LOS ANGELES CAR ACCIDENTS: STATISTICS
The words traffic and accidents are always linked. Traffic on the freeways and streets will unfortunately lead to accidents. In traffic drivers tend get restless and try to make risky lane changes or they don’t pay attention to the road and do not brake in time. According to a report on the Los Angeles Department of Transportation website, people traveling in roadways in Los Angeles County and Orange County experienced a total of 93 hours of delay per person in 2003. This delay is the highest of all metropolitan areas in the United States. In addition, people traveling on roads in Riverside County and San Bernardino County experienced a total of 55 hours of delay per person which is also one of the highest rates in the US.
According to traffic collision data reported by the Los Angeles Department of Transportation, there were 50,317 collisions reported in the city of Los Angeles in the year of 2002. This is a staggering number of collisions. In California as a whole, there were 4,329 deaths in traffic collisions and more than 290,000 injuries. This accounts for approximately ten percent of all the deaths and injuries occurred in the United States.
California is a state where driving a car is essential to daily life as many people drive cars to get to work or to school. Unfortunately, many accidents happen and people will get injured. If you have been injured in California due to a traffic accident please call us now at the law office of Greenberg & Rudman LLP at 1-800-252-9776 (1-800-ALAWPRO) and get your free consultation from one of our experienced attorneys. Please visit our website at www.alawpro.com for more information about injuries that occur while driving on the streets. We have more than 50 years of legal experience and have collected more than $150 million for clients. Help is just a phone call away.
