Three Cheers For Unassuming Looking Safety Features

Aspirational web content and salespeople at car dealerships are quick to show you the fanciest new high tech safety features on a car that they want you to buy or, as the case may be, want you to click on a video about.  The safety features that play the biggest role in protecting you in the event of a collision are less impressive looking, though.  A simple piece of cloth, or even the shape of your car, makes a bigger difference in the severity of your injuries after a collision than the latest bells and whistles.  Even if your car’s underrated safety-centric design spares you from catastrophic injuries, the medical bills you incur after a car accident, even if your injuries are minor enough that you do not require hospitalization, are painful.  You have the right to compensation for your car accident-related medical bills, and you can get this compensation by filing an insurance claim or, if this does not work, a personal injury lawsuit.  If you have suffered serious injuries in a car accident, even if they would have been worse without your car’s safety features, contact a Jacksonville car accident lawyer.

The Seatbelt Is the Safest Safety Feature

The saying is still true that, if you are worried about an adventure such as canoeing in alligator-infested waters or bungee jumping, remember that the riskiest part of your adventure is the drive.  Car accidents remain a leading cause of death and serious injury.  The rate of traffic fatalities declined sharply in the 1980s, though, and has never again risen to its 1970s levels.  One reason for this is the implementation of laws against drunk driving, which was once ubiquitous.  The other is that seatbelts became standard in vehicles.  Seatbelts prevent you from being ejected, making accidents that would have otherwise been fatal result in non-life-threatening injuries instead.

If You Car Self Destructs on Impact, It Is Doing It to Protect You

While plenty of aspects of vehicle design are for show, your car is built for safety, in ways that are not always visible.  It is by design that cars have collapsible zones in the front and back; if another car hits your car’s collapsible zones, it does not come as close to your body.  Likewise, the car’s steering column is built to cushion impacts and to contain an airbag that will inflate on impact.  In recent models of cars, areas of the car that are not protected by collapsible zones have airbags that will inflate if that part of the car gets hit.  In other words, it is the least visible and least eye-catching parts of your car that are doing the most to protect you from catastrophic accidents.

Contact Gillette Law About Car Accidents

A personal injury lawyer can represent plaintiffs in car accident lawsuits and help them recover compensation or negotiate for a better settlement from the insurance company.  Contact Gillette Law in Jacksonville, Florida so we can begin investigating your claim.

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