Car accidents are unfortunately very common in the United States and the majority of these road crashes are caused by human error. While some are relatively minor, thousands of lives are taken every year by these horrible car crashes. Because your life can be at risk if you drive in an unsafe manner, it is so important to drive carefully and follow all traffic laws.
However, just because you are careful does not mean that you can assure that all other drivers on the road will do the same thing. If you are in a car crash, it may not be your fault, and you should not be held responsible for the damages caused by the ignorance or mistakes of other drivers. In such cases, you should consider protecting yourself by filing a car accident claim. There are so many damages, pains, and frustrations that may arise as a result of a car accident, and it’s best to guard your life above all.
Below are the most common causes of car accidents in the United States. Read carefully to find out what actions you can start taking today to prevent them
Most of the fatal accidents occur due to overspeeding. It is a natural psyche of humans to excel. If given a chance man is eager to achieve infinity in speed. But when we are sharing the road with other drivers we will always remain behind some or another vehicle. An increase in speed multiplies the risk of accident and severity of injury during an accident. Faster vehicles are more prone to accidents than slower ones and the severity of an accident will also be more in the case of faster vehicles. Higher the speed, the greater the risk. At high speed, the vehicle
needs a greater distance to stop i.e. braking distance. A slower vehicle comes to halt immediately while a faster one takes a long way to stop and also skids a long distance due to the o law of notion. A vehicle moving at high speed will have a greater impact during the crash and will cause more injuries. The ability to judge the forthcoming events also gets reduced while driving at a faster speed which causes error in judgment and finally ends with a crash.
While you can’t always avoid driving in the rain, the slippery, treacherous road conditions caused by heavy rains should be avoided when at all possible. If visibility is too low to drive or the roads seem particularly slick, you should pull over and wait until the storm passes.
Though distraction while driving could be minor but it can cause major accidents.
Distractions could be outside or inside the vehicle. The major distraction nowadays is talking on the mobile phone while driving. The act of talking on the phone occupies a major portion of the brain and the smaller part handles the driving skills. This division of the brain hampers reaction time and the ability to judge. This becomes one of the reasons for crashes. One should not attend to telephone calls while driving. If the call is urgent one should pull out beside the road and attend the call. Some of the distractions on road are:
1.Adjusting mirrors while driving
2.Stereo/Radio in vehicle
3.Animals on the road
4.Banners and billboards.
The driver should not be distracted due to these things and reduce speed to remain safe during diversions and other kinds of outside distractions.
There is never an excuse to get too close to the car in front of you, no matter how frustratingly slow they seem to be going. Keep a safe distance from other cars so that you will have time to react to sudden turns or uses of brakes.
Use of seat belt in four-wheeler is now mandatory and not wearing seat belt invites penalty, same in the case of helmets for two-wheeler drivers. Wearing seat belts and the helmet has been brought under law after proven studies that these two things reduce the severity of injury during accidents. Wearing seat belts and helmets doubles the chances of survival in a serious accident. Safety Gears keep you intact and safe in case of accidents. Two-wheeler deaths have been drastically reduced after the use of helmets has been made mandatory. One should use safety gear of prescribed standards and tie them properly for optimum safety.
Teens don’t have the experience to know what to do in unsafe conditions and that naïveté causes accidents. If you have teenagers, make sure that they have had a defensive driving course, do not permit cell phone use while driving, and limit the passengers they can take with them in the car.
Anyone who has ever heard someone tell about hitting a deer knows that this is a big danger. For this reason, take extra caution when you see an animal crossing sign and always use your high beams when traveling in rural, woody areas where wild animals are common.
How different factors of Roads contribute to Accidents:Drivers: Over-speeding, rash driving, violation of rules, failure to understand signs, fatigue, alcohol.
Pedestrian: Carelessness, illiteracy, crossing at wrong places moving on the carriageway, Jaywalkers.
Passengers: Projecting their body outside the vehicle, by talking to drivers, alighting and boarding vehicle from the wrong side traveling on footboards, catching a running bus, etc.
Vehicles: Failure of brakes or steering, tire burst, insufficient headlights, overloading, projecting loads.
Road Conditions: Potholes, damaged roads, eroded road merging of rural roads with highways, diversions, illegal speed breakers.
Weather conditions: Fog, snow, heavy rainfall, wind storms, hail storms.
sources:
huffpost.com
At KWIK KAR Lube & Tune, we thoroughly explain our service before we start doing the work. If you have further questions regarding any of our services or capabilities, please give us a call or simply stop by today. We will do our absolute best to ensure that your vehicle is returned to you in premium condition. For all your foreign and domestic automotive needs, count on the professionals at KWIK KAR LUBE & TUNE. We appreciate your business, and we hope to see you soon!