Speeding and Car Accidents

    CONCORD, NH, August 30, 2012 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Most cliches have an element of truth, and "speed kills" is no exception.

Speeding is one of the most common contributing factors to car accidents and their resulting injuries and fatalities. A major study by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration (FHA) in 1998 found that the risk of being involved in a car accident is increased when a vehicle travels above the average speed, and that the risk of sustaining injury increases exponentially with speed.

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), speeding is a factor in approximately 30 percent of all fatal traffic accidents. NHTSA statistics for 2011 indicate that men have a greater tendency toward speeding; of those cited for speeding in traffic collisions, 70 percent were male.

The FHA study and other research suggest that the severity of a traffic accident depends largely on a vehicle's speed at impact. While even a seemingly minor, low-speed collision can result in serious injuries, the risk for catastrophic injuries such as traumatic brain injuries and spinal cord injuries increases with higher rates of speed.

While other contributing car accident injury and fatality factors such as drunk driving and lack of seatbelt use have declined, speeding-related traffic accidents have actually increased 7 percent since 2000.

If you were injured or a family member suffered wrongful death in a car accident caused by a negligent driver, an experienced car accident attorney may be able to help you pursue financial compensation for medical costs, lost wages and future earnings, property damage, pain and suffering, and other related expenses.

If you live in the Concord, Manchester or Nashua areas of New Hampshire or Vermont and you were injured in a car accident caused by the negligence of another driver, please visit the website of the auto accident attorneys at The Law Offices of Van Dorn & Curtiss at http://www.vandornandcurtiss.com.

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