2. O U T O F 6 M I L L I O N C A R A C C I D E N T S T H A T H A P P E N
I N T H E U N I T E D S T A T E S E A C H Y E A R
M O R E T H A N 4 0 % A R E R E A R - E N D C O L L I S I O N S
3. … A N D F R O M T H A T 4 0 %
M O R E T H A N H A L F A R E C A U S E D B Y U S I N G
T H E P H O N E W H I L E D R I V I N G
4. T H E M O S T
C O M M O N
C A U S E S O F
R E A R - E N D
C O L L I S I O N S
I N C L U D E
D I S T R A C T E D D R I V I N G
D R I V I N G U N D E R T H E I N F L U E N C E
O F D R U G S O R A L C O H O L
W E A T H E R C O N D I T I O N S
T A I L G A T I N G
S P E E D I N G
F A T I G U E
S U R P R I S E B R E A K I N G
F A U L T Y B R A K E L I G H T S
5. R E A R - E N D C O L L I S I O N S C A N
L E A D T O S E R I O U S I N J U R I E S
S U C H A S
H E A D T R A U M A ⚫ W H I P L A S H
D I S C O R S P I N E C O M P R E S S I O N
N E C K I N J U R I E S ⚫ B R O K E N B O N E S
F A C I A L I N J U R I E S ⚫ F R A C T U R E S
I N T E R N A L O R G A N D A M A G E
P A R T I A L O R F U L L P A R A L Y S I S
6. 5THINGS YOU CAN DO
TO PREPARE FOR A
REAR-END COLLISION
THERE ARE 5 THINGS YOU
SHOULD CONSIDER DOING IF
YOU ARE AWARE OF A
COLLISION AND HAVE SOME
TIME TO PREPARE FOR IMPACT
WEAR A SEATBELT - THIS CAN
PREVENT YOUR BODY FROM
BEING SHAKEN AROUND THE CAR
IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT
MAKE SURE TO LEAVE ENOUGH
SPACE BETWEEN YOU AND THE
CAR IN FRONT OF YOU
ALWAYS LOOK FORWARD, AS
THIS WILL INCREASE THE
CHANCES OF NOT GETTING HURT
TRY TO WARN THE OTHER CAR BY
TAPPING THE BRAKES OR
TURNING ON YOUR HAZARDS
PUT YOUR HAND FIRMLY ON THE
STEERING WHEEL AND KEEP
YOUR ARMS IN A SLIGHTLY
BENT ANGLE
7. A F E W S T E P S
T O F O L L O W
I N C A S E Y O U D O
E N D U P G E T T I N G
H U R T B E C A U S E
O F A R E A R - E N D
A C C I D E N T
A S S E S S Y O U R I N J U R I E S
C A L L T H E P O L I C E
E X C H A N G E I N F O R M A T I O N
G E T W I N T N E S S C O N T A C T S
M A K E A R E C O R D
S E E A D O C T O R
C A L L A N A T T O R N E Y A S A P
F I L E Y O U R C L A I M
8. H O W C A N W E H E L P
R E A R - E N D C O L L I S I O N S C A N S O M E T I M E S B E D I F F I C U L T
T O S O R T O U T . Y O U S H O U L D C A L L U S A S S O O N A S
P O S S I B L E I F Y O U H A V E B E E N I N J U R E D F O L L O W I N G
S U C H A N A C C I D E N T , T O T R Y A N D D E T E R M I N E Y O U R
C H A N C E S I N A L A W S U I T A N D S E T T L E O N T H E M O S T
S U I T A B L E L E G A L C O U R S E T O A C T U P O N
9. HAVE YOU BEEN INJURED DUE TO A
REAR-END ACCIDENT?
Y O U C A N C H E C K O U T O U R R E A R - E N D
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