Personal Injury Valuable Information

Don’t use cruise control in the rain.

If you hit a wet spot one or more wheels can loose contact with the road. When the wheel hits the pavement again it can take you where you don’t want to go.

It doesn’t take a totaled car to cause damage to the people inside.

Bumpers are designed to withstand 5 mph without damage and can go as high as 8 mph without any noticeable damage. People inside that car can be injured at speeds as low as 2.5 mph. To put that in a better perspective someone walking along the sidewalk is going about 3 mph. The difference is a pedestrian would not hit you with anywhere near the force that another vehicle would.

Even without noticeable damage your car should be checked for hidden damage.

To absorb the impact without damage to the bumper the force needs to go someplace else. It is possible to not damage the bumper but still cause damage to the frame or other structures under your car.

If you car can have hidden damage so can you.

If you have been in an accident, even one that you think you can shake off, call for an appointment right away. Just like hidden damage to the frame of you car can cause more problems later on, hidden damage to your frame needs to be checked and corrected, now. Ligaments in your spine may have a tensile strength comparable to steel but if you reshaped steel in an accident you probably did damage to you spine too..

If you or someone you know has been in an accident now is the time to do something about it.