Probably the most frightening of all automobile accidents is the head-on collision. You have very little time to react and the damage is usually devastating. These types of accidents are becoming more commonplace as distracted drivers (texting) look at their phones instead of the road, and they drift over into the opposite lane. Can you avoid a head-on collision? The experts say yes.
1 – First of all, don’t look at your phone! Turn it off, put it in the back seat, leave it at home, whatever. Don’t you be the one to leave your lane.
2 – Focus on the road at all times.
3 – If another driver starts coming into your lane, and you have some distance, you can use the turn signal lever to flash your high beams at him. Honk your horn too.
4 – Slow down.
5 – If you must swerve, go to the right. If the other driver does look up and see you, the natural reaction is to jerk the wheel to their right. You don’t want to be there. Try to go onto the shoulder. There is a video below with some tips.
Just for informational purposes, what are the physics involved in a head-on collision? Is a head-on collision of two 50 mile-per-hour cars the 
same as one car crashing into a wall at 100 mph? No, but it’s close. Formally stated, Newton’s third law is: For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. The statement means that in every interaction, there is a pair of forces acting on the two interacting objects. The size of the forces on the first object equals the size of the force on the second object.
Mythbusters did a video on this very topic, and you can see it on YouTube.
Fort Lauderdale Accident Attorneys
The Law Firm of Lazarus and Lazarus is committed to helping victims of car, motorcycle, boat, truck, and bus accidents deal with their pain, injuries, and financial losses. Our primary goal is to help them receive the maximum compensation as allowed by law, but we also feel compelled to help people avoid accidents in the first place. Please drive carefully, obey traffic laws, and stay safe.
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