Government statistics reveal that 22,000 people, all of whom wore seat belts, died during rollover wrecks between 1992 and 2002. Numbers like this fuel the ongoing debate over seat belt safety and their value in a car wreck.
In a rollover wreck, you face danger of injury or death from three major sources:
* Ejection from your vehicle,
* Roof crush, and
* Seat belt failure to properly restrain and protect you.
There are some measures you can take to reduce your chances of severe injury or death from a rollover wreck in The Woodlands, TX:
* Make sure you wear your seat belt to prevent the chance of being ejected from the vehicle during a rollover wreck. Ejection forms the basis of around 75% of rollover accident fatalities.
* Sit upright in your vehicle, rather than reclining, because most vehicle safety features were designed to best protect adults sitting in an upright posture.
* Follow all the safety precautions for securing children properly in your vehicle, including car seats with 5-point harnesses, when age-appropriate.
* Choose a vehicle with belt-in-seat (BiS) seat belt assemblies, where the manufacturer builds the seat belt into the car seat. Your BiS should safely restrain you in a rollover wreck in The Woodlands, TX even if you’ve reclined your seat back.
* Find a car with better, more comprehensive airbag placement throughout the vehicle. Side and head curtain airbags can be critical to your safety in rollover wrecks. Currently, only some foreign car brands like Volvo and Mercedes tend to provide cars with comprehensive airbag sets as standard equipment.
Requirements for some of these upgrades to current safety equipment will begin to go into effect starting with the 2013 model year. In the meantime, if your health or your family are suffering because of a devastating rollover wreck in The Woodlands, TX or elsewhere in our region, kindly give us a call. We’re experienced personal injury accident specialists. We’re knowledgeable about how to win seat belt defect claims. And we have a long track record of successfully helping those who have been injured because of rollover wrecks. We could help you too in your quest to recover just compensation for your undeserved accident injuries.