SPARTANBURG, SC: One auto accident near driveway to Fernwood Baptist Church near Aldi's. Spartanburg EMS and Spartanburg Police responded driver took a hard left crossing the front grass of the Church and knocked down a sign and struck a tree causing a high amount of front end damage to automobile. no details on injuries at this time.
Originally held for additional details. Weather conditions at the time of the accident were clear and cool, with slight humidity, but no rain.
Bad Weather
In majority of auto collisions are caused by a mistake made by the driver. Poor conditions created by poor weather conditions can cause driver error. Thousands of collisions a year are blamed on snow, ice, and rain. It can also be very difficult to control an automobile during a period of time where operating the automobile with top-of-the-line anti-lock breaking systems to stop on a slippery surface. This is why if you are not familiar with how the systems that are included within your automobile work, you should study and understand them. It is the driver that is responsible for the operation of the car.
Thick fog is another important travel hazard that can reduce visibility to an unsafe level. When driving in hazardous weather, it is important that you drive cautiously and pull off to the side if there is any doubt if you can operate the car.
Reckless Driving
Some drivers are just plain stupid and reckless, taking phone calls, playing with the radio, and otherwise driving with a blatant disregard for the rules of the road, cause accidents. These accidents cause loss of income, medical bills, court costs, insurance rates to climb.
People who change lanes without signaling, ignore speed limits, not having approved car seats for children. Maybe you can't blame drivers and the car seat thing, the seats are not cheap and you don't see many politicians helping people just trying to make it.
Speeding
One of the most dangerous causes of auto, and truck accidents is speeding. There really is no need to speed here, where are you going? Work and then back home. Reaction times, weather conditions, alcohol consumption, drugged and drowsy driving all play factors in accidents when speed is mixed into the factor. Machismo, "being macho", spinning tires, preforming doughnuts in the middle of an active intersection, racing on public highways, these are all real-world examples of reckless driving. 2.35 Million people are injured or killed in car accidents every year.
Drunk Driving_Drugged Driving
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 10,076 people were killed in accidents involved an operator who had a B.A.V. (Blood Alcohol Volume) over the legal limit, in 2013. Very 53 minutes someone dies from a drunk driving incident.
The effects of driving under the influence of a depressant, such as alcohol and drugs with similar side-effects can cause a serious threat to themselves and other commuters, reducing the reaction times of operators and ability to effectively respond to changing conditions, and traffic patterns.
Distracted Driving The CDC (Centers of Disease Control and Prevention) reports that in 2012, 421,000 people were injured in car accidents caused by distracted drivers.
Examples of Causes:
Drivers sending or receiving text messaging.
Speaking on phones
Grooming
Adjusting Radios
Admiring the Scenery
Watching Cows, Goats, or other livestock procreate.
Eating / Drinking
While drivers may feel familiar with the surroundings of their neighborhood, every time you leave the house and drive, it is a completely different event where there are different drivers on the road and they will make mistakes as much as the rest of us and you, as a responsible driver need to be at your best.
False assumptions and driver errors claim more then 3,000 each year. Please keep your eyes where they need to be - on the road.
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