Making Your Own Luck?

As we write this, it's Friday the 13th and there are some extremely upsetting stories going on in the international news. It's likely those two realities are not related, but it does get a personal injury lawyer thinking about the role of luck in determining who gets harmed in auto collisions and other seemingly random occurrence, and who doesn't.

We've all heard the expression, "you make your own luck," and it's undoubtedly largely true. In terms of auto safety, we can wear seat belts, drive as carefully as possible, make sure we have enough mirrors and other safety features, and ensure we are never at the wheel when we're too tired or are otherwise unfit to drive. We can even try to avoid being on the road extremely early in the morning when a lot of the worst accidents seem to happen. Of course, all of this can greatly reduce our chances of being involved in a serious personal injury accident...but it won't eliminate it completely. There's no reason to be fatalistic about things, but there's also no denying that there's a limit to the zone of safety we can create for ourselves.

As Los Angeles personal injury attorneys, we're definitely aware of the fact that -- while such incidents are, fortunately, relatively rare -- a person can do all the right things and still be the victim of a serious injury. Whether it's a drunk driver or an irresponsible property owner or manager, there are times when people simply have terrible luck. While there isn't a whole lot of comfort in that thought, at least we can try our best to help our clients obtain some redress after the fact.