Head on collisions are messy and usually fatal. Turns out side impacts have a similar reputation.<\/p>\n
Car crashes seem to be a way of life in some jurisdictions and a very common site on the way to or from work. In many of these accidents, it’s evident the collision has come from the side. In fact, side impacts have the nasty reputation of being the cause of over 9,000 deaths a year across the U.S. This runs a close second with head on crashes.<\/p>\n
The heartbreaker is that most of the side impact collisions (and head on collisions) could be prevented if people were paying attention to what they were doing. This is where the great debate about cell phone use in vehicles comes into play, and it’s not just the use of cell phones, it’s using a fax, listening to music with headphones, adjusting a radio while driving or even trying to (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Head on collisions are messy and usually fatal. Turns out side impacts have a similar reputation. Car crashes seem to be a way of life in some jurisdictions and a very common site on the way to or from work.…<\/span><\/p>\n