Car Accident Claims

Car Accident Claims.
The biggest cause of accidents appears to be distracted driving. Although the image of a driver busy texting away on a smartphone may pop into your head when you hear the term “distracted driving,” the reality is that the phrase encompasses a range of dangerous and potentially deadly behaviors.

Distracted driving can include everything from texting and talking on cellphones to eating, reading, grooming, fidgeting with the radio or even talking to other passengers in the vehicle. Although cellphones receive the most attention these days, studies have shown that all distracted driving behavior carries similar risks caused by the lack of attention paid to the road in front of the distracted driver’s vehicle. Data shows that when individuals pull their attention away from the road for even a second, the possibility of being involved in a serious accident jumps exponentially, increasing the risk to yourself and others.

Beyond distracted driving, motorists in South Carolina are commonly injured in accidents caused by speeding. Though we are all in a hurry, and busy with appointments, activities and family obligations, rushing our way around highways and interstates can not only be counterproductive, but also deadly. Auto accident experts say that speeding contributes to more than one-third of all car crashes in the U.S. each year.

Finally, drunk driving continues to contribute to thousands of crashes across South Carolina each and every year. MADD estimate that an astounding 300,000 incidents of drunken driving occur each and every day across the country. These incidents lead to approximately 10,000 fatal crashes every year, a stubbornly high number that lawmakers and law enforcement officials have struggled to bring down.

Distracted driving, speeding and drunk driving are not only leading causes of South Carolina car accidents, but they all have something else in common: they are entirely preventable. In each case, drivers purposefully choose to engage in risky or downright reckless behavior, pulling out their phones, stepping on the accelerator or downing another beer before hopping behind the wheel. These shortsighted actions result in thousands of lost lives and many more thousands of serious and painful injuries.