When Is Your Next Auto Accident in North Carolina Scheduled?
As a victim of a recent auto accident in North Carolina – a horrific collision with a tractor-trailer on I-95, perhaps, or a fender-bender at a stop light in Downtown Charlotte, maybe – you’re determined to obtain compensation and justice and also to prevent similar disasters in the future.
This is an admirable goal. And if you do need help managing the aftermath of an injury crash, the compassionate, extremely experienced Charlotte auto accident team at the Law Offices of Michael A. DeMayo can provide a free consultation.
However, good intentions may not be enough.
After all, odds are that you fully intended to avoid car accidents prior to your crash, and yet you were not able to do so. You may have been totally innocent in the crash – or only marginally responsible – but you can still learn lessons from what happened to protect yourself, your family, and others on the road over the longer-term.
The first step is to identify, objectively, what went wrong.
As someone who was involved in the accident, your ability to be objective is limited. Investigators with DeMayo Law can help you objectively assess the crash scene – help which could prove vital to your case. But recognize this broader lesson: You need to understand what happened and why in order to maximize the lessons learned.
For instance, maybe the crash happened on a Friday or Saturday night, near a club or a bar.
If so, you might recognize that driving on those roads during those hours can put you at elevated risk, and you may make a rule for yourself in the future to avoid those roads during those hours.
You might also look to your general driving history and proclivities. When are you most alert behind the wheel? When are you least alert? Prior to your crash, did you ever “almost” get into an auto accident? What happened in that case? How safe is your car? How often do you get your car checked? When was the last time you analyzed your driving skills?
These are a lot of questions – and you obviously don’t need to answer them all, especially now, when you’re struggling with so many other more vital issues. But understand that the more actively you assess your driving prowess, the more insights you will get into how you drive best.
In our next blog post, we will talk about how to extract the lessons that you get from this self-analysis to improve your on-the-road performance – and to keep yourself on track for improvement over the long-term, so you minimize your risk of getting into future crashes.
