You Can Prevent Injury in a Palm Beach Auto Accident

When you load your family into the car, you are probably not thinking about your chances of being hurt in a Palm Beach car accident, but unfortunately, crashes occur on a daily basis.  In 2008, an average of 665 traffic accidents occurred every day in Florida.  It has also been estimated that over 41,000 people are killed in the United States in motor vehicle accidents.

You cannot always prevent an accident from happening, but you can help avoid serious injuries and death.  For example, when child safety seats are properly installed and used, they can lower the risk of death by 47 to 54 percent for toddlers (ages 1 to 4) and by 70 percent for infants.

Seat belts have been found to reduce severe injury to the head, chest and extremities by 50 to 83 percent.  Seat belt usage is also believed to reduce deaths anywhere from 45 to 60 percent.  Over two-thirds of people in the United States buckle up, but ideally, this number should be significantly higher.

You can also reduce your risk of injury in a Florida auto accident by avoiding driving after you have had one too many drinks.  Drunk driving accidents are to blame for countless deaths in Florida each year.

If you have been hurt in a car crash in Palm Beach County, St. Lucie County or Martin County, contact a Palm Beach car accident attorney at our office at 1-800-LAW IN FL (529-4635).