| We have all witnessed reckless drivers speeding | | | | Not all drivers who fail to abide by traffic and |
| past us faster than a bullet, weaving in and out of | | | | safety laws are reckless. A negligent is someone |
| traffic, running red lights, and blatantly ignoring | | | | who knowingly violates traffic laws; however, a |
| traffic laws. Unfortunately, these drivers are not | | | | negligent driver does not become reckless unless |
| just aggravating, they are a safety hazard. | | | | he or she puts someone in serious danger or |
| Reckless driving is responsible for almost 33% of | | | | causes injury or bodily harm to another party. |
| all car accidents in America. | | | | Examples of reckless driving include:o Driving while |
| Statistics | | | | under the influence of drugs or alcoholo Racingo |
| With over 6 million car accidents and 40,000 car | | | | Running red lights, stop signs, or accelerating |
| related fatalities per year, you would think that | | | | through yellow lights/warning signso Ignoring or |
| American drivers would be more conscientious | | | | disregarding rail road crossing signalso Tailgatingo |
| about their driving habits. The most frustrating | | | | "Tapping" or nudging another vehicle while |
| part of these statistics is discovering that a | | | | movingo Weaving in and out of traffic at high |
| substantial number of accidents, injuries, and | | | | speedso Excessive speedingo Any dangerous |
| deaths could have been avoided had the drivers | | | | violation of traffic laws |
| been paying full attention to their driving. | | | | Prevention |
| According to reports,o Approximately 25% of all | | | | Sadly, young males between the ages of 16 and |
| drivers reported having been in an accident in the | | | | 25 are the most prone to reckless driving |
| last 5 yearso More than 3 million people are | | | | behavior. In order to deter your child from |
| injured in car accidents each year, and over 2 | | | | becoming a reckless driver, speak to him/her |
| million of these injuries are permanento In more | | | | about the risks of violating traffic laws. |
| than half of all car related fatalities, the occupants | | | | Additionally, if you suspect your child is not ready |
| were not wearing their seatbelto 25% of car | | | | for the responsibility of driving, consider prolonging |
| wrecks occurred while a driver was talking on the | | | | his or her driving privileges. |
| phoneo For people between the ages of 1 and 30 | | | | For more information on reckless driving, contact |
| years old, car accidents are the leading cause of | | | | the Rhinelander car accident attorneys of Habush |
| death | | | | Habush & Rottier, S.C. |
| Examples of Reckless Driving | | | | |