How common are blind spot accidents?
Blind spot collisions are more common than you might think: National Highway Safety Administration statistics report that over 800,000 blind spot accidents occur each year.
How can blind spot causes accident?
A blind-spot accident can occur if a vehicle is “invisible” because it is in your blind spot when you change lanes to pass or make a turn. If you collide with a car in your blind spot (or if you collide with a vehicle because you were driving in that vehicle’s blind spot), your accident will be a blind-spot accident.
How often do blind spots cause accidents?
Statistics from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration show that nearly 840,000 blind spot accidents occur each year in the United States resulting in 300 fatalities.
What is a blind side car crash?
Most often a blind spot is over the right or left shoulder of the driver. It is commonly an area that is blocked by a side-mirror, pillar connecting the side windshield, or items in the car.
How do you stay out of blind spots?
Stay out of the no-zone directly behind the truck and give the truck plenty of space to slow down or stop.
- You should leave about 20-25 car lengths, or a four-second distance, between you and the truck in front of you.
- As often as possible, try to keep both of the truck’s side mirrors visible in front of you.
Who is at fault in a blind spot accident?
For example, if a driver merges into his blind spot and hits a driver who sped up at the same time, both drivers might share liability. While liability for a blind spot accident seems cut-and-dry, it is not always the case. We will investigate and reconstruct your accident to determine exactly how it happened and who was at fault.
Can a car be in your blind spot?
Vehicles traveling in these areas often are not visible in either your rear-view or side mirrors. There is also a blind spot directly behind your car. A blind-spot accident can occur if a vehicle is “invisible” because it is in your blind spot when you change lanes to pass or make a turn.
Can a swerve cause a blind spot accident?
If he or she decides suddenly to change lanes or turn, you may end up in a blind-spot accident or an accident caused because you swerve to avoid the vehicle that is changing lanes or turning. You can easily avoid having that happen by staying out of the blind spots of other vehicles. That means not driving alongside the rear of another car.
How many blind spots are there on a motorway?
Let’s take a look at the 3 cars in the diagram driving along a motorway. Every car has 2 blind spots each side of the car as suggested by the blue shaded areas coming from the red car in the diagram. The blue shading is the area that the driver of the red car cannot see into simply by looking into the mirrors alone.
For example, if a driver merges into his blind spot and hits a driver who sped up at the same time, both drivers might share liability. While liability for a blind spot accident seems cut-and-dry, it is not always the case. We will investigate and reconstruct your accident to determine exactly how it happened and who was at fault.
Vehicles traveling in these areas often are not visible in either your rear-view or side mirrors. There is also a blind spot directly behind your car. A blind-spot accident can occur if a vehicle is “invisible” because it is in your blind spot when you change lanes to pass or make a turn.
If he or she decides suddenly to change lanes or turn, you may end up in a blind-spot accident or an accident caused because you swerve to avoid the vehicle that is changing lanes or turning. You can easily avoid having that happen by staying out of the blind spots of other vehicles. That means not driving alongside the rear of another car.
Who is at fault in a car accident when backing up?
If a car is stopped leading up to the accident, it would be difficult to say that the car’s driver was at fault. If a car is moving but stops with plenty of time, that driver may have very little, if any, fault. 3. Location of the Damage Sometimes the location of the damage to the vehicles can help establish who was at fault.