Car Crashes & You

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There are a number of car crashes that happen
every day.
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Even now someone is getting into a car wreck
unfortunately.
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Car crashes are a hazard to the people that are
involved in them, the owners of the property
damaged, and also the friends and families that
are separated due to the crash.
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With that said there must be a way to minimize
the number of car wrecks that happen every day.
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In my personal opinion the best way to accomplish
this is to educate people.
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With that said by making people aware of the
horrors of car crashes hopefully drivers will
remember to drive defensively, so that the number
of wrecks that occur can decrease.
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The report finds that individuals aged 15-29 were
the highest risk for motor car crash injuries.
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They alone made up almost 1 million of the 2.5
million (38) documented injuries for 2012.
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However, the highest percentage of hospitalized
individuals came from the 80 years or older
demographic, where 33 of them ended up requiring
hospitalization.
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The average cost for an emergency room visit was
around 3,300 while the average hospitalization
bill was approximately 57,000 over the course of
a lifetime.
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75 of these costs were occurred in the first 18
months after the crash.
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Despite the findings, there is good news.
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Compared to 2002, there were 400,000 fewer
emergency room visits and 5,700 fewer hospital
stays in 2012.
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The CDC estimates that 1.7 billion was saved in
medical costs and 2.3 billion was saved in work
loss due to efforts over the years to enhance
driver safety.
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Although car crashes have reduced in volume over
the years, there is still quite a bit of room for
improvement.
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The CDC recognizes 12 effective motor vehicle
injury prevention techniques proven to reduce the
risk to drivers and that increase driver safety
while driving.
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Some examples are sobriety checkpoints and
ignition locks for convicted drinking and
driving, a more comprehensive driver licensing
system for teens, improved child safety with
required car/booster seats for children under 8
or less than 57 inches tall, and seat belt laws
for everyone in the car.
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Drivers who are equipped with these suggested
state safety regulations and safer and smarter
cars on the road, motor car crashes should be
primed to see a significant decrease in lifetime
emergency room, hospitalization and insurance
costs in the future.