Volvo recently announced that they were going to eliminate death and injuries in auto accidents involving their cars by 2020. Not only is this an improbable feat, it will prove impossible. There is no way to make a car so safe that no deaths, let alone personal injury will ever occur. While a noble idea, there are simply too many external factors and too many other unsafe drivers on the roadways to meet this objective.

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, there were more than 43,000 deaths on the nation's roadways and almost 3 million injuries. In order to meet their goal of no accidents, they would have to reduce that number by the percentage of Volvo's on the road, to zero. That would be statistically impossible.

In order to reach this remarkable goal, Volvo would have to change people's behavior, which as you know is practically impossible. According the NHTSA, most car accidents are related to preventable human action that takes the driver's attention away from actually driving.

• 81 percent of accidents were caused by drivers talking with passengers
• 66 percent involved playing with the radio or cd player
• 49 percent were occupied eating or drinking (not necessarily alcohol)
• 25 percent were using a cell phone

Volvo may make great strides in reducing the number of injuries and fatalities involving their vehicles, but reducing it to zero is impossible because humans will continue to be humans.

If you or someone you know was involved with an accident with any type of vehicle, the attorneys at Lusk, Drasites, Tolisano & Smith, P.A., can help you file a claim and obtain compensation for damages. We have offices in Ft. Myers and Cape Coral. Please contact us today to find out how we can help you.