Lesson in physics convinces woman to always buckle up Description: The No. 1 contributing cause of automobile deaths was and still is the deadly head-on collision. When two cars traveling 45 miles an hour are involved in a head-on collision, their total speed at impact is equal to 90 miles per hour. The victim is either thrown through the windshield or free of the car and killed instantly when the automobile crushes him.
Lawmakers putting brakes on dialing while driving Description: Although the data remains sparse, experts say most phone-related crashes occur during conversation, not while dialing, which would suggest hands-free headsets are not particularly effective.
National Drunk Driving Car Crash Statistics (2007) Description: The following stats represent total state-by-state auto accident fatalities in 2007 and the percentage of deaths in car crashes that involved a driver who had .08% blood-alcohol content or higher.
In his years as a Seattle accident attorney, Chris Davis has seen injury victims make a number of mistakes before hiring a lawyer. Mistakes that can potentially harm their case and reduce their settlement value. Davis has written several books on Washington accident law which define the legal process and identify some of the most common mistakes that people make. The books translate complex legal and insurance jargon into plain English, providing readers with the opportunity to better understand the accident claims process.