Car Accidents Are 9th Leading Cause Of Wrongful Death Worldwide
A vast majority of the world’s countries — 85 percent– lack adequate laws to address the growing problem of wrongful deaths and personal injuries from car accidents, according to the World Health Organization’s first global report on road safety.
Traffic injuries are the ninth leading cause of wrongful death worldwide, and public health experts say that without intervention they will rise to fifth within 20 years, surpassing AIDS and tuberculosis.
Our car accident attorneys believe that these shocking statistics are too high and encourage all drivers to obey the laws of the road as you never know when safe driving will prevent a car accident.
In addition to causing tremendous pain and suffering, wrongful deaths and personal injuries can cause high medical bills for families and burden already strained health systems. Creating and enforcing laws that require seat belts and helmets and punish drunken driving is a proven, cost-effective injury prevention strategy.
“Very few people realize that this is one of the leading causes of death in the world, and the leading cause of death for young people,” Dr. Krug said. “Because it happens one by one, here and there and not in mass events, it gets less attention.”
As wrongful death attorneys and auto accident lawyers, we believe that safety comes first when operating a motorized vehicle but know that no one is immune from being in a car crash and that at any given time an automobile accident can happen.
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