Text Messaging Accident Lawyers
Text Messaging Accident Attorneys in Philadelphia
New Jersey and Pennsylvania Distracted Driver Lawyers
According to distraction.gov:
- Driving while using a cell phone reduces the amount of brain activity associated with driving by 37 percent. (Source: Carnegie Mellon)
- Nearly 6,000 people died in 2008 in crashes involving a distracted driver, and more than a half-million were injured. (NHTSA)
- The younger, inexperienced drivers (under 20 years old) have the highest proportion of distraction-related fatal crashes.
- Drivers who use handheld devices are four times as likely to get into crashes that are serious enough to injure themselves. (Source: Insurance Institute for Highway Safety)
- Using a cell phone while driving, whether it is handheld or hands-free, delays a driver's reactions as much as having a blood alcohol concentration at the legal limit of .08 percent. (Source: University of Utah)
New Jersey has enacted laws against texting and handheld cell phone use, and most states in the nation are following suit. No wonder.
Car Accidents Caused by Cell Phone
We have all had the experience of someone on the freeway using a cell phone. They're the one driving at a steady, though slower pace, not realizing that there is traffic all around them. The ones on the road who take their turn out of order at the stop sign. The ones pulling out in front of us because they are more concerned with their call than a crash.
It's infuriating and, worse, it is happening too often.
If you have been injured due to distracted driving, we can help. As Philadelphia car accident lawyers, we know the ins and outs of this new legislation and will build a strong case against the person who hit you. No one deserves to be hurt because of someone else's negligence — in these cases, negligence that could have been avoided in the first place.
Contact Our Text Messaging Accident Attorneys
Licensed in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Mammuth & Rosenberg has offices in Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania, and Cherry Hill, New Jersey. Call our Montgomery injury attorneys at 215-809-3811 or contact us online.
