Car Crash Epidemic

As an experienced Tennessee automobile accident attorney one of the most perplexing things is the public’s inability to see automobile accidents for the public health epidemic that it is. The Institute for Transportation Engineers has estimated that over a ten-year period an average of 120 people a day die in vehicle-related crashes. Where is the national press on this issue? That’s like four major airline disasters occurring every week.

I guess familiarity, doing something like driving every day, becomes routine, and we just don’t think of it as being particularly dangerous. But the facts show that getting behind the wheel of a motor vehicle is the most dangerous thing any of us do on any given day.

What can we do to address this public health epidemic? First of all the solution starts with each one of us. We must eliminate distractions such as cell phones, GPS, eating, and then employ a couple of other simple things such as driving the speed limit, wear your seat belts, use your signals and don’t tailgate. If you are a parent, teach your children and inculcate in them the understanding of the dangers that await them. Be a good example and don’t be a “do what I say and not what I do” parent.

If you or a loved one is injured or killed in a Tennessee automobile accident you owe it to yourself to contact an experienced Tennessee car crash lawyer like those we have at Phillip Miller & Associates and find out about your rights and remedies.