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Recent studies show that in over 1 million US residents who have spinal cord injuries, 61 percent are male and 39 percent are female. The leading causes of spinal cord injuries are work-related accidents (28%) and motor vehicle accidents (24%). An increase of 3 percent in car crash fatalities are recorded annually in Utah accident reports.

An estimated 6 million vehicle accidents in the United States happen ever year. Talking in cell phones while on the road amounts to 25 percent of these accidents. Around 50% of fatalities were of people not wearing any seatbelts at the time of the impact and around 40% of such incidents happen due to drunk driving.  Around 3 million people receive injuries from vehicle collisions annually.

Collisions and rollovers caused by loss of control in a vehicle often result from tire tread separation and defects in the suspension. A person can be ejected from the vehicle if seatback collapse or seatbelt failures occur during the time of collision and could most likely cause injuries or even death. Seatbelt failure happens then the seatbelt unfastens or is ripped apart during collision making it unable to restrain the occupant.

Although rollovers can happen in any vehicle, studies show that they are most common in Sports Utility Vehicles (SUVs). According to a study conducted in year 2000, SUVs have been shown to have the highest rollover involvement rate by a large margin than any other vehicle.. Safety experts and engineers mention that the problem is from its narrow wheelbase and high center of gravity. In a multi-vehicle collision, occupants of a Sports Utility Vehicle are more likely to be safe since it offers better protection than any other type of vehicle.

Roof collapse, according to a Utah accident report, is one of the most common causes of injury during a rollover. Roof collapse occurs when the roof strength of the vehicle cannot support the weight of the vehicle when it rolls over. This would cause the roof to fall and serious injuries to the neck and spine of the occupants are possible.

Although it is not completely avoidable, there are things you can do to lessen the chance of accidents from happening. Loss of vehicle control can happen from speeding, drunk driving, or driving while sick. Traveling at 60 miles per hour and doing a sudden sharp turn could cause the vehicle to tilt over. When accidents happen and even with the slightest injuries, it would be best to immediately see a doctor.

There are so many reasons why you should actually wear glasses when you are driving and of course this just doesn’t apply for the people that need them as you can always go after something like cheap glasses.

However if you already wear the glasses you should most certainly be wearing them when you are driving around in your car. If you have a bit of blur when you are out of the car why would it actually be any different when you are driving. I know it sounds like a really obvious thing to do but the thing is, it happens a lot and people just forget to pop on their designer glasses.

Most of the problems do not come from the people that wear their glasses all of the time but from the people that need them for reading and concentrating on things like watching television and driving a car!

A really good idea is to actually go out and get another pair of glasses to put into the car so you know what to do and you cannot forget them when you are going to leave.

It is not really that surprising to hear that when people are not wearing their glasses they could in fact cause some serious harm to themselves and other people on the road. Many people cannot afford another pair of glasses which is why when you get into the car have realised you havent gotten the glasses you should get out of the car and go and get them.

By doing things like this you are essentially cutting the risks down when driving. Prescription glasses aren’t as expensive as they used to be and there are plenty of cheap online places that offer good quality glasses.

A South Yorkshire delivery driver narrowly escaped a very nasty accident when he followed sat nave instructions that led him to the edge of a cliff.

Robert Jones was following an unfamiliar route home after a night out in the Pennines. He continued to follow his sat nav guidance even when it directed him down a steep lane that was clearly not intended for vehicles. It was only when is silver BMW 5 series car hit a fence on the edge of a cliff that he realized there was a problem.

Mr Jones was charged with driving without due care and attention. Mr Jones denied the charge saying that he was simply following the instructions provided by his Tom Tom, but he was convicted and fined £370 plus £500 in cost as well as receiving 6 points on his license.  After the case he said that he still used his sat nav and that it had never let me down before.

The popularity and reliance on sat nav systems has been blamed for causing many accidents in the UK. Earlier in 2009 a young man was guided by his sat nav onto a railway line in Goole which led to him being banned from driving for 20 months.

A similar thing happened to a driver in Sussex who avoided prosecution after driving onto a railway line. She had tried to make her Vauxhall contract hire company responsible as she said that they had set up her sat nav system.

Drivers have been reminded that they are responsible for their sat nav systems, even if they were supplied and fitted by their cheap car lease or car hire company. If sat nave instructions lead somewhere that is unsuitable it is the drivers responsibility to ignore the instructions.

Many drivers have admitted performing sudden manoeuvres as a result of instructions from their sat navs and as many as 300,000 accidents are estimated to have been caused by such actions.

A significant proportion of road traffic accidents are caused by drivers who are not aware that other road users are close to their own vehicle.  These accidents are often related to a change of direction at crossings, junctions, roundabouts or blind turns.If larger vehicles are involved it is possible that these accidents can lead to fatalities.  Surprisingly, it is in the face of such serious consequences that the humble roadside traffic mirror can prove to be a potential life saver.

We see them in everyday use, mostly for purposes of security in shops and warehouses – convex safety mirrors which usually come in either rectangular or circular form.  They consist of a mirror face made of shatterproof acrylic and housing made from unbreakable ABS (Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene) plastic which is UV treated to protect it from the discolouring of bright sunlight.

Traffic mirrors are suitable at sites where traffic on the road is travelling at a speed where visibility for oncoming or emerging vehicles is virtually zero.They assist drivers in avoiding situations that could lead to accidents – common high risk collision hotspots are driveways, concealed entrances as well as crossroads and intersections.

These mirrors are found not just on the roads but also on the vehicles that travel on them, being as they are a vital road safety component of the rear view mirrors on HGVs.It is critical that these lorry drivers pay particular attention to what is in their blind spot as visibility is of paramount importance.

So keep an eye on your rear view mirrors, but dont forget to keep your eyes moving around on the road ahead.Many drivers can develop a hypnotic stare at a point of on the road in front of them and not consider what is in their peripheral vision.This could prove to be a serious mistake – if they failed to notice the mirror letting them know about the HGV hurtling around the next blind turn, it could be the last mistake they make.