Wednesday, November 24, 2010

New York City Accident Attorney Talks on Thanksgiving Holiday Travel

The Thanksgiving holiday weekend ranks third in auto accident related deaths reports New York City Accident Attorney. 

New York City, NY – Each holiday season New York City Accident Attorney, Jonathan C Reiter, sees an increase in auto accident and personal injury claims. One of the reasons may be that according to the Bureau of Transportation Services the holiday season including Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years tops busiest of long distance travel times all year. When traveling this Thanksgiving, New York Accident Attorney Mr. Reiter urges those traveling by car to practice safe driving habits to avoid accidents.
According to the New York City Accident Attorney, despite the media’s focus on heavy travel the Wednesday before and Sunday after Thanksgiving, a National Household Travel Survey shows that Thanksgiving Day is actually the number one day of long distance travel (over 50 miles one way) for families. The night prior to Thanksgiving is often the heaviest of the four day weekend’s bar traffic and drunken driving accidents.
Thanksgiving weekend is the third highest holiday weekend for traffic fatalities in the United States. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reported that in 2009, 411 people died during the four-day Thanksgiving holiday. 34 percent of those killed were due to alcohol-impaired driving accidents. Although this number is high, it is down from the 2008 reports showing 507 people died in car accidents over a four-day period with 35 percent being alcohol-related. The New York City Accident Attorney Mr. Reiter hopes for a continued decrease in auto accident and drunken driving related deaths this 2010 Thanksgiving weekend and believes that if drivers practiced common sense driving habits this decline can be accomplished.
Simple steps for a safe Thanksgiving weekend include not drinking and driving. If you know you will be consuming alcohol secure a designated driver says New York City Accident Attorney. In addition to being New York State law, other safe driving habits include staying off cellular phones and refraining from texting while driving. Always leave for your destination with plenty of time for the trip. Rushing on the road can lead to aggressive or careless driving which could result in an accident.
For more information on New York City Accident Attorney Mr. Rieter and safe Thanksgiving weekend travel practices visit www.JCReiterLaw.com or call the Manhattan Accident Attorney at (888)-464-1952.

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