is actually more dangerous for cyclist to travel on sidewalks. The lack of visibility along with the inability to be accounted for by motorists actually puts cyclist at fault when a crash occurs involving one who was traveling on the sidewalk. Despite these laws and others such as the 3 foot passing law (Mlonski, 2016).
I have discussed major safety topics including road and work safety and their effect in our daily living. We can’t evade from danger. The importance is that we learn to control and avoid factors that can cause us harm, injury or loss. This starts by making smart decisions. We should continue to teach our children to detect unsafe situations, places, things, and elements at an early age so that they practice safety habits throughout their life. In conclusion, is better to be safe than sorry.