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| September 08, 2008 |
| Analysis of Passenger Vehicle Occupant Fatalities |
| Posted By Fresno Accident Attorney |
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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has published an interesting study which documents fatalities for restrained and unrestrained passenger vehicle occupants for the State of California. While the overall trend is slightly decreasing, and interesting fact is that there are more restrained passengers (those wearing seat belts) which were fatalities than those which were unrestrained (not wearing seat belts).
In 2003, 1,451 restrained passenger vehicle occupants were fatalities while during the same period only 1,033 unrestrained fatalities occurred. As of 2007, 1,495 fatalities occurred to vehicle passengers who were wearing seat belts while 857 fatalities occurred to those individuals who were not wearing seat belts or other safety equipment.
These statistics may be somewhat misleading, in that they indicate that more fatalities occur to those individuals who wear seat belts rather than those who do not use seat belts. It has been shown, that wearing a seat belt and employing other safety equipment can significantly reduce injuries if you are involved in a car accident including aiding in minimizing brain damage or brain trauma.
So why then are there more fatalities for those who wear seatbelts?
One factor that is listed in the report is there are 453 to 243 fatalities in which the California police were unable to determine whether the individual involved in the fatality was wearing or not wearing safety equipment, such as a seat belt. But still, even if all of the undetermined fatalities were not wearing their seat belts, the numbers are still very close for those who were restrained and those were not restrained. So there must be another factor other than being restrained. Two possible solutions are that some individuals who are restrained may drive in a negligent manner thinking that they could never be injured if they are wearing a seat belt. Another reason is that innocent individuals may be struck by negligent drivers prematurely ending their life. Typically, those sober drivers are the ones who suffer more brain damage or brain injury than the impaired drivers.
As safe drivers may be killed at any instant by a negligent driver who drives through a stop sign or a red-light, a personal injury attorney should be contacted immediately to protect your rights and to get you adequate compensation for such things as your medical expenses.
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