Doing Things A Bit Better In Orange County
Motor vehicle accident statistics in Orange County, indeed the whole of California, are always sobering. In the period from 2003 to 2012 California had just over 23,000 Motor vehicle deaths. For more information on car accidents in personal injury law please see our car accidents page. If there’s anything positive to be gained from the statistics is the fact that Californians use their seatbelts more than the national average. According to the CDC, 96% of Californians use their seatbelts compared to 86% in the rest of the country as a whole. The fact that we in California take our safety went behind the wheel a little more serious than our fellow citizens is a good thing.
The fact is seatbelts save lives. In other CDC statistics, more than half the people killed in automobile accidents we’re not using restraints such as seatbelts. According to the CDC in 2009 13,000 lives were saved due to seatbelts. The Kyle Scott Law website discusses many types of injuries including those from motor vehicle accidents. The accidents that caused the injuries two people we represent I’ll happened in the past, but if we can take steps to reduce the number and severity of accidents be they motor vehicle collisions, slips and falls or brain injuries then it’s well worth the effort. After all, the laws requiring us to buckle up when we get behind the wheel are there for our safety. The same is true of premises liability laws the end result of which is to ensure safer environments accidents will not occur.
Seat belt use in Orange County has prevented more car accident injuries than elsewhere in the country.
Unfortunately, automobile accidents Will continue to happen but if there are steps we can take to reduce the severity of those accidents when they do occur we should take those steps. That means doing something as simple is using the seat belt in your car period
Sometimes injuries occur even with seatbelt use. In those instances, especially when the injuries are the results of negligence, distraction or impairment, you’ll need to find an experienced injury attorney to protect your rights and assist you in trying to put your life back together by means of the Orange County legal system. In Tustin that attorney is Kyle Scott. Please give his office a call if you have been injured. 714-544-1460.