Missouri Car accident and distracted teen driving In Missouri
The fact that teenage drivers are statistically more likely to have a Missouri car accident is not news, but thanks to technology we can now see the conditions that cause those accidents. To drive home the point of teen-driving safety, the AAA put together a video of in-car camera footage showing some of the worst instances of distracted driving you’re likely to ever see. They come from a pool of 6,842 videos compiled by Lytx, a company that makes dashboard cameras and event recorders. This video backs a recent AAA survey of camera and event-recorder data, which found that distraction was a factor in 58 percent of the 1,700 crashes studied. According to the group, top causes of distraction were “interacting with passengers”—which was a factor in 15 percent of cases—”cell phone use” (12 percent), and “looking at something in the vehicle” (10%)
That young, inexperienced drivers are more prone to distraction, or even the more recent issue of cell-phone use, shouldn’t be news to anyone. Many of the adult drivers who will probably roll their eyes at the distracted teen drivers in this video can likely remember doing equally stupid things when they were young (or maybe last week).
A video like this is good for scaring people into awareness, but that’s only helpful if awareness leads to action. That means keeping a watchful eye on new drivers, and perhaps expanding driver training to give those that pay attention the skills to deal with those that don’t.
If you or someone you love have been injured in a Springfield Missouri car accident with and the accident was not your fault, you may have a right to recover compensation for injury including pain and suffering, property damage, lost wages due to missed work and your medical bills. Victims of personal injury and the surviving family of wrongful death victims often have a difficult time choosing an attorney. Many personal injury firms handle a large volume of cases, treating clients as just one of many at The Krebs Law Firm L.L.C., I take a personal approach with our clients.
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