Experienced Florida Golf Cart Accident Attorney

There are plenty of attractive aspects of using golf carts to get around, particularly in states like Florida, where many communities require that residents use them as their primary mode of transportation. Golf carts are inexpensive, fun to drive, quiet, easy to get into and out of and available as gas-powered and electric models, which means they are also economical. However, they are also prone to accidents, and senior citizens and children are especially at risk for serious injury. The University of Alabama-Birmingham conducted a study a few years ago and found that golf cart accidents injure at least 1,000 people each month in this country. When these accidents occur in Central Florida, injured people seek the counsel of experienced Florida golf cart accident lawyers such as James O. Cunningham to protect their rights, explain the law and help them seek damages against the parties responsible for causing the accident.

Half of All Golf Cart Accidents Occur Away From Golf Courses

UAB researchers found that golf cart accidents routinely involve ejections, collisions and rollovers and that the people most likely to suffer serious injuries are senior citizens and children under 16 years of age. UAB doctors noticed an increasing number of patients seriously injured in golf cart accidents receiving treatment in their emergency room and were surprised at the data that their research revealed. They surveyed 48,000 golf cart accidents from 2002 through 2006 and found a number of interesting, surprising and disturbing trends:

• Bone fractures and head trauma are the most common golf cart accident injuries.
• Around 40 percent of all golf cart accidents involve one or more occupants being ejected from the cart.
• In around 10 percent of ejections, the cart rolls over the person(s) who was ejected.
• The golf cart injury rate rose more than 130 percent from 1990 to 2006, and that trend has continued to worsen in recent years.
• Accidents that involve ejections are more than twice as likely to result in injuries to the head and neck and more than six times more likely to result in severe concussions than accidents where occupants are not ejected.

Florida Golf Cart Accident Lawyer With a Proven Record of Success

Injured people don’t need excuses; they need results, and Florida personal injury lawyer James O. Cunningham has been achieving results for injured clients since 1977. He has the experience, skills and resources to help golf cart accident victims receive the fair and just compensation they deserve. He gives each client and case the individual attention they deserve and carefully explains clients’ rights and legal options so that they can make informed decisions about their legal options. Call 1-888-FLA-Auto today to schedule a free consultation at one of his many law offices conveniently located throughout Central Florida to get an aggressive Florida golf cart accident attorney on your side!