New York City Rear
End Accident
Did you know that the National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration
(NHTSA) does not perform
rear impact crash ratings?
Apparently, NHTSA's New
Car Assessment Program has
a limited budget and must
concentrate its ratings on
front and side impact crashes.
NHTSA states that the front
and side impact accidents
make up the majority of serious
accidents, but rear impact
accidents are the most common
type of car accident, comprising
of 2.5 million accidents
per year.
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someone you know suffered a New York City Rear End Accident? Contact
us in regards to your New York City Rear End Accident
today!
On the other hand, the Insurance
Institute for Highway Safety
(IIHS) does test vehicles
for rear-end collisions.
While deaths from rear-end
crashes are relatively low,
rear crashes are one of the
most common causes for neck
injuries commonly known as
whiplash and, as a result,
the IIHS feels it's important
to study them.
A New
York Auto Accident Rear End
Injury can be related to:
On a car, the rear bumper
system is an important safety
feature; however, over the
last two decades automakers
have developed and installed
increasingly less reliable
rear bumpers. While a quality
rear bumper is capable of
compressing upon impact and
absorbing the force of a
low speed car impact, lower
quality bumpers tend to be
less absorbent, sending the
brunt of the impact to the
occupants. Furthermore, rear
bumpers are designed to handle
only a five-mile per hour
collision when many of these
accidents occur at much greater
speeds. Unfortunately, many
of today's bumpers are designed
more to protect the car rather
than the occupants.
Though rear impact collisions
do not carry as many death
cases as frontal or side
impact collisions, they can
be very traumatic and cause
serious injuries. Many people
who have suffered injuries
due to a rear impact collision
have sustained injuries that
last a lifetime.
Have you or someone you know suffered
a New York City Rear End Accident? Contact
us in regards to your New York City Rear End Accident
today!
If you would like more
information regarding auto
accident rear end safety
and injuries, please visit
our links page.
Learn
what you should do after
a New York Auto Accident
Rear End Injury
Michael Gunzburg is
a New York Rear End Injury
Attorney serving the New
York Metropolitan area,
including New York
City, Bronx, Brooklyn,
Manhattan, Queens, Staten
Island, Nassau, Suffolk,
Westchester, Rockland and
Orange County.
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