Different Types of Car Accidents
Here is a list of the top most common types of car accidents. Learning more about these accidents helps you know what you can do to reduce your risk of being involved in them. You can contact car accident lawyers in New York for more details, if you are involved in an accident.
Here is a list of the top most common types of car accidents. Learning more about these accidents helps you know what you can do to reduce your risk of being involved in them. You can contact car accident lawyers in New York for more details, if you are involved in an accident.
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<strong>Different</strong> <strong>Types</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Car</strong><br />
<strong>Accidents</strong><br />
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According to the National Safety Council<br />
(NSC), 2.5 million car accidents are<br />
considered to be rear-end accidents.<br />
Rear-end Collisions<br />
Common causes <strong>of</strong> rear-end accidents<br />
include tailgating, driver inattention,<br />
driver intoxication, weather conditions<br />
and road defects.<br />
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Head-on car accidents are considered to<br />
be one <strong>of</strong> the most serious types <strong>of</strong><br />
collisions. Although they represent a<br />
Head-on Collisions<br />
small portion <strong>of</strong> auto accidents, they<br />
account for the majority <strong>of</strong> car accident<br />
fatalities. Even at slow speed, a head-on<br />
collision can result in catastrophic<br />
injuries.<br />
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Side-impact accidents are also referred<br />
to as roadside or T-bone collisions. In a<br />
side-impact accident, one vehicle hits<br />
Side-impact Collisions<br />
the other in a perpendicular direction.<br />
Common causes include failing to come<br />
to a complete stop at a four-way<br />
intersection, failing to yield, running a<br />
red light, turning across traffic lanes.<br />
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According to the NHTSA, cars injure<br />
approximately 70,000 pedestrians each<br />
Pedestrian Hit By <strong>Car</strong>s<br />
year. Most states allow pedestrians the<br />
right <strong>of</strong> way in crosswalks, on public and<br />
private sidewalks and on public roads<br />
and highways.<br />
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A hit and run accident is when a motorist<br />
collides into another vehicle, pedestrian<br />
Hit and Run <strong>Accidents</strong><br />
or bicyclist and leaves without stopping<br />
to identify himself. In all 50 states, failing<br />
to stop after causing an accident is a<br />
crime.<br />
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For more information or to schedule a complimentary consultation<br />
with our car accident lawyers in New York, please call<br />
Gersowitz, Libo & Korek, P.C. at 1-646-798-1659.
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