Century City Car Accidents Caused by Distracted Drivers

A city-within-a-city, Century City in Los Angeles County, California is an upscale mini-metropolis. Despite its well-heeled population and workforce, many Century City car accident attorneys will tell you, the city has seen its share of tragic car collisions.Reckless and inattentive drivers, often in pricey Porches, BMWs, Mercedes and other exotic sports, cars zip through traffic at high speeds. Many of these busy motorists are distracted by cell phones, iPods, BlackBerrys and other high-tech devices as they blow through red lights. Still others engage in road rage that has resulted in many car accidents.Avenue of the Stars with intersections at Constellation Blvd, West Olympic, Santa Monica and West Pico are very busy streets during rush hour. According to the National Highway Safety Traffic Administration, approximately 45 percent of all car crashes occur at intersections. Unfortunately, these accidents tend to be t-bone collisions, which, more often than not cause more severe injuries than front or rear-end collisions. The reason for this is that there are fewer protections for occupants in a side collision. And car collisions are more severe since motorists who run red lights tend to speed up as they race to beat the light.To reduce the number of car accidents and personal injuries, Century City car crash attorneys will admit that the city has some of the highest traffic fines in Los Angeles. When the city opted to install a red-light camera at Washington Blvd and Beethoven, the fine for violators caught in the act was a hefty $446.In 2007, almost 900 people were killed and an estimated 153,000 were injured in red-light running collisions. Nearly half of fatalities in red-light running crashes are pedestrians and occupants in other vehicles who are hit by the red-light runners. Some Century City car collision lawyers have noted that red-light cameras, when used appropriately, can help cut down on the number of car accidents in the city. They also admit that these systems act a deterrent to would-be scofflaws who may be tempted to cheat a red light.Red-light cameras have demonstrated an ability to dramatically reduce red-light violations. Evaluations in California showed that camera enforcement reduced red-light running by about 40 percent. Not only did the cameras reducing red-light running at camera-equipped intersections, but even intersections not so equipped, showed a decrease. This means that red-light cameras can positively alter driver behavior throughout a city.Cameras are used for law enforcement in Albuquerque, Atlanta, Baltimore, Chicago, Denver, Houston, Los Angeles, New York City, Philadelphia, Phoenix, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, and Washington, DC, and many other smaller cities and communities throughout the United States.