What percentage of injury accidents are side-impact accidents?

Question

My hypothesis is that, although it is well-known that side-impact accidents are often serious accidents, the
RATE of accidents that are actually side-impact is very low. Why? Because almost all of the time, the cars involved are going in the same direction, which usually creates a rear-end collision, or they are going in the opposite directions, which creates a front-end or glancing collision. So, aside from the multibillion dollar industry in selling people airbags that are not necessary, what is the real, actual percentage of accidents that are side collisions?

Answer 1

Side-impact crashes account for nearly one of every four traffic fatalities, or 10,000 U.S. deaths each year. Nearly half of those deaths are from head injuries. And experts fear fatalities will rise as crashes involving trucks become more frequent.

To prevent head injuries, safety advocates favor a variety of measures. Automakers could reinforce doors and side pillars. They could lower the ride height of sport utility vehicles. Or they could design trucks with front ends that crush upon impact to absorb more force in a crash.

But these measures could hurt the performance and market appeal of trucks, so automakers are trying to improve side-impact airbag design

Answer 2

Low velocity would be if someone backed into your veh in a parking lot, or rear-ended your veh at a stop light. A high velocity would be if someone hit you head on, or t-boned you veh. Pay outs are usally higher in high velocity, and lower in low velocity.

Answer 3

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