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Driving on the state’s interstates, highways & country roads
West Virginia, like any other state, has its share of roadway accidents—some of them tragic and others only minor fender-benders.  The overall trend in fatalities in auto accidents in West Virginia has seen a dramatic decrease since 1984, but it is still important for everyone to buckle-up and drive safely on our shared roadways.

According to the 2003 state crash data accident reports, West Virginia experienced a total of 51,376 auto accidents on its various interstates, highways, and residential roads:

• 5,270 accident took place on interstates
• 2,727 took place on expressways
• 16,763 involved bodily injuries
• 364 involved fatalities

This data helps local law enforcement and legislation decide on better ways to help protect the public from roadway dangers.  These reports and statistics are multi-faceted and also explore the common scenarios that contribute to car accidents:

• 17,487 accidents were single vehicle crashes
• 11,105 were rear-ending incidents
• The highest percentage of accidents take place on Fridays
• The highest percentage of accidents occur between 3 – 5 pm
• Passenger vehicles account for 94% of all crashes

Understanding how these accidents occur is a vital resource in learning how to prevent them.  With passenger vehicles carrying the greatest risk for accidents, the state devotes a lot of time and effort to finding better ways to decrease the public’s risk of accidents.

Promoting safe travel across West Virginia

One of the best ways to protect you and your family from an auto accident is to follow all traffic laws and regulations and adhere to defensive driving techniques.  Keep an eye out for erratic driving and pull over whenever you feel endangered by other drivers, weather conditions, and especially if you are sleepy or groggy.

It really takes a combined effort from all of our state’s drivers to promote safer travel across all of our roadways.  HPCB&D is an auto accident law firm in Charleston that advocates for safe and cautious driving to protect our most valuable resources—West Virginia’s people.

Brought to you by the charleston car accident attorneys of Hill, Peterson, Carper, Bee & Deitzler, PLLC, Northgate Business Park, 500 Tracy Way, Charleston, WV 25311, Toll Free: 1-866-958-4356