Millions of Americans are not protected from injury because they aren’t wearing their seat belts on every trip and this leads to over two million people a year being treated in emergency departments for injuries following a motor vehicle accident. This costs around $70 billion in medical bills and lost time at work.

Around one in seven Americans decides not to wear a seat belt which increase their chance of injury or death by up to 50%. Those least likely to wear seat belts are young adults, aged 18 to 34 and men are 10% less likely to buckle up than women. Those living in rural areas are also less likely to wear a seat belt than those in urban areas.

Lives can be saved if you wear a seat belt and serious injury can be prevented. The most effective way to prevent injury and death from a road traffic accident is to use a seat belt on every journey.

If you or a loved one have been injured or killed in an accident please call the Greenville accident attorneys of Jackson & Tucker, P.C., at (866) 252-3535 or contact us online today to schedule your free consultation.

Following behind a slow moving vehicle can surely be frustrating, but needing to pass the vehicle in front safely is of paramount importance.

Generally speaking, in order to pass safely you need to be travelling at least 15mph faster than the car you are passing and this is even more important when there is oncoming traffic. The best circumstances to pass another vehicle are a long flat clear stretch of road. Remember that even if you are overtaking a motorcycle you should still give the motorcycle the full lane width as for other vehicles, never move in to the same lane even if the motorcycle is travelling to one side.

You should not exceed the speed limit in order to pass another vehicle and should only change lanes to keep away from hazards, doing so with caution. If you see an oncoming vehicle or an obstruction you should brake and fall back behind the vehicle you were going to overtake until it is safe to attempt the maneuver again. Under no circumstances try and “beat” an oncoming vehicle or your may find yourself in a very serious collision.

In all circumstances stay calm, if it is not safe to pass, or the car in front is travelling so slow you can’t get enough speed up to pass safety you should wait or resign yourself to not passing.

If you or a loved one have been injured or killed in an accident please call the Greenville accident attorneys of Jackson & Tucker, P.C., at (866) 252-3535 or contact us online today to schedule your free consultation.