How Can We Think Better about North Carolina Car Accident Issues?
One of the common themes we’ve been discussing here on this North Carolina auto accident blog recently is this idea that car accident prevention is a problem that ultimately requires an integrated approach.
In other words, the causes and consequences of auto accidents are pretty straightforward. But why these events happen and what can be done, at general level, to prevent them or to make them less deadly and damaging is not so straightforward.
Often, things only glancingly related can prove pivotal.
For instance, famous research shows that simply publicizing certain kinds of fatal accidents can lead to epidemics of similar types of accidents within a population. For instance, say there’s a big story in the news about an elderly woman who drove off a bridge at night. In the days and weeks following this story, don’t be surprised to read about “copy cat accidents” – examples of other elderly woman driving off of other bridges or structures.
This phenomenon sounds very strange! But it’s been shown again and again.
Human beings are social creatures. We are very easily influenced, even by very indirect messages. If you were to look at one of these “copy cat” crashes outside the context of this phenomenon, you might never make a connection to the original accident. It’s only by going through the data – by looking at an accident from many different angles and points of view – that you can really discern the “upper level causes” and contributing factors.
So, what does this all mean on a practical level?
If you’ve been hurt, or if someone you know and love was injured or killed in a North Carolina auto accident, what is the takeaway from this insight? The lesson is at once intuitive and not so intuitive: you need to be able to examine what happened to you – and what might have caused it – from diverse points of view.
It’s very difficult for any injured victim to do this because a victim, by definition, lacks perspective. That’s why it’s often useful for victims to work with an experienced, reputable Charlotte auto accident law firm, like the team at Law Offices of Michael A. DeMayo. Our team can help you get clear on diverse causes that might have contributed to your situation.
