{"id":282,"date":"2022-09-09T10:17:57","date_gmt":"2022-09-09T14:17:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.injuryattorneyfla.com\/blog\/?p=282"},"modified":"2022-10-17T10:21:11","modified_gmt":"2022-10-17T14:21:11","slug":"new-statistics-on-uber-and-lyft-accidents-are-shocking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.injuryattorneyfla.com\/blog\/new-statistics-on-uber-and-lyft-accidents-are-shocking\/","title":{"rendered":"New Statistics on Uber and Lyft Accidents are Shocking"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Millions of people rely on ridesharing services like Uber and Lyft for short-distance trips because of their convenience and affordability. You know the risks of auto collisions exist when you are an occupant of any vehicle, but you might be surprised to learn about recent statistics.<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/mass.streetsblog.org\/2022\/09\/20\/state-data-show-uber-and-lyft-drivers-were-involved-in-over-1000-crashes-in-the-city-of-boston-last-year\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0Data on Uber and Lyft accidents<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0indicates that 1 in 4 crashes that occur in medium to large US cities are linked to ridesharing. This category includes Miami, where there is extensive use of transportation network companies \u2013 or TNCs as they are defined by Florida law.<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The statistics are disturbing to anyone who uses ridesharing services. However, there are multiple ways you could be involved in an Uber or Lyft collision, whether you were a passenger, occupant of another vehicle, or another road user. Fortunately, these TNCs are subject to insurance requirements, opening the door to legal options if you were hurt. A<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.injuryattorneyfla.com\/uber-accident-claims-and-insurance.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0Miami Uber accident claims attorney<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0can explain details, and some basics are useful.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Overview of Uber Accident Liability<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.injuryattorneyfla.com\/blog\/new-statistics-on-uber-and-lyft-accidents-are-shocking\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading New Statistics on Uber and Lyft Accidents are Shocking\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Millions of people rely on ridesharing services like Uber and Lyft for short-distance trips because of their convenience and affordability. You know the risks of auto collisions exist when you are an occupant of any vehicle, but you might be surprised to learn about recent statistics.\u00a0Data on Uber and Lyft accidents\u00a0indicates that 1 in 4 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":173,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[6,100],"class_list":["post-282","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-car-accidents","tag-car-accident-attorney-in-miami","tag-rideshare-accidents"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>New Statistics on Uber and Lyft Accidents are Shocking &#8212; Miami Personal Injury Lawyer Blog &#8212; September 9, 2022<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Millions of people rely on ridesharing services like Uber and Lyft for short-distance trips because of their convenience and affordability. 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