Car crashes can be incredibly dangerous; however, cars are designed to protect the people within them. There are seat belts, air bags, crumple zones, and a variety of other safety features that help to keep people safe while in a vehicle. While you have all of these things to protect you in a car, a pedestrian has none.
Because pedestrians are defenseless, any situation in which a car hits a pedestrian becomes exponentially more dangerous than a normal crash. Pedestrians are far more susceptible to the dangers of a crash than the people who are in the car.
The speed of the car is a very important factor in any crash. The faster a car is traveling, the more damage will occur in a crash. The same is true when pedestrians are involved. The faster the car travels, the worse the injuries to the pedestrian. In fact, once the car reaches high enough speeds, pedestrians have very little chance of escaping the crash alive.
This is because cars are so much more massive than pedestrians. The mixture of high mass and high speed makes the transference of force incredibly high. In many cases, it is so high that the human body cannot withstand it.
Speak with a Minneapolis Personal Injury Lawyer
If you or someone you know has been hit by a car, contact the Minneapolis personal injury lawyers of Terry, Slane & Ruohonen at 612-362-0000.
