Automobile Injury Statistics

Automobile accidents are very dangerous and may cause serious injury.

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Although some insurance industry publications try to minimize the impact, the truth about automobile accidents is disturbing:

• According to the National Safety Council, there are approximately 12 million automobile accidents every year.
• Approximately 2 million non-fatal, but disabling, injuries occur in automobile accidents every year.
• Approximately 10% of all automobile accident victims become disabled.
• Collisions occurring at speeds as low as 5 miles an hour can lead to significant cervical or neck injury .  This is true even though there is little to no damage to the motor vehicles in a low speed collision.
• Even if an accident causes no broken bones, a victim may suffer "soft-tissue" injuries that last for months, or  sometimes years.  A study reported in the European Spine Journal indicated that 10% of accident victims experienced degenerative bone conditions during the first year after the auto accident .

* For more information about your legal rights after a Michigan car accident, visit our special website, www.michigan-auto-accident.com, dedicated to helping Michigan auto injury victims.