Car Accident

Car Accident

A car accident is a road traffic incident which usually involves one road vehicle colliding with, either another vehicle, another road user, or a stationary roadside object, and which may result in injury or property damage, or possibly death.

Nearly all drivers who had had an accident did not believe themselves to be to blame.One survey of drivers reported that they thought the key elements of good driving were: controlling a car including a good awareness of the car's size and capabilities reading and reacting to road conditions, weather, road signs and the environment alertness, reading and anticipating the behaviour of other drivers.

Although proficiency in these skills is taught and tested as part of the driving exam, a 'good' driver can still be at a high risk of accidents because: "the feeling of being confident in more and more challenging situations is experienced as evidence of driving ability, and that 'proven' ability reinforces the feelings of confidence. Confidence feeds itself and grows unchecked until something happens a near-miss or an accident". Evidence shows that the risk of having a crash is increased both for vehicles travelling slower than the average speed, and for those travelling above the average speed.

A survey summary states that-

That the risk of being injured increases exponentially with speeds much faster than the median speed.

That the severity of a crash depends on the vehicle speed change at impact.

That there is limited evidence that suggests that lower speed limits result in lower speeds on a system wide basis.

That most crashes related to speed involve speed too fast for the conditions.

That more research is needed to determine the effectiveness of traffic calming.

SO always Drive Safe and Get Insured.