Every day across the country, people find themselves a victim of a car accident. Perhaps another driver fell asleep at the wheel, drove drunk, or failed to stop at a red light. The reasons are endless. No matter the cause, one of the most common complaints after a crash are back injuries. They can occur whether or not the accident was minor or severe, and can be felt immediately or days later. They include: Herniated Discs Discs are small, spongy cushions that are responsible for separating the vertebrae and protecting.
Keeping your cool following a car accident will help you make smart decisions in an overwhelming situation. When you know what to do in the minutes following an automobile accident, you can help to speed up the clean-up and claims process and help to prevent additional injuries. Here are the things that you should and shouldn’t do after an accident occurs: Do’s Clear vehicles off the road. If you are able to drive your vehicle, move it out of the flow of traffic. This can help prevent additional accidents. Contact 911.
It’s a common belief that in a rear-end collision, the driver of the car in back is always at fault. However, this glosses over the endless variety of circumstances surrounding this type of car crash where sometimes the lead driver shares or is entirely at fault. It is every driver’s responsibility to maintain their vehicle and drive in such a way so as to avoid running into the back-end of another car that stops or brakes suddenly. The driver must remain alert and adjust his following distance according to the.
It’s a sad fact of life that the greatest threat to our teen youth is the car. Of the different age groups, teens have the highest accident rate. It’s why insurance companies charge this age group such high premiums. According to the insurance institute for highway safety, teens are four times more likely to get into a car accident than older drivers. Here are four reasons for this statistic: Inexperience It takes more than a few driver education courses and road lessons to master driving. Mastery at anything requires thousands.
One of the consequences of the right turn on the red law is an increase of car/pedestrian and car/bicycle collisions. Motorists should know that they must stop first and only proceed with their right turn when the way is clear of pedestrians, bicyclists, and motor vehicles. However, they often fail to look to the right before making their turn because they aren’t expecting traffic coming from that direction. Their attention is usually focused exclusively on traffic with which they are trying to merge, which is coming from the left. This.
2015 is proving to be one of the deadliest years for motorists in over 7 years. According to Ken Kolosh of the National Safety Council, “we’re not even into the more dangerous parts of the year.” Although not all of the contributing factors for this surge in car accident fatalities are known, it is generally attributed to greater numbers of motorists on the road. The economic recovery from the great recession means more people are on the roads commuting, and can afford to travel longer distances. This trend is also.
When a 3,000 pound car and an 80,000 pound truck collide, the outcome is often grim. Some of these accidents could have been avoided had the driver in the car knew how to share the road with large trucks. Many motorists treat trucks as just another vehicle on the road which is a mistake. Large trucks can’t slow down as rapidly as cars. Trucks also have huge blind spots and require lots of road space for maneuvering. In short, trucks are radically different from ordinary cars and must be treated as such..
In a recent interview with NBC’s Today show, Caitlyn Jenner denied responsibility for the February crash that injured several people and killed an elderly woman, Kim Howe. California officials have reported that Jenner may be charged with vehicular manslaughter as a result of Howe’s death, a charge that could result in up to a year in prison. In rendering the charge, Los Angeles County sheriffs indicated that Jenner’s vehicle was operated at a speed “unsafe for road conditions.” The SUV was part of a cascade of vehicles involved, but Jenner’s.
Most people could never imagine themselves being sent to prison for assault, manslaughter, or homicide. They don’t consider themselves as violent criminals or a danger to society. They’re just people who work hard to earn a living and desire to get the most from life. However, a car is a powerful machine that does everything it’s directed to do. It can just as easily get you to work on time as it can maim or kill someone. People don’t have a full appreciation of this or of the fact that.
There are lots of car accident myths out there that are retold countless times. Some are the result of what seems like common sense while others are caused by news stories that get a lot of circulation. These misconceptions can cause serious injury and often prevent people from seeking medical treatment and legal help. If You Don’t Feel Pain and Can Move about, You Aren’t Injured This misconception is perfectly understandable because pain is how the body alerts us that something is wrong. However, the body releases adrenaline after an.