| With due consideration to the fact that | | | | something or attempting to read or |
| one of the foremost personal injury | | | | putting on some make up while driving, |
| claims and lawsuits in the U.S. involve | | | | changing the CD in the car's player, |
| car accidents, you have to be on your | | | | dialing or talking with someone on the |
| guard in preventing such occurrences. | | | | mobile phone, attempting to soothe an |
| A wide variety of events can turn into | | | | upset child or calling out to an unruly |
| accidents. Particularly concerning | | | | child or person inside the car. |
| automobile accidents, many possible | | | | - Intoxication - most people lose the |
| situations can also arise to cause it. | | | | ability to drive well after consumption |
| Here are some of them: | | | | of some intoxicating substance like |
| - Driver Error - this unfortunate | | | | drugs or alcoholic beverages. |
| occurrence is among the universal causes | | | | - Bad weather - conditions of the |
| of car accidents. | | | | weather also contribute significantly to |
| The usual errors committed by drivers | | | | a car accident. Foul weather more often |
| which significantly contribute to | | | | interferes with the visibility |
| crashes and other automobile accidents | | | | diminishes the traction in the surfaces |
| include the failure to give way or abide | | | | of the road and makes it quite difficult |
| by the right of way, following another | | | | to drive an automobile with ease. |
| vehicle without putting considerable | | | | Drivers must give considerable |
| distance, speeding or driving past the | | | | allowances to the effects of the |
| recommended speed limit, unsafe passing, | | | | weather. It could result to slippery |
| and flagrant disregards of set-up | | | | road surface or great gusts of |
| devices for traffic control. | | | | crosswinds. Weather is known to create |
| - Distractions - there is a greater | | | | unforeseen hazards. Drivers might not |
| chance of an accident occurring once the | | | | detect flash floods and black ice easily |
| driver's attention wavers or becomes | | | | until it is unavoidable. Other frequent |
| diverted. Diversions or distractions of | | | | causes of car accidents are the road |
| the driver causes for him to lose focus | | | | design and road conditions, and defects |
| on the business of driving and being | | | | in the vehicle not immediately |
| aware of the road or highway. | | | | recognizable. |
| Distractions need not only be from | | | | It is essential to know the universal |
| inside the car, it may happen, when | | | | causes of auto accidents. You may not |
| something from outside the car claimed | | | | foresee an accident from happening, but |
| the driver's unwavering attention. | | | | it pays to think ahead and be cautious |
| Distraction may also occur from within | | | | enough and learn the things you should |
| the car. Activities like looking for | | | | be alert about. |