NOVEMBER 14, 2021
Will the Roads Be Dangerous Over Thanksgiving 2021?
What are this years projected car crashes Thanksgiving, 2021 mid COVID-19 pandemic
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Yes, quite clearly this will be one of the most dangerous holidays for car crashes in years. Given all the reductions in Covid hospitalization and the increase in Covid vaccination, the world will be rapidly traveling more than ever.
Personal injury attorneys learn by studying actual past case statistics about crashes and deaths during holiday periods of recklessness. Categories are broken down into different types of crashes.
The Categories of Car Crashes
Source: Kansas traffic Facts
The National Safety Council estimates that 417 peple may be killed while another 45,500 will be seriously injured over Wednesday through Sunday of Tbanksgiving 2021.
AAA is predicting a 13% increase in motorists traveling on highways over the Thanksgiving holiday or 54.3 million people want to see their loved ones.
Thus, the combination of being quarantined, vaccinated and now being allowed out to travel with pent up energy one can expect a much higher than average Thanksgiving holiday for car accidents, drunk driving and fatalities. There will be an expected increase in the numbers of fatalities and injuries.
Car accident lawyer's predict a significant raise in Wichita. Kansas and a larger increase in bad accidents in the Western Kansas area near Dodge City, Garden City, Ulysses and Liberal due to high traffic counts of 18 wheelers on shortcuts through Kansas where roads are bad and truckers speed trying to get home for Thanksgiving 2021.
How can you protect your family during this extremely hazardous driving period of time during Thanksgiving
Real car accident attorneys know how to reduce car accidents. Personal injury attorneys know how to prevent these rising numbers of expected crashes, injuries and fatalities.
Protect your loved ones during Thanksgiving and avoid preventable car crashes with these steps
- Make everyone ride and use their seatbelt.
- Do not drink alcohol or smoke pot while driving.
- Remember that it is unsafe to drive while fatigued so stop driving after 8 hours.
- Do not drive in the dark because more car crashes happen at night when drivers are tired and fatigued.
- Take turns driving so that no one drives more than 2 hours at a time.
- Take breaks frequently where you can get a pop or cup of coffee.
- Set reasonable standards for how far you will drive each day.
- Do not eat heavy foods before driving.
- Stop at motels and rest when you are getting tired.
- Place a dash cam on your front window.
- Use excellent defensive driving skills including using additional space and cushion techniques between cars.
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