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Top Causes of Car Accidents in St. Louis and How to Avoid Them

St. Louis has a high car accident rate, with distracted driving, speeding, drunk driving, reckless driving, and poor weather conditions being the main causes. Car accidents can happen anytime and anywhere, but some cities have a higher accident rate than others. Unfortunately, St. Louis is one of those cities. According to the Missouri Department of …

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6 Common Causes of Car Accidents in Rural Areas

Rural areas account for more than 50% of all traffic fatalities annually. Here are six of the most common causes of these accidents. Many believe driving on rural roads is much safer than driving on city streets. After all, there’s generally less traffic and, therefore, seemingly fewer opportunities for accidents. However, car accidents are also …

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3 Driving Habits That Prevent Common Causes of Car Accidents

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While there’s no guaranteed way to avoid all car accidents, these three habits can help prevent common causes of car accidents. It’s no secret that motor vehicle crashes are a leading cause of death in the US. In fact, according to the NHTSA, approximately 42,915 people lost their lives in car accidents in 2021. That’s …

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7 Things You Can Do to Prevent Traffic Accidents

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Traffic accidents are one of the leading causes of death for people ages 1-54. Here are seven simple things you can do today to help prevent an accident. There are around 5 to 6 million car accidents every year in the United States alone. That’s a lot of accidents. To help reduce these numbers, drivers …

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7 Pieces of Physical Evidence to Prove a Speeding Driver Caused Your Car Wreck

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There are a few different pieces of physical evidence that can help show that the other driver was speeding at the time of the accident. Speeding remains one of the most common causes of car accidents on U.S. roads. In fact, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), speeding is a factor in …

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