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Photo by Clay Elliot Spokane in Focus Starting a new year isn’t just about looking ahead. It’s also about learning from what we’ve already faced. Spokane drivers, cyclists, and pedestrians continue to share busy roads that can quickly turn dangerous when distraction, speeding, or impaired driving comes into play. In 2024 alone, Spokane saw more than 3,400 traffic crashes. From […]
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Photo by Pavł Polø Understanding traffic trends is key to making Bellingham’s roads safer for everyone. A look at the 2024 crash data reveals important insights into where and how accidents happened throughout the city. Last year, Bellingham recorded 1,231 crashes, including 2 fatal incidents. The breakdown of injuries is as follows: 35 serious injuries 151 minor injuries 155 unconfirmed […]
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Photo by Sarah Hopt Kent, Washington, a city nestled in the heart of the Green River Valley, has seen steady growth in recent years. Home to just over 130,000 residents, Kent balances its industrial roots with picturesque parks and a thriving business district. However, with this growth has come a noticeable rise in pedestrian and bicycle accidents, making traffic safety […]
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Online injury calculators promise quick answers. Plug in a few numbers, and you get a dollar estimate for your suffering. But how accurate are they? And what happens when you add real-life context, like age, job, or emotional toll? We tested that before by creating three injury profiles — same broken wrist, three very different lives — and ran them […]
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Online injury settlement calculators are everywhere. Type in a few numbers, and within seconds, you get a dollar estimate for your pain. But how consistent are these tools really? And, do your personal circumstances—your age, your job, your life—affect the result? To find out, we ran an experiment. We used the exact same injury across different calculators: a wrist surgery […]
