Legal claims arising from car accidents are governed by the Law of Negligence. Generally, people who drive cars must exercise reasonable care under the circumstances. A failure to use reasonable care is considered negligence. A person who carelessly drives a car may be obliged to compensate for any damages, either to a person or property, caused by his or her negligence.  Courts look to a number of factors in determining whether a driver was negligent.
Some of these factors include:

•    Not obeying traffic signs,
•    Not signalling at the turning,
•    Driving over or below the speed limit,
•    Ignoring traffic or weather conditions.

Other common causes of accidents are Reckless Driving .

Accidents Not Caused by the Drivers

A car accident may have occurred due to a technical fault in someone's automobile. In such a case, the vehicle supplier or manufacturer may be responsible for injuries caused by a defect in the car. Also sometimes other reasons, such as badly maintained roads and faulty traffic signs can be involved in causing an accident as well. Proper legal advice is critical to preserving and winning such claims.

What to do if you are in a Car Accident

When you are involved in a car accident there are important steps to be taken. What to do if you were driving and hit another vehicle? A pedestrian? There are important things that must be taken care of both at the scene of any accident and soon afterward.

Following is a list of things that should be done, if at all possible, when any automobile accident occurs.