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AccidentSurvivalGuide.com is educational, not legal advice. When we explain safety, insurance, and accident-process topics, we prioritize official government and regulator resources, clear plain-English summaries, and state-specific review where laws vary.
Federal, state, emergency-response, and insurance-regulator resources are preferred for factual background.
Every source is translated into practical next steps without replacing medical, legal, or insurance advice.
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Federal crash data
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Official federal traffic safety data, crash data systems, traffic records, and vehicle safety datasets.
Last checked: 2026-05-24
State crash data
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
NHTSA resources explaining state crash data programs, crash outcome data, and uniform crash reporting criteria.
Last checked: 2026-05-24
Vehicle safety datasets
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
NHTSA dataset and API documentation for ratings, recalls, complaints, investigations, and safety information.
Last checked: 2026-05-24
Injury prevention research
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
CDC/NIOSH research program focused on preventing work-related motor vehicle crashes and injuries.
Last checked: 2026-05-24
Insurance education
National Association of Insurance Commissioners
Consumer-facing auto insurance guidance covering liability, property damage, uninsured motorist coverage, claims, and policy basics.
Last checked: 2026-05-24
Insurance regulation
National Association of Insurance Commissioners
NAIC overview of auto insurance as a regulated consumer product, including coverage concepts and state-by-state variation.
Last checked: 2026-05-24
Emergency response
National 911 Program
Official emergency calling guidance explaining when to call 911 and what information call-takers may need.
Last checked: 2026-05-24
Verified states use direct official state links. Remaining states use official directories while direct crash-report, insurance, statute, court, and DOT sources are queued for manual verification.
Deadline: 2 years. Fault rule: Contributory negligence.
Deadline: 2 years. Fault rule: Pure comparative negligence.
Deadline: 2 years. Fault rule: Pure comparative negligence.
Deadline: 3 years. Fault rule: Modified comparative negligence.
Deadline: 2 years. Fault rule: Pure comparative negligence.
Deadline: 3 years. Fault rule: Modified comparative negligence.
Deadline: 2 years. Fault rule: Modified comparative negligence.
Deadline: 2 years. Fault rule: Modified comparative negligence.
Deadline: 2 years. Fault rule: Modified comparative negligence.
Deadline: 2 years. Fault rule: Modified comparative negligence.
Deadline: 2 years. Fault rule: Modified comparative negligence.
Deadline: 2 years. Fault rule: Modified comparative negligence.
Deadline: 2 years. Fault rule: Modified comparative negligence.
Deadline: 2 years. Fault rule: Modified comparative negligence.
Deadline: 2 years. Fault rule: Modified comparative negligence.
Deadline: 2 years. Fault rule: Modified comparative negligence.
Deadline: 1 year. Fault rule: Pure comparative negligence.
Deadline: 1 year. Fault rule: Pure comparative negligence.
Deadline: 6 years. Fault rule: Modified comparative negligence.
Deadline: 3 years. Fault rule: Contributory negligence.
Deadline: 3 years. Fault rule: Modified comparative negligence.
Deadline: 3 years. Fault rule: Modified comparative negligence.
Deadline: 2 years. Fault rule: Modified comparative negligence.
Deadline: 3 years. Fault rule: Pure comparative negligence.
Deadline: 5 years. Fault rule: Pure comparative negligence.
Deadline: 3 years. Fault rule: Modified comparative negligence.
Deadline: 4 years. Fault rule: Modified comparative negligence.
Deadline: 2 years. Fault rule: Modified comparative negligence.
Deadline: 3 years. Fault rule: Modified comparative negligence.
Deadline: 2 years. Fault rule: Modified comparative negligence.
Deadline: 3 years. Fault rule: Pure comparative negligence.
Deadline: 3 years. Fault rule: Pure comparative negligence.
Deadline: 3 years. Fault rule: Contributory negligence.
Deadline: 6 years. Fault rule: Modified comparative negligence.
Deadline: 2 years. Fault rule: Modified comparative negligence.
Deadline: 2 years. Fault rule: Modified comparative negligence.
Deadline: 2 years. Fault rule: Modified comparative negligence.
Deadline: 2 years. Fault rule: Modified comparative negligence.
Deadline: 3 years. Fault rule: Pure comparative negligence.
Deadline: 3 years. Fault rule: Modified comparative negligence.
Deadline: 3 years. Fault rule: Slight/gross comparative negligence.
Deadline: 1 year. Fault rule: Modified comparative negligence.
Deadline: 2 years. Fault rule: Modified comparative negligence.
Deadline: 4 years. Fault rule: Modified comparative negligence.
Deadline: 3 years. Fault rule: Modified comparative negligence.
Deadline: 2 years. Fault rule: Contributory negligence.
Deadline: 3 years. Fault rule: Pure comparative negligence.
Deadline: 2 years. Fault rule: Modified comparative negligence.
Deadline: 3 years. Fault rule: Modified comparative negligence.
Deadline: 4 years. Fault rule: Modified comparative negligence.
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