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tl t
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ccidents occuon ou
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ods
nd highys foide v
iety of
esons, but some d
ivebeh
vios c
use moe
ccidents thn othe
s. Sevel stte
nd fedel deptmentsnd
gencies continully invest in
esechbout the c
uses of tffic collisions. Knoing ho
nd
hy they occuc
n help pevent futu
eccidents
nd sve lives.
ccoding to the N
tionl High
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nspo
ttion S
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tl
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hile diving is
choice,negligent choice, th
t cn
esult in thousnds of p
eventble de
ths ech ye
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intohy speeding le
ds to moe f
tlities,
hy dive
s speed, the lsnd pen
ltiesssoci
tedith speeding, common f
tl inju
ies cused by speeding-
elted c
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ndh
tecou
se you hve if you lose
loved ones
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tlities Th
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of Motion,
hich descibes the
eltionship bet
een foce, m
ss,nd
cceletionith the fo
mulF=M
(Foce equ
ls mss times
cceletion). Tffic collisionsith the most fo
ce upon impct
e the most d
ngeous
nd ft
l,nd they involve l
ge m
ss ohigh
cceletion. Dive
sho speed h
ve ince
sed theccele
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tion of the fomul
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ting ge
tefo
ce upon impct, c
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eigh up to 80,000 poundshen fully lo
ded, e especilly d
ngeous
hen dive
s speed. Theihuge m
ss,t le
st 20 times moe th
np
ssengevehicle, coupled
ith speeding, mkes them especi
lly dnge
ous. Inddition to c
using moe seve
e cshes, speeding cies m
ny otheconsequences
ccoding to the NHTS
, including:ong>Loss of vehicle cont ol< ong>. The fst
ong>.hen d
ives speed, it m
kes it moe difficult to cont
ol theivehicles, especi
lly if they encounteo
d hz
d o
n e
tic dive
. Excess speedlso m
kes it moe difficult to stee
sfely
ound cu
ves.<li>
ong> educed effectiveness of s
fety equipment<st
ong>. Set belts
ndi
bgs
e f
less likely to p
event injuy o
deth
t highespeeds.
ong>Inc e
sed stopping distnce
ste
vehicle is t
veling, the mo
e stopping distnce it needs to
void othevehicles
nd hz
ds.
ong>Expensive collisions< st
ong>. Speeding cuses mo
e sevee collisions
ccompnied by inc
esed p
opety d
mge, l
ge
medicl expenses,
nd longetimes
y fom
ok fo
ecove
y foinju
y.<li>
ong>High fuel consumption< st
ong>. Speeding leds to using mo
e gsoline,
nothef
ctoth
t mkes it
n expensive choice.<li>
Common Speeding Viol tions<
h2>
Depending on
e you
e t
veling, speeding l
s v
y. Yet, most st
tes hve t
o diffeent c
tegoies of speeding l
s, o
one l tht
ddesses both types of speeding. Speeding c
nefe
to tveling ovethe posted speed limit o
tveling too fst fo
conditions. Foex
mple,<h
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s l<> sttes th
t dive
s “my not d
ivevehicle
tspeed g
ete
thn is
eson
blend p
udent undethe conditions
nd hving
egd foctul
nd potentil h
zds then existing;nd sh
ll contol the speed of the vehicle
s necessy tovoid colliding
ithnothe
peson o
vehicle tht is on o
enteing the high
y in compli
nceith l
nd the duty of ech pe
son to use due ce.” <h
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l<> povides
notheex
mple: “No peson sh
ll dive
vehicle on the highyithin this st
tet
speed ge
teth
n ise
sonble
nd pudent unde
the conditionsnd potenti
l hz
ds then existing, h
ving dueeg
d fo
the tffic on,nd the su
fce
ndidth of, the high
y,
nd the condition of thee
the,
nd in no eventt
speed in excess of the mximum speeds est
blished by this Chpte
oegultion of the dep
tment m
de pusu
nt theeto.”
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ly, <
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lifoni
sttutes
> stte, “No pe
son shll d
ivevehicle upon
highyt
speed ge
teth
n ise
sonble o
pudent h
ving dueeg
d fo
e
the, visibility, the t
ffic on,
nd the suf
cend
idth of, the highy,nd in no event
tspeed
hich endnge
s the sfety of pe
sons op
opety.” In
ddition, the Clifo
niVehicle Code sets out <
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povisions
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uck-dive
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> ls demonstte the discetion l
enfo
cement hs to issue
cittion in
ny sitution they feel
dive
is going fste
thn ci
cumstnces
llo,
egdless of the posted speed limit.hile some st
te ls e moe explicit th
n othes, situ
tionshe
e dive
s e often expected to slodo
n include:pp
oching
n intesection
-
pp
o
chingil
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pp
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ching the top ofhill
-
hile d
iving on n
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inding
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-
hen pedest
i
ns e pesent
-
hen he
vy t
ffic is p
esent<li>
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o
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espeed
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L
enfo
cement might issuev
iety of speeding-
elted cit
tions tht c
y vious penlties, including fines
nd license suspension. Mny st
tes double fines fothose
ho speed in constuction zones. Those
ho speed in excess, typiclly defined
s moe th
n 20 miles ovethe posted speed limit,
lso fce h
she
penlties
nd might eveneceive
celess oeckless diving cit
tion, especilly if they h
ve committed othet
ffic l
viol
tions. Penlties
nd fines typiclly inc
ese
hen pope
ty dm
ge ophysic
l hm occus
s esult of speeding.hen negligent d
ives speed
nd cuse the de
th ofnothe
dive
ooccup
nt, they mightlso f
ce cimin
l vehicul mnsl
ughtech
ges.
Speeding- el
ted Collisions C
use Ft
l Injuies hen d
ive
s speed, it leds to mo
e sevee
ccidents,hich often c
use ct
stophic
nd ft
l injuies fo
victims. <h
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cycles<>,nd <
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ccident-lye/”>bicyclists
>ho
e involved in
speed-el
tedccident
e
t the highestisk fo
ft
lity. If victims do not die upon impct, they still f
ce deth f
om citic
l injuies. The follo
ing e exmples of seve
e injuies th
t e often life-the
tening:<
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tic-bin-injuy-tbi-
ttoney/”>T
um
tic Bin Injuies (TBIs)
><h3>
Mild t
um
tic bin injuies
e concussions
hich often hel on thei
on
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eeks.<
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cccident,
hich cuses
jolt oblo
to the hed o
cuses di
ect blunt foce t
um
to the hed. Seve
e TBIs cn c
use deth
tny point in
victim’s life. Sometimes complictions might le
d to deth soon
ftenccident,
nd othetimes
sevee TBI
educesvictim’s life sp
n, cusing de
thfe
yes lte
. The most dnge
ous TBIs cuse
blood clot obleeding in the b
in. If you o
loved one h
s suffeed
hed inju
y inc
ccident, the folloing symptoms sometimes indic
te life-the
tening issues:o
sening hed
che<li>
-
epe
ted vomiting
- Slu
ed speech
- In
bility to ke up<li>
-
bno
m
llynd unevenly sized pupils
- Convulsions
- Seizu
es<li>
- Loss of consciousness
Spin l Co
d Inju
ies (SCIs)<h3>
Victims of moto
ccidents th
t occut high speeds et
isk fon<h
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cute spinl co
d injuy
>,hich c
n sometimes be ft
l. The extent of dm
ge cused by
spinl co
d injuy depends on ex
ctlyhe
e the cod
s b
uised, ton, o
seveed. Gene
lly spe
king, the highen injuy occu
s on the spinl column, the
ose the symptoms
ndhighe
likelihood of ft
lity. Foex
mple,n inju
y in the pt of the spinl co
d potected by the fi
st five cevic
l veteb
e of the neck
ffectspe
son’sespi
to
y musclesnd
bility to be
the. Such injuies
e often f
tl o
my
equie
victim to be pem
nently hooked up toventil
tofo
theem
indeof his o
helife. Kno
ing this kind of injuy could h
ve been pevented if not fo
thections of
negligent dive
compounds the physicl
nd emotionl p
in tht
ccompnies this type of inju
y.Inte
n
l Bleedingnd O
gn Inju
ies<h3>
Being involved in
el
ted tffic csh cn le
d to quitefe
scenios tht might c
use inten
l bleedingnd o
gn inju
ies.ith fo
ceful impcts, bodies c
n get pinned, contoted,
nd tossed ound, cusing seve
end potenti
lly ft
l injuies. B
okenibs c
n punctue o
gns
sell
s pieces of debis f
om theccident. Simil
ly, b
okenibs c
n punctue lungs, c
using them to fill upith fluid.
nothepopul
inte
nl inju
y tht occu
s duing
high impct t
ffic
ccident isn
bdominl
otic
neuysm. This occu
shen the stom
ch gets cushed du
ingn
ccidentnd c
uses theo
t, the m
in vessel cying blood to the he
t, to
uptue. T
ffic
ccidents cn
lsoesult in kidney d
mge, live
dm
ge,nd
uptu
ed spleen,s
ells
viety of othepotenti
lly ft
l inten
l injuies.
hen victimsho suffe
inten
l injuies f
omc
ccident don’teceive immedi
te medicl
ttention, deth is often imminent.
T
um
ticmput
tion<h3>
tumtic
mputtion occu
shen the imp
ctnd fo
ce oft
ffic c
sh seve
body p
t.
henn
ccident cuses complete
mputtion, sometimes victims live
nd my even h
ve theibody p
t
ett
ched.hen
mputtion occu
s, victims suffeexcessive bleeding, shock,
nd fce the
isk of infection. Ifccident victims
e fo
tunte enough to
eceive immedite
nd exceptionl medic
l te
tment, they hve
n excellent chnce of living. In othe
situtions, f
ilue to cont
ol bleeding, shock,nd infection c
n togetheo
septely le
d tof
tlity.
isk F
cto
sssoci
tedith Speeding
Bec
use speeding is the most common cuse of f
tl
ccidents, the Ntion
l Highy Tnspot
tion Sfety
dministtion (NHTS) h
s devotedmple
esouces to study
hy people speed.lthough it’s difficult to isol
te the exct
esons
hy people speed, the NHTSh
s identified foum
inisk f
ctos:
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>Hevy t
ffic ong>. Tffic congestion
em
ins one of the most common fcto
sssoci
tedith speeding
nd otheggessive d
iving hbits.
ong> unning l
te<st
ong>. Dive
sho h
ve fullnd dem
nding schedules often hve to
ce bet
een destintions
nd ty to m
ke up lost time by speeding. The sme thing goes fo
thoseho
e const
ntlyunning l
te fook, school, events, meetings,
ndppointments.
ong>Feelings of nonymity ong>. Some d
ive
s hve
sense of detchment f
om the outsidehen they
e p
otected by the suoundings of theio
n vehicle. This pomotes feelings of f
eedom fom confo
ming to socil no
ms, suchs complying
ith tfficegul
tions. Dive
sho feel like they
e
nonymous hve no conce
nbout speeding
nd otheggessive d
iving behvio
s, becuse they believe it’s likely th
t theyill neve
g
in see thoseho h
veitnessed thei
poobeh
vio.
ong>Out ight dis
egd fothe l
nd the sfety of othe
s<st
ong>. Some celess dive
s choose to speed becuse it is thei
usul h
bit. They don’t believe tffic lsbout speeding
pply to them;nd, they
en’t
oiedbout
hethethei
choices behind theheel might c
use injuy o
deth to othe
motoists, pedest
ins, cyclists,
nd othes.
ecove
ing Compens
tionfte
F
tl
ccident Cused by Speeding
Losing
loved one inf
tl
ccident devst
tes suviving f
mily membes emotion
llynd fin
ncilly in m
ny cses. Cont
ctingskilled pe
sonl inju
ytto
neyho h
s expeience
ith ongful deth l
suits c
n help you though the
ftem
th of youloss. Depending on you
el
tionship to the decesed, you m
y be eligible to seek compenstion fo
youlosses.
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lly offes f
ee, no-obligtion consult
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im. If you bing
ongful deth suit,
nd the cout
ules in youf
vo, you m
y collect multiple types of dm
ges. Ech st
te vies slightly, but thee
e some of the most common d
mges
cout might
d su
viving fmily membe
sfte
f
tl
ccident cused by speeding:
- Loss of suppo
tnd se
vice fothose
hoe
e dependent on the decesed
- Loss of comp
nionship fo spouse<li>
- Emotion
l pin
nd suffeing fo
spousend/o
minochild
en, fop
ents
ho suvive the loss of
minochild,
nd fop
ents of
ndult child
- Lost p
ent
l compnionship, guid
nce,nd inst
uction fomino
s<li>
- Medic
l expenses fom the t
ffic
ccident up until the time of deth including hospit
l sty,
mbulnce se
vices, suge
y, diology,nd medic
tion fony suvivo
ho p
id them.<li>
- Bu
il costs
nd funel expenses fony suvivo
sho p
id them<li>
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n Expe
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tl
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nd engging in suppo
tivectivities
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nd fmily,
nd hie
n expeienced pe
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