Golf cart accidents on the rise!

While golf carts are convenient and fun, they present significant dangers to riders, primarily due to their lack of basic safety features like seatbelts, doors, airbags, and reinforced frames. Riders face severe risks of ejection, traumatic brain injuries (TBIs), and rollovers, which are frequently caused by sharp turns, speeding, and inattentive or impaired driving.

GOLF CART ACCIDENT CLAIMS

Because golf carts share the road with cars, their low speeds and lack of visibility make them especially vulnerable in traffic collisions. The primary dangers to riders include: Ejections and Falls, Rollovers and Tip-overs, Collisions with Motor Vehicles, No Protective Restraints, Inexperienced Drivers, Impaired Operation.

Over a quarter of injured individuals receive injuries to their head, one of the most vulnerable body parts, as head trauma can lead to serious, sometimes life-altering outcomes, such as a traumatic brain injury. Concussions represented about 4% of all injuries. While less common, skull fractures are an example of the ejection risks that golf carts present. One report described a woman in her 30s riding on the road as a passenger when the driver made a sharp turn, causing her to fall out. She was diagnosed with a skull fracture and a fracture of the right radius.

Next, injuries to the lower trunk (8.5%) and lower leg (8.4%) were among the top three most common body parts injured. An injury to the lower trunk may look like back or hip pain from falls, strains from being ejected or losing balance, contusions to the pelvis or hip after a rollover accident, or ongoing pain from previous impacts.

Taking legal action

Once we have established all those who we consider are legally responsible, we will initiate a lawsuit against them and pursue recovery from them for their part in the damages that resulted.

Call us today at Murphy & Pressentin – 866-281-9559 if you or someone you know has questions about an accident or injury. We can meet with you to  offer our professional advice. There is no fee for the consultation, and you will not incur any legal fees unless and until we recoup your damages.