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Upcoming extreme weather conditions often make headline news because of their potential to inflict injury or cause death in communities across the nation. However, while floods, heat, hurricanes, and tornadoes wreak havoc and cost lives every year, the biggest threat to people concerning adverse weather conditions is automotive accidents. Vehicular Accident Statistics According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, there are close to six million motor vehicle accidents in the United States annually. Statistics...

Driving a vehicle requires coordination, reflexes, and 100 percent of your focus and attention. However, according to an NHTSA study, driver distraction is responsible for over 80 percent of all vehicle crashes. In fact, distracted drivers cause more accidents each year than drunk drivers, defective car parts, and slippery roads combined. There are many distractions that can hinder a person’s driving, but the NHTSA study cites the following five distractions as being the most prevalent...

In 2012, over 10,000 people were killed due to drunk drivers in the U.S, and an estimated 345,000 individuals sustained injuries in accidents that were caused by people driving while intoxicated according to Mothers Against Drunk Driving. In other words, someone is killed in a drunk driving crash in the U.S. every 51 minutes, and someone is injured every 90 seconds because of this entirely preventable crime. The Foundation for Advancing Alcohol Responsibly reports that...