At The TRACY Firm child safety is a personal issue because there have been so many children that should have walked away from otherwise survivable accidents. Vehicle manufacturers have the expertise, institutional knowledge, test facilities and financial ability to conduct the necessary testing and engineering analysis to protect children. More importantly,
Vehicle Defects, Crashworthiness, Accidents and Personal Injury AS LONG AS MACHINES FAIL AND HUMAN BEINGS MAKE mistakes, there will be vehicle accidents. This has been true since the very first automobile was built by Mercedes-Benz. But since there are always going to be accidents, why can’t vehicles be safer?
Renowned Trial Lawyer Fights To Protect Vehicle Accident Victims Whose Safety Systems Have Failed Thousands of people are catastrophically injured or killed each year on America’s roadways. On some occasions, no vehicle safety design principle would have prevented the serious injury or death. On many other occasions, however, vehicle safety
The easiest solution is to place children under 12 in the rear seat, as recommended since November, 1996, by the federal government. Unfortunately, this is a band-aid fix because the rear seat poses serious restraint fit problems for small occupants. Besides, many vehicles do not contain a rear seat. Also, some
During a frontal impact, front airbags deploy at speeds approaching 225 mph; in less time than it takes to blink an eye. The majority of all crash speeds are below a 20 mph Delta Velocity. Therefore, since airbag deployment thresholds are 8-12 mph Delta Velocity, there are far too many unnecessary deployments.
Child Seat Maintenance I wish I could guarantee that you and your family members would never be seriously injured or killed in a vehicle accident. However, no one can make that guarantee. One way you can protect yourself and your family is to make certain that your safety systems are
Todd Tracy prides himself on standing up for car accident victims who lost their lives or suffer from traumatic injuries that require lifelong care. Automakers and auto dealers must be held accountable for putting unsafe vehicles on the road.