Chicago has been investing heavily in pedestrian safety by installing newly built medians and pedestrian refuge islands across busy roadways. These changes are designed to slow traffic and give pedestrians a safer place to cross and in many ways, they do exactly that. But there’s an unintended consequence many drivers…
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Chicago’s Vision Zero Street Redesigns: Why They Help Pedestrians—and How They Can Create New Risks for Drivers
Recently, I was driving home at night in a heavy rain storm. I was driving under the speed limit and keeping sharp attention to the road way because visibility was was a problem with the heavy rain, wind shield wipers furiously clearing the windshield and the glare of the on…
Accidents Involving Police Vehicles in Chicago: What Victims Need to Know
What happens if you are driving in Chicago and you are driving through a green light when all of a sudden a police car from your and comes through the red light and crashes into your car and you are injured. Can you make a claim against the city if…
Winter Driving Hazards in Chicago: New Road Designs, Hidden Dangers & How to Stay Safe
Chicago winters have a way of turning the familiar into the unpredictable. Streets you’ve driven for years suddenly feel unfamiliar beneath fresh snow, visibility narrows to a frosted tunnel, and road conditions shift hour by hour. The personal injury lawyers of Zneimer & Zneimer P.C., see firsthand how winter weather…
Car Color and Crash Risk: What We Know (and Don’t)
Have you ever been at an intersection around dusk and look to see if a car is coming from the other direction and register nothing, then proceed to begin to pull out when suddenly a car appears? You look closer and you see that the car’s color was almost the…
What You Need to Know About Insurance After an Uber or Lyft Accident in Chicago
Ridesharing has transformed how we get around Chicago. Apps like Uber and Lyft make it simple to request a ride with just a few taps. But when accidents happen, rideshare cases are more complicated than a typical car crash. The biggest question is usually who pays? Understanding insurance coverage and…
La Epidemia de Atropellos Con Fuga en Chicago: ¿qué está fallando y cómo solucionarlo?
El 10 de agosto de 2025, un hombre de Gage Park fue atropellado por un sedán gris mientras intentaba cruzar la calle en el cruce peatonal de South Kedzie Avenue a las 3:20 a. m. El Chicago Suntimes informó que el sedán gris se pasó un semáforo en rojo, golpeó…
The Epidemic of Hit-and-Run Pedestrian Crashes in Chicago: What’s Going Wrong—and How to Fix It
On August 10, 2025, a Gage Park man was hit by an gray sedan as he attempted to cross the street in the crosswalk on South Kedzie Avenue at 3:20 am. The Chicago Suntimes reported that the gray sedan ran a red light, hit Jermaime Martin who was in the…
Time to Increase Mandatory Minimum Auto Insurance Coverage in Ilinois
A personal injury victim comes to our office. He was crossing the road in a crosswalk when a driver failed to stop and plows into him. He has a fractured hip with surgery and has over $100,000 in medical bills alone. It sounds like a strong case. Expect there is…
Six Major Causes of Car Crashes
The NHTSA did a groundbreaking study in 2008 to analyzed the cause of auto accidents. This study conducted by the University of Michigan closely studied 6,950 crashes using sensors and video cameras. From this study the researchers identified six major causes of car crashes. The findings were highlighted in an…