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Crashworthiness Is a Measure of Your Safety in a Motor Vehicle Accident
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There are two aspects of your car, truck, SUV or other vehicle that influence your chance of suffering serious injury in a collision: the likelihood that your vehicle will crash and the design features that are supposed to protect you in the event of an accident. In auto industry terms, crashworthiness is your vehicle's ability to protect you and the other occupants in the event of an accident.
The Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS) set benchmarks for automobile crashworthiness. Unfortunately, the American auto industry has successfully diverted or delayed any effort to update crashworthiness standards in a substantial way since the 1970s.
For example, the auto industry tests crashworthiness in rollover and roof crush accidents by turning a vehicle upside down in a laboratory setting and gently setting the vehicle on its roof. Hardly a real-world scenario. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has long advocated raising the standards for crashworthiness in rollover and roof crush accidents in real-world situations, but the automakers have resisted all such attempts thus far.
Other crashworthiness issues may include:
- Defective seat belts, seat backs, air bags and other active or passive passenger restraint systems
- Defective auto glass that fails to prevent occupant ejection
- Door failure and faulty door latch mechanisms
- Fuel system defects that cause post-collision fuel-fed fires
At the law firm of Miller, Curtis & Weisbrod, our team of experienced attorneys can help you stand up to negligent automakers that prioritize financial profit over consumer safety. We know that sometimes the only way to change the way the industry does business is to hit them hard, again and again, until the cost of lawsuits and settlements becomes too much to bear.
We welcome the opportunity to stand up against the big auto manufacturers when their negligence or greed causes harm to our clients and their families. If you were hurt or a loved one died in an automobile accident and you suspect that the vehicle involved had serious crashworthiness issues, we invite you to contact our offices in Dallas today to schedule a free consultation with a lawyer who is nationally recognized in the field of personal injury trial law. We serve clients throughout Texas and across the country.
