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What You Should Never Say After a Car Accident—And What You Should Say, Instead
If you’re in a car accident, you’re likely to feel shaken up. You may feel nervous and upset and you may end up saying things you don’t mean. Worse, you can end up saying things that could hurt your claim and could make it harder for you to secure fair compensation for your injuries and car damage.
So let’s take a look at things you don’t want to say—and what you should be saying, instead.
Gifts to Give Drivers This Holiday Season
During the holiday season, there are gifts you can give that are not only thoughtful, but can actually keep friends and family safer throughout 2023. Here are our top picks for drivers:
Can Mercedes Stop Car Accidents by the Year 2050?
Mercedes-Benz has announced an ambitious plan called Vision Zero. The goal is to offer accident-free driving for all Mercedes-Benz cars by the year 2025. By 2030, the company has a goal of greatly reducing injuries and car accident deaths in its cars.
How does the car manufacturer hope to do that? They will be using:
How Pets Can Cause Car Crashes
About 70% of American households have pets, but while we love our non-human friends, they can pose dangers. In the home and outside, animals can bite others or can even cause allergic reactions. They can be an especial danger to children, who may not know the best way to act around dogs and cats. On the road, pets can cause serious crashes and injuries.
How Micromobility Programs Can Affect Car Accidents
Many cities across the country are seeing a rise in the use of smaller, lighter personal vehicles such as e-scooters, bicycles, e-bikes, and motorcycles. Part of this trend may be because these vehicles use less gasoline (or no gasoline), making them more economical and better for the environment. Users also now have access to e-scooter and e-bike sharing in some cities, allowing for greater access.
All of this raises some questions: How do micromobility vehicles affect car accident risks? If you’re in a collision with someone on a rented bike, e-scooter, or other vehicle, what is the insurance process like?
Let’s explore some answers.
Taking Your Car Out of Storage? Here’s How To Curb Your Risk of Car Crashes
Residents of Hollywood and other parts of South Florida sometimes live in Florida only part-time. Whether you’re a snowbird or have a second home out of state, your car may be sitting in a garage or storage unit while you’re out of town.
Keeping your car parked for weeks or months, though, can affect the safety of your vehicle. When parked or in storage for a while, cars can suffer from several issues:
Your Car May Need a Check-Up After a Car Collision, Too
If you’ve been in a car crash in South Florida, you might already know you need to see a doctor. You may be experiencing pain or have suffered an obvious injury. Or, perhaps you’ve been lucky enough to walk away from the crash. In this case, it’s still a good idea to visit a medical professional to rule out soft tissue injury, head trauma, and other serious injury.
Your car, too, needs to be checked out. Even if the car seems to be handling fine after your collision, there may be damage. And the longer you wait to notice and report it, the more difficulty you may have proving to liable parties that the damage was caused by the accident. Driving around with a damaged vehicle can also put you at an increased risk for a second crash because your car may not be handling correctly.
Driving Safely Around School Buses
School buses take children safely to and from school, but these large vehicles are often slower-moving and make frequent stops, which means other users of the road have to use additional caution around these vehicles.
Mechanical Failure and Oakland Park Crashes
While human error is a leading cause of car collisions, mechanical failure is also a common reason why motorists are in an accident. While you can drive very safely, if your car has serious design or manufacturing flaws, you are still at risk of tire blowouts, overheating engines, failing brakes, ignition problems, and other common mechanical failures.
Preventing Mechanical Failure Accidents in Oakland Park
While you don’t control how careful manufacturers are when they design and build your car, there are steps you can take to prevent common mechanical failures: