Philadelphia Injuries getting Lawmakers Attention
It is not surprising that injuries and accidents happen throughout Pennsylvania and the Philadelphia area every day. When injuries that could have been prevented are sustained, however, it is always time to give policies and practices a second look. This week in Philadelphia makes it clear that city and state officials are giving and have given that second look to some of the things that are going on in the area.
In the wake of a report that a woman broke both her skull and collarbone while attending a concert in the area, some area lawmakers are looking at the dangerous practice of stage diving at concerts. Philadelphia is a city filled with great culture, music, and concerts, but is important for such activities to be safe for visitors and residents. Unfortunately, while attending a concert by the band Fishbone, victim Kimberly Myers sustained the above mentioned severe injuries after the band’s lead singer Angelo “Dr. Madd Vibe” Moore, jumped off of the stage and into the crowd.
Myers is suing Moore, as well as the band’s manager and the World Café Live concert venue and will see her day in court October 24th. According to reports, this is not the first time the band’s stage diving practices have injured an audience member and it certainly is not the first time stage diving has caused injuries to Philadelphia concert goers.
Lawmakers have also looked at another age old, yet dangerous practice this week – reckless teen driving. According to Amy Worden of the Philadelphia Inquirer, “When it comes to carloads of passengers and unbuckled seat belts, Pennsylvania is finally enacting laws that most states already have for new teenage drivers. Soon, teen drivers from Pennsylvania will face limits on the numbers of passengers they can carry at a time and be ticketed for not wearing seatbelts. Unfortunately, nothing in the state law yet bars teens from texting while driving.
