More and more Washington State residents are riding bicycles to work and for pleasure, particularly now that we are in the middle of another beautiful summer. As a bicycle rider, do you know that you have a duty to yield the right of way to pedestrians, both on the street and on a sidewalk? Revised […]
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Electric scooters, which are like a skateboard with handles and an electric motor, are hitting streets all over America. If you have been to cities like Santa Monica, New York or Nashville recently, you’ve probably seen them everywhere. We are starting to see them in Seattle, Portland and other Pacific Northwest cities, but not in
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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is an excellent resource for summer driving tips, including checklists and videos. We especially like their tips about sharing the road with motorcycles, bicyclists and pedestrians: Warmer weather attracts many types of roadway users, including motorcyclists, bicyclists, and pedestrians. While they have the same rights, privileges and responsibilities as
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KIRO 7 NEWS reports that abuse of vulnerable adults in Washington is on the rise. The cite the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services, which received over 60,000 reports of “vulnerable adult abandonment, abuse, neglect, financial exploitation and self-neglect” in 2018. That’s up 25 percent over 2017’s 48,000 reports KIRO 7 NEWS. Vulnerable
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The Seattle Times reported on June 9, 2019 that as more and more electric scooters hit streets across the country, more and more injuries and even death are being reported. Many of us have started to see more electric bikes and soon will see scooters hitting the streets of Seattle and other urban centers of
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The Seattle Times reported on June 8, 2019 that the Washington State Patrol (@wastatepatrol) tweeted that day about “#Alarming” three motorcycle collisions in just a few days in King County, where two riders were killed and one critically injured. The Patrol noted that due to weather, riders in Western Washington are not year round users
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How many times have you walked around your Seattle neighborhood and encountered cracked, broken, or uplifted sidewalk sections? Chances are, most everyone can find such hazards within a mile or less of their home. Who is responsible to maintain sidewalks and repair damage? Typically, that responsibility falls on landowners adjacent to the sidewalk. Sometimes it
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Washington law holds that a general contractor has a non-delegable duty to assure safety on a job site, and has the ultimate responsibility for job safety and health at the job site. Most construction work projects have a general contractor that hires and supervises specialty subcontractors. This arises from a 1990 Washington State Supreme Court
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On March 20, 2019, local radio station KUOW ran a report on the top 8 Seattle intersections where drivers frequently run red lights and cause crashes. It is good to be aware if one of these is in your neighborhood or on your commute route so that you can use extra caution. Remember to drive
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Forbes published an article in October 2018 that documented the 10 best and 10 worst states for nursing homes (Washington State was not on either list): https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeannecroteau/2018/10/10/the-10-best-worst-states-for-nursing-homes/#8b913965598b The Forbes article brings up good things to consider when looking for a place to care for any loved one in need of nursing home care. Do you
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