Our topic for today is car accidents. Many drivers take this lightly, but it deserves more attention. To give you an idea of how serious this should be, I’ll give you statistics from the caraccidents.com.
In 2005, the United States (US) had 6,420,000 car accidents. This cost the American consumer more than $230 billion worth or repairs, hospital bills, and other expenses. These accidents caused more than 2.9 million injuries and 42,636 fatalities. Glaring isn’t it?
If we collate the data, it says that about 115 people die daily due to car accidents. That’s one death every 13 minutes.
What’s even more disturbing is that these rates have been increasing at an annual rate. 2003 saw 6,328,000 car accidents and 2002 saw 6,316,000 accidents. What could be the cause of this increase?
For one, increases in car sales. There are more and more vehicles out there. This increases your chance of bumping into one another. Another reason is increase in irresponsible driving. People often risk driving drunk or people driving without a license. It’s stupid enough that you put your life in danger when you drive without a license, but you also put society in danger.
What can be done? Well, the government can institute harsher safety standards. But this will be met by complaints coming from manufacturers who need to develop safety systems.
What can we do about it? It would be cliché if I told you guys to exercise more discipline when you drive. But that’s true. Plus, you can get car upgrades to make your vehicle a safer machine. There are many options at autopartswarehouse.com. Safety is one of the best areas to invest in for your car. It’s well worth it.
Let’s take those stats down together,
Dave Collins
