| There is a fatal car accident every 14 | | | | inspection, and working their way into |
| minutes here in the US, or about 40,000 per | | | | products in all their imperfections. And then |
| year. That means that by the time you drive | | | | they fail, and when they fail people can |
| 10 blocks, or 2 miles there is another wreck. | | | | often get hurt, and grinding accidents can |
| So if you went to the grocery store to do a | | | | occur. |
| bit of shopping, there was probably at least | | | | |
| one accident by the time you got to the | | | | Manufacturers were told for years that there |
| store. | | | | needed to be a small piece of plastic or |
| | | | metal put into the shifters of vehicles with |
| Automobile manufacturers are required to put | | | | automatic transmissions, and this has been |
| certain safety systems into every vehicle. | | | | the same way for nearly 20 years, yet there |
| These safety systems are designed from the | | | | are still some accidents caused by these |
| frame up, even into the shape a car, its | | | | automatic-transmission-equipped vehicles when |
| metal-safety webbing and airbags. Plus you | | | | they slip out of gear, and suddenly hit |
| have the added child restraint seat belts in | | | | another object, whether another car or a |
| newer models, and more accurately-locking | | | | building. |
| seatbelts to keep your torso, neck and head | | | | |
| stationary as possible during an accident. | | | | There have been some newer cars with standard |
| | | | transmissions, and based on the same |
| But these safety systems fail at times, | | | | principle as the automatic transmission |
| leaving you or a loved one injured. Of course | | | | safety devices, a small neutral safety switch |
| there are other manufacturer failures that | | | | is to be installed on these vehicles to |
| can injure you in an accident as well. Tires | | | | prevent them from being started in neutral, |
| fail, transmissions lock-up, causing sudden, | | | | or without the clutch being depressed, which |
| un-expected stops, resulting in rear-end | | | | when they fail, causes them to start in |
| collisions. Engines overheat and catch on | | | | whatever gear they may be in, and |
| fire. And more. | | | | un-expectedly drive into the un-intended |
| | | | position, and as before they may often strike |
| Within every designed product, whether a | | | | another heavy solid object, causing injuries |
| radio, a car, a house, or a blender, there | | | | and property damage. |
| are specifications set up by those whose job | | | | |
| it is to protect American safety. The | | | | If you have been hurt in an accident there |
| engineers and inspectors of the relevant | | | | are a number of potentialities in regard to |
| branches of the US government. | | | | the cause. You may have rights, so make sure |
| | | | you secure and preserve them by contacting a |
| But sometimes these specification are | | | | dedicated attorney, who is experienced in |
| over-looked. Specifications about the | | | | auto accidents, and can help you find out all |
| strength of steel components in | | | | the liabilities in your case, and if |
| transmissions. Faulty parts missing | | | | qualified receive financial compensation. |