CAR ACCIDENTS - AUTO ACCIDENTS
Car Accident Lawyers represent all parties involved in car accidents, including drivers, passengers and pedestrians who are victims of a motor vehicle accident. Motor vehicle accidents include automobiles, autos, buses, cars, motorcycles and trucks.
Car accidents kill or injure thousands of people every year and are responsible for over 100,000 deaths since 2003. More than 6 million police-reported motor vehicle crashes occurred in the United States in 2007. Nearly 30 percent of those crashes (1.71 million) resulted in an injury, and fewer than 1 percent (37,248) resulted in a death. Read more personal injury statistics. Accidents on roadways are the biggest cause of personal injury claims. Types of auto accident claims include:
- Defective Vehicle Auto Accident Claims
- Loss of Income Auto Accident Claims
- Medical Expenses Auto Accident claims
- Uninsured Driver Auto Accident Claims
Auto Accidents Defective Vehicle Claims
Car accidents can be broken down into several categories depending on the type of auto accident. The most common include:
- Backup Accidents
- Head-On Collisions
- Rear-End Collisions
- Rollovers
- Side Impact Collisions
Auto accident injuries are usually minor and can include minor cuts and scrapes or injuries such as whiplash. Some car accidents are serious and can result in death, spinal cord injury, brain injury, limb injuries, limb loss or paralysis.
Car Accident lawyers can help ensure that you are properly compensated for your car accident injury, whether you are a driver, passenger or pedestrian. Auto accident lawyers have the necessary experience and you should contact an experienced car accident lawyer as soon as possible if you have been involved in a car accident.
About Auto Accidents
Auto accidents are a leading cause of injury and death in all age groups. Approximately 6,000,000 auto accidents occur each year with about 40,000 fatalities.
Alcohol is involved in 40% of these fatalities, and speeding is involved in 29% of all vehicle accident fatalities. Speeding and alcohol are not the only problems to face when attempting to improve highway safety.
Young drivers (15-20) and older drivers (>69) both have driver fatality rates much higher than drivers between the ages of 25 and 69. Inattentive driving, distracted driving including cell phone use, and aggressive driving (combination of moving traffic offenses) are problems that also must be dealt with.
ROAD SAFETY RESOURCES
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (www.nhtsa.dot.gov) - This site provides information about vehicle information, safety issues, current news, crash tests, NHTSA recalls, statistics and analysis from NCSA, and regulations and standards. This is a very comprehensive site and even contains information about buying a safer car.
Federal Highway Administration (www.fhwa.dot.gov)
This site contains current news, links to other department of transportation sites, and the ability to search using the National Transportation Library.
Transportation Research Board (www.nationalacademies.org/trb)
This site is great for research and staying abreast of current issues affecting transportation.
The National Safety Council (www.nsc.org)
This site contains driving safety information as well as many good links.
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