Car accidents are often defined as unexpected and undesirable events, or an unforeseen mishap related to your auto vehicle. However, we do have some power and control in negating car accidents because most can be avoided and circumvented using the following tips.

The four factors that play a large part in many collisions are equipment failure, driver behavior, poor roadway maintenance, and roadway design. In fact the leading majority of motor vehicle accidents are due to a combination of driver behavior combined with the other three factors. Poor driving skills and habits can make any situation almost impossible. If you always maintain your vehicle, keep your brakes and tires up to par can greatly enhance your ability to control the vehicle under emergency turning and stopping circumstances.

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More than six million car wrecks occur on American roadways each year. Nearly half of these accidents resulted in injury, and approximately 42,636 were fatal. If you drive a vehicle, there is a good chance that you will be involved in an accident of some sort. Unfortunately, many people (especially younger drivers) do not know the proper protocol for how to handle an accident.

Post-Accident Protocol

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Distracted drivers are the number one cause of automobile accidents. They account for up to fifty percent of all automobile accidents. There are many things that can distract a driver and as technology gets better, more distractions are being produced. Many people use their cell phones while driving, even to do text messaging. They labour under the idea that they are capable of multitasking when all it really takes is a split second of inattention in order to end up in an accident. Another form of distracted driver is one that has their attention drawn away by an accident that has already occurred. This is why often there will be many accidents all in one scene.

Driver fatigue is responsible for a large number of accidents. Being tired makes the driver less attentive and less aware of what is going on around the vehicle, if something does happen and the driver does see it, the fatigue will slow the reaction time, which can land the driver in an accident. The greatest risk for driver fatigue is between the hours of eleven pm and eight am when the largest majority of individuals are used to sleeping. Another danger time is between noon and two pm where many drivers become drowsy and in need of a nap. Symptoms of driver fatigue include eyelids feeling heavy, frequent yawning, the vehicle drifting about in the lane and varying speeds with no noticeable reason. A tired person can misjudge traffic situations, have loss of distance perception, see things ‘jump out’ that aren’t there, fidgeting in the seat, being irritable or even daydreaming. In extreme cases, the person can actually fall asleep at the wheel. Medications can also contribute to the feeling of fatigue as well as slow the reflexes and affect the perception.

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Today in almost every state it is a requirement to wear a seat belt and it is a law that is enforced in California cities such as Torrance, Long beach, Huntington Beach and Santa Ana, as well as the rest of Orange County. But what about the dangers of seat belts in Los Angeles car accidents? What injury lawyers have to say could be disturbing.

Seat belts have saved many lives when a driver and passengers have been involved in an accident. This is a thoroughly researched protective device and the proof has been tested over and over while over the years seat belts have changed until today, they are not a single belt across the waist but also a shoulder harness that is now known to protect the top half of the body. This is the style of seat belts that are in most vehicles today and even when correctly worn the dangers of seat belts are often found upon impact with another vehicle.

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