Especially in the winter when the roads get wet and drivers get panicky, car accidents run rampant. According to statistics from USDOT, FHWA, NHTSA and the Auto Insurance Center, each year, an average of 1,836 deaths and 136,309 injuries are attributed to the sleek conditions of icy and snowy roads.
Icy road fatalities account for more deaths than all other weather hazards combined; 3.6 times more, to be exact. And to make matters worse, ice, sleet and snow on roads injure over 116,000 people a year. The first rule of winter driving is to go slow and be extra cautious. But if you do happen to get in an auto accident, make sure you take these three steps afterward.
1. Don’t panic
2. Go to the doctor
3. Find an auto accident attorney
