What Can Cities Do to Protect Public Spaces From Vehicle Attacks?
Please take the time to read this very informative and comprehensive review of the ins and outs of protecting crowded spaces and...
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Preventing Disaster
Austin hospital crash, among 300+ in US since 2014
On Feb. 13, 2024, at 5:35 p.m., an Acura sedan slammed through the emergency room doors at St. David’s North Austin Medical Center
100
Incidents every day
16,000
Injured Annually
2600
Deaths every year
24%
Happen in retail stores
Our objective
The objective of the Storefront Safety Initiative (SSI) is to provide free resources to those working to increase pedestrian safety where we eat, work, play & shop. We work with industry and government officials to educate and promote building codes.
We are doing this by increasing the participation of business owners, property owners, developers, design professionals, and public servants. We believe that the implementation of common sense standards of care will help to prevent the substantial loss of life.
Keeping Storefronts, Employees, and Customers Safe
Vehicle-into-building crashes happen more than many people realize. A driver accidentally pushes the accelerator instead of the brakes, and the vehicle, weighing several tons goes flying through walls, sometimes injuring and killing people. It happens 100 times a day, and as many as 2600 hundred people a year die in these crashes, with over 16,000 injured.
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Our data shows that every year in the United States there are as many as 36,000 crashes into stores, offices, bus stops, shopping centers, post offices, restaurants, and storefronts.
More than 16,000 pedestrians, patrons, and employees are severely injured each year, and tragically preliminary data show as many as 2600 deaths result from these largely preventable accidents.
Inside Edition --
Gas Pump Crash
Gas pumps are struck every day in America -- and more than once a week, a crash results in a fire and explosion. Here is an Inside Edition Report on the Caballes case in Florida -- a tragic incident that resulted in a landmark settlement.
This report examines the most common causes, the role of prevention, and what businesses and cities can do to improve safety.
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Storefront Safety Council
The Storefront Safety Council and the participants in the Storefront Safety Initiative are working to increase parking lot and storefront safety wherever Americans work, play and shop.
Watch for updates from the Storefront Safety Council about the Storefront Safety Initiative's "Safer Parking " effort. Use the button below to contact an expert solution provider.
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