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Monthly Archives: October 2021

Car Accidents, and How to Avoid Them

Car Accidents, and How to Avoid Them

  Distracted Driving Unsurprisingly, distracted driving is the number one cause of car accidents across the country. Every single day more than nine people are killed due to distracted driving. A distracted driver is a loose term that ultimately means their undivided attention is somewhere else than the road. Talking and texting is a joint distractor, and a person is 23 times more likely to crash a vehicle while texting and driving. 40% of American teenagers have stated they've been in a car while the driver was using their cell phone. Other distractions most frequently come from other passengers in the vehicle, food, or a pet. It's always important to stress that the driver's only job is to keep their eyes on the road ahead.     Speeding When driving on a road or freeway, driver's often weave through the traffic for fun, even though everyone is going the speed limi ... read more

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