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Speeding Plays a Role in Many Accidents
Vehicles are designed with many safety features to help drivers and passengers prevent accidents and reduce fatalities if an accident happens. Speeding is one of the major causes or contributing factors in many accidents. When a vehicle is traveling too quickly, it can result in an accident with severe injuries or deaths. Speeding may be the cause of a crash, or it may be a contributing factor. Speeding is usually considered a form of negligent driving.
How Does Speeding Contribute to Accidents?
Speeding can be dangerous for a number of reasons. The laws are designed to provide speed limits on roadways based on safety and other factors. When a driver goes over the speed limit, they are ignoring the set safety standards, which could result in an accident. Speed limits a driver’s ability to react to situations in a timely manner. Speeding, combined with other negligent actions such as texting, could make it difficult for a driver to drive defensively.
Speeding Injury Facts
The National Safety Council (NSC) gathers information and issues reports regarding motor vehicle safety issues. Speeding was a factor in 29% of all traffic fatalities in 2023. About 23 people per day were killed due to vehicle accidents in which speed was a factor. The NSC considers a crash speeding-related when the driver was charged with any type of speeding offense. Some of these offenses include driving over the speed limit, driving too fast for road conditions, and street racing, to name a few.
Who is to Blame for a Speeding-Related Crash?
A driver is responsible for an accident when their negligence caused it. Speeding is one of many types of negligence. Negligence is the “failure to behave with the level of care that a reasonable person would have exercised under the same circumstances”. There are several elements to prove negligence. The person must have had a duty of care and breached that duty. The breach of duty must have caused harm to another. Drivers have a duty of care to drive in accordance with the law, including abiding by the speed limit.
What to Do After a Vehicle Accident
Vehicle accidents can cause severe injuries. The first thing to do is to call the police. They will respond and investigate the crash, talk to witnesses, and make a report. If speeding was a factor, the other driver may receive a citation. Get medical treatment as soon as possible. Sometimes injuries may seem minor at first, but could worsen over time. Keep copies of the police and medical reports. In North Carolina, you may be able to collect compensation for your damages from the negligent driver as long as you were not negligent. Contact a knowledgeable personal injury attorney for legal assistance.
If you were hurt in an accident that was due to someone speeding, you may be owed money for your injuries. An experienced personal injury attorney will help you take legal action to resolve the matter in civil court. Contact our office at Arnold & Smith, PLLC, at (704) 370-2828 to talk to one of our legal representatives.
The skilled personal injury attorneys at Arnold & Smith, PLLC are dedicated to maximizing the financial recovery and obtaining justice for every personal injury client injured by another party’s negligence. The issues our personal injury clients may be facing include, but are not limited to, slip and fall injuries, wrongful death, product liability, catastrophic injuries, dog bite claims, car and truck accident injuries, motorcycle injuries, traumatic brain injury (TBI), nursing home negligence, spinal cord injury, boating accidents, and defective medical device injury. Our personal injury attorneys understand the devastating impact such an injury can have on a person’s life, and that the effects so often go beyond physical pain and suffering. The personal injury attorneys at Arnold & Smith, PLLC are dedicated to helping clients determine the strength of their claims, and to aggressively pursuing the means necessary to achieve the best possible end result for each client’s particular situation.
Source:
https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/negligence
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