Santa Monica Distracted Driving Accident Attorney
What Are Distracted Driving Accidents?
Distracted driving has become a worldwide concern that plagues most cities no matter where one lives. What is distracted driving and how does it contribute to the overall risk of traffic collisions? Distracted driving refers to any activity that takes the driver's eyes, hands, or mind off the task of driving an automobile.
If you were injured in a car accident, a Santa Monica personal injury attorney can help you pursue ample compensation. All forms of distraction have the potential to endanger the driver, the passengers, any pedestrians or others sharing the road.
Types of Distracted Driving
People can become distracted by unsuspecting sources. Talking to passengers, handling children, reading directions, or adjusting the vehicle's climate controls can all put the driver and others around them in danger of being involved in a vehicle collision.
Tragically, distracted driving is responsible for approximately 80% of crashes and 65% of near-crashes according to a study released by the NHTSA and the Virginia Tech Institute. What's more, the distraction typically occurred in just three seconds before the vehicle crash!
In the United States, the most common forms of driver distraction include the following:
- Texting while driving
- Reading texts
- Using a cellular phone (dialing, accepting calls etc.)
- Adjusting the radio, CD player, DVD player or MP3 player
- Grooming
- Eating and drinking
- Applying make up
- Reading, including maps
- Watching a video
- Using a tablet while driving
- Using a navigation system
- Attending to children in the rear
- Talking to passengers
- Having a pet roaming inside the vehicle
Results That Speak for Themselves
-
$122,500,000 Global Settlement Sexual Abuse
Represented 14 of 124 childhood sexual abuse victims against the City of Santa Monica.
-
$18,000,000 Auto v. Truck
Client rear-ended by trucking company.
-
$10,000,000 Auto v. Big Rig
Family struck by a big rig.
-
$4,090,000 Auto v. Auto
Family struck by a County of Los Angeles employee.
-
$3,500,000 Negligence, Personal Injury
Client who was injured when a piece of machinery fell off a plumbing truck onto his foot.
-
$3,500,000 Warehouse Accident
Client whose foot was run over by a forklift driver.