Law Offices of Zipora T. Kohanim

The impact a car accident injury can have on someone can be tremendous and costly. Car accident injuries occur on a large scale every day. A Car Accident Injury Lawyer understands the complexities that auto accidents entail, including both legal and insurance matters. Determining who is at fault for a car accident can be difficult due to the many factors an auto accident can involve.

Many causes of car accident collisions are due to:

Misuse of Cell Phone:

One major car accident injury causing distraction from above is misuse of cell phones. Research studies show that the number of cell phone subscribers has grown from 94 million in the year 2000 to about 130 million today. It is therefore not hard to imagine how many of them use their cell phone while driving. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reports that 85 percent of these cell phone subscribers talk on the phone while they are operating a car. It has also been estimated that 6 percent of automobile accidents per year are caused by drivers talking on their cell phone. This means that a total of 2,600 people will die in cell-phone related car accidents this year.

Wireless Telephone Laws:

Wireless telephone laws became effective on July 1, 2008. The first law prohibits all drivers from using a handheld wireless telephone while operating a motor vehicle, (California Vehicle Code [VC] §23123). Motorists 18 and over may use a “hands-free device.” The second law prohibits drivers under the age of 18 from using a wireless telephone or hands-free device while operating a motor vehicle (VC §23124).The law allows a driver to use a wireless telephone to make emergency calls to a law enforcement agency, a medical provider, the fire department, or other emergency services agency. 

Although, the laws have changed with the hope of reducing the number of accidents caused by the use of cell phones, the compliance with the laws have not been 100 percent yet. Thus, use of cell phone while operating a vehicle is still an ongoing cause of car accidents.

If you have been involved in a car accident that was in your opinion, caused by an inattentive driver using a cell phone, you need the experience and knowledge of our car accident injury lawyer to investigate your case to the fullest.

Common Causes of Driver Distraction:

Around 98 percent of reported accidents involve a single distracted driver concentrating not on the road, but rather on one of the following:

       *Driver Fatigue (12%)

       *Surroundings (10%)

       *Child/Passenger Distraction (9%)

       *Adjusting Radio/CD (7%)

       *Cell Phone (6%)

       *Rubbernecking (16%)

If you have been involved in a car accident that was, in your opinion, caused by an inattentive driver, you need the experience and knowledge of our lawyers to investigate your case to the fullest. Contact Attorney Zipora Cohanim, a Car Accident Injury Lawyer today. We can help.