Ottawa attorneys..David Hollingsworth reports on the importance of wearing seatbelts! The importance of wearing a seatbelt. It is so simple to buckle up..please do it !! It could save your life and the life an additional 5,000 lives annually!

As the new year gets under way, Ottawa personal injury attorney David Hollingsworth is reminding Ottawa and Ontario motorists to wear their seat belts as it is one of the single most important safety devices to protect yourself and your loved ones and is among the most effective way to protect your loved ones. Seat belts, helmets, child car seats and air bags prevent thousands of traffic deaths each year.
The following suggestions are just some (and there are many more) simple steps that can protect you and your family….
Wearing a seat belt or a motorcycle helmet, bicycle helmet is a decision that can change your life.
“It only takes a few seconds to buckle up and it also only takes a few seconds to suddenly be in a car accident” said Hollingsworth, a well-respected personal injury attorney whose firm handles Ontario car, pedestrian, ATV, motorcycle, truck accidents as well as Ottawa slip and fall accidents and accidents throughout eastern Ontario. “Wearing your seat belt or a helmet is a decision that will have a significant impact on your life should you be involved in an Ottawa car accident or any accident in Ottawa, Ontario.”

It is estimated that seat belts saved nationwide 15,147 lives of people aged 5 and older in 2007 and child car seats saved 382 lives of youngsters aged 4 and younger. The same year, motorcycle helmets saved 1,784 lives, and air bags saved an estimated 2,788 people. Sadly it is also estimated that 5,024 more lives could have been saved if all drivers and passengers wore seat belts. And another 800 lives could have been saved if all motorcyclists wore helmets. Fatal traffic accidents are on the decline since the 1990s, even as use of seat belts has steadily improved. In 2009, about 84 percent of motorists wore seat belts. Did you know that a passenger in a wearing a seat belt in the front seat is 37 percent more likely to survive a potentially fatal crash than one who is not? Did you also know that drivers are 48 percent more likely to survive when buckled up?

“All I can say is please buckle up and drive safety in 2010,” said Hollingsworth.

David Hollingsworth is an Ottawa Ontario Personal Injury Attorney who has been obtaining fair compensation for Ottawa and eastern Ontario accident victims since 1997. David’s high success rate and excellent knowledge of personal injury law has made him one of the best Ottawa lawyers specializing in personal injury law and cases involving, car, truck, ATV, pedestrian, motorcycle, and slip and fall accidents. For a confidential free consultation contact David Hollingsworth, Ottawa attorneys by phone at (613) 978-9549 or visit our Ottawa law firm’s website at http://www.ottawainjury.ca