Car Accidents Often Have Simple Causes

Car Accidents Often Have Simple Causes
Automobile accidents are one of the leading causes of death in the United States, just behind smoking and obesity. The latest government statistics show that there are more than 6 million auto accidents in the nation every year. That translates to an auto accident with injuries, every 14 seconds across the country! With odds like that, the chances are that you will be involved in a traffic accident at some point in your life.
 

About 25 percent of traffic accidents are due to driver distraction and that number is increasing every day. Because cell phones are so prevalent now, many people either drive while talking on their phones or, worse yet, drive while texting on their phones. The National Saftey Council estimates that cell phone use causes about 12,000 serious injuries and …