Nashville Automobile Accident Attorney Talks About Seatbelt Use And Ejection Deaths
As an experienced Tennessee automobile accident attorney I keep up with car accidents across Tennessee. Lately, I’ve noticed that there have been an increasing number of accidents, both single and multi-car, that end with a driver or passenger being ejected from the vehicle. Ejection greatly increases the chance of death or serious injury. The chance of being killed in a crash by being ejected from a vehicle is one in eight. Safety belts virtually eliminate ejection. The belted driver stays inside the car and is better protected from injury.
Seat belt use is required under Tennessee law. Research published by National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) shows that unbelted victims are at much higher risk for ejection than those with seatbelts. The actual data shows that more than 15,000 lives were saved by the use of seatbelts in 2007 alone. When the driver and passengers in a Tennessee car accident do not use their seatbelts, they are 17.7 times more likely to be ejected during a crash. Only 2% of belted passengers were ejected during a crash.
Unfortunately, in Tennessee, backseat passengers over the age of 18 are not required to wear their seatbelts. Not wearing their seatbelts was a decision a couple of backseat teen passengers made in an accident in East Tennessee in December. They were ejected and their flying bodies slammed against a couple of trees along a ditch, killing them instantly.
If you or anyone you know has been injured or killed in a Nashville or Tennessee car accident, please contact Nashville automobile accident and injury attorney Phillip Miller and the Tennessee personal injury attorneys at Phillip Miller and Associates at (615) 356-2000 or www.seriousinjury.com
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