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The Number One Reason Why People Have Car Accidents
Knowing the answer and appreciating it are two different things.
by Long Island Attorney Paul A. Lauto, Esq.
In the United States there are approximately more than 6 million car accidents per year, resulting in some 3 million injuries and over 40,000 deaths. That is more than 8,000 injuries and 100 deaths per day, with a total cost of over 200 billion dollars. Notwithstanding, we all have a tendency to believe that we are good drivers even though we know that can’t be true.
Insurance companies will do whatever they can to discourage people from bringing claims for their motor vehicle accident related injuries, so as to protect their profit margin. They even run commercials with subtle comments to that effect, such as portraying a scenario in which you have totaled your brand new car, but “no one was hurt.” The reality is that if you sustain enough accident related damage to your brand new vehicle such that the car is deemed a total loss, it would be almost miraculous if your weren’t injured. If you have been injured in a car accident and have a valid claim, then you shouldn’t hesitate to bring that claim because that is exactly why you pay insurance premiums.
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http://www.liattorney.com/scales-of-justice/the-number-one-reason-why-people-have-car-accidents
