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Cell phone accidents merit a cell phone accidents attorney

Whether you're walking or driving, you're at risk when talking or texting on a cell phone. Study after study shows the brain loses attentiveness when engaged in cell phone talking or texting, and on a busy street, a single second's lapse can be a life-or-death factor. Yet even responsible persons who don't call or text while walking or driving can be injured or even killed. In such cases, a cell phone accidents attorney can help.

Just how bad are cell phone accidents? Bad enough that many cities and states are enacting laws limiting cell phone usage. Bad enough that thousands of Americans are being injured and killed due to the distractions which cause cell phone accidents. Bad enough that the rights of innocent persons must be protected in court by a cell phone accidents attorney or car accident lawyer.

As pedestrians, children are endangered by cell phone accidents

Even small children are at risk. According to a new study by the University of Alabama at Birmingham, children who talk or text on cell phones while crossing streets are at considerably higher risk for pedestrian accidents. UAB psychologists report that children are preyed upon by cell phone providers who market expressly to them, heedless of their dangers. It's estimated that 54 per cent of children 8-12 years old will have a cell phone by the end of 2009.

The researchers concluded that, just as vehicle drivers should limit cell phone use while driving, pedestrians -- especially child pedestrians -- should limit or avoid cell phone use while crossing streets.

Young or old, cell phone accidents can kill

Yet regardless of age, you can be killed in a cell phone accident.

Part of the problem is that Americans today indulge themselves in ceaseless multi-tasking. That is, they prefer to engage in a variety of activities simultaneously, rather than devoting themselves to one thing at a time. This is especially true of drivers, with up to 28 per cent of people admitting they send text messages while driving, and up to 80 per cent of drivers making cell phone calls at one time or another.

These distractions may seem like the easy thing to do, especially when you've never had a major traffic accident. But there's always a first time -- and sadly, that first time, for some, is the fatal last time. The fact is, research shows that a person who's having a conversation on a cell phone while driving is no better a driver than someone who's legally drunk. Their reaction times are slowed, and their ability to navigate roads is significantly impaired. If you've seen drivers weaving in and out of lanes or inexplicably slowing down, then noticed they were talking on a cell phone, you know this to be true.

Indeed, an estimated 2,600 Americans die annually due to cell phone accidents, and another 12,000 are injured, many of them seriously. That's why 17 states and the District of Columbia have passed laws restricting or prohibiting cell phone calling or texting by novice young drivers, and six states along with D.C. have laws prohibiting anyone of any age from using handheld cell phones while driving.

Recently, the National Safety Council became the first major national agency to advocate a complete ban of all cell phone use by all drivers. This would apply to calling or texting from hands-free or handheld devices.

Fight back with a cell phone accidents attorney

You too can fight back -- with a cell phone accidents attorney and a cell phone lawsuit. If you or a loved one has suffered harm due to a distracted driver in a cell phone accident, alert a cell phone accidents attorney with Jim S. Adler & Associates promptly. Then an auto accident attorney or cell phone accidents attorney with the established personal injury law firm can fight for your rights for full financial compensation for any loss you've suffered, including medical costs, lost wages and pain and suffering.

Sadly, it's taking many wake-up calls to get the message across that cell phone calls have a time and place -- and that time and place does not include behind the wheel while driving a car. For instance, a 13-year-old eighth grade girl in Florida was killed when a man who was talking on his cell phone while driving plowed into the rear of a school bus which had stopped to let out students. And 25 people were killed, with another 135 injured, when a train operator in California was sending text messages and allowed his train to slam head-on into a freight train. These aren't rants or diatribes against legitimate communication. They are real-world examples of the tragedies being needlessly inflicted on innocent people throughout this country.

Such incidents are not isolated so much as they've become part of a nationwide epidemic of driver inattentiveness and horrific suffering. To fight back, get a cell phone accidents attorney on your side, and ensure that your rights are protected. Call toll-free today at 1-800-505-1414 to speak to a cell phone accidents attorney, lawyer or legal representative, or fill out the online form for a free case review, and launch the process of your just and fair recovery.

DISCLAIMER: The Texas law firm of Jim S. Adler & Associates is licensed to practice in the state of Texas, but it also works with outside counsel and local attorneys in other states to litigate claims as necessary, including the states of:

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