Survey: New York Drivers Lead to More New York Car Accidents

While it may seem like most people from the Big Apple blame out of town drivers for New York car accidents, it seems like they may be wrong. Bloomberg Businessweek reports that New York drivers know the least when it comes to the rules of the road.

Now before you New Yorkers start mouthing off to your New York injury lawyer about how your car accident was not your fault, but the fault of someone from New Jersey, you may be comforted by the fact that New Jersey drivers are the second worst drivers in the nation.

It seems like there are an awful lot of unfit drivers in the U.S. in general. According to Bloomberg Businessweek, close to 20 percent of licensed drivers across the country (which make up close to 38 million drivers nationwide) may be unfit drivers. In other words, they would fail a state issued written exam if they had to take it today.

However, some people say that city driving in a huge city like New York will always be a little different than driving in wide open places like Kansas. Kenneth Halperin, a New York injury lawyer from Wingate, Russotti & Shapiro says, "I don't think anywhere in the Midwest they have driving like you see in New York City as far as the volume of cars to people, with jaywalking and traffic. When you're cruising at 60 on an open country road, it's a hell of a lot different than driving in Manhattan."

New York injury lawyers can attest to the fact that since urban areas like New York have more people, more congestion, and a higher pace of traffic, there will be more car accidents.

Well it's good to know that if you do get into one of many New York car accidents, you're not alone. If you have been in one, it is wise to retain the counsel of a good New York injury lawyer though.

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