Most Oregon Motor Vehicle Insurance policies are required to provide Personal Injury Protection (PIP) and uninsured motorist coverage. These provisions are in place to protect you and your passengers medically in the event of a collision. PIP usually covers a minimum of $15,000 per person worth of medical expenses. You may be eligible for PIP regardless of whether or not you were at fault in the accident. PIP may also apply to people in the car with you at the time of the accident. Pedestrians and bicyclists are also sometimes covered by pip when hit by a vehicle. For more information we recommend you visit: http://www.oregonlaws.org/ors/742.520

No you shouldn’t. A study by Freeman found that 45% of the American population that had chronic neck pain attributed the cause of their pain to a previous car crash

YES! A study by Woodward reported that chiropractic care was effective in 93% of people with chronic whiplash. Managing people with chronic whiplash is more challenging than managing people with a recent whiplash injury.
A meta-analysis of many studies looked at the effectiveness of chiropractic care for the treatment of neck pain. The studies showed that chiropractic treatments were effective in reducing pain, improving neck motion, and improving activities of daily living.
A recent study by Giles and Muller compared the efficacy of treating spinal pain via three different treatment methods: medical treatment (medication), acupuncture treatment, and chiropractic treatment (spinal manipulation). They found that chiropractic treatment was over five times more effective than medical treatment and was almost two times more effective than acupuncture!

Yes, a lack of awareness in rear end crashes increases the probability of chronic whiplash pain 15 times!

Modern cars can crash at speeds that are fast enough to injure you, but not fast enough to damage your car! A study by Chapline revealed that 38% of women and 19% of men sustained an injury after a car accident, even though their car was not damaged. Most modern vehicles are made to withstand crashes up to 8-10 mph without incurring any damage to the car. An average, healthy, adult male can get a neck injury with change in velocity of only 2.5 mph to 5 mph.

A study by Foret-Bruno of over 8,000 automobile crashes revealed that 36% of people involved in an accident were injured when the change in the vehicle velocity was less than 9.3 mph. 9.3 mph is how fast many of us drive in a parking lot!

Front Seat, a study by Lovsund found that back seat passengers were slightly more likely to be injured than front seat passengers.

If you were a pedestrian or a bicyclist and you were hit by a car, your own PIP policy will cover you first. If you were a pedestrian or bicyclist and you don’t have your own car insurance, then the PIP policy of the car that hit you will cover your medical expenses.

The following information is not legal advice and is not a substitute for speaking with an attorney specializing in PIP law.
All Oregon car insurance policies have Personal Injury Protection (PIP) as part of your car insurance, even if you only have basic liability insurance instead of full coverage insurance, and even if your car was at fault in the accident.
PIP gives each person in the involved car up to 1 year of treatment and pays up to $15,000 of all necessary medical expenses to treat your injuries related to the car accident. “Medical” expenses include: chiropractic treatments, emergency room visits, medicine, medical doctor visits, and the ambulance bill to name a few. Also, your car insurance deductible does not apply to your PIP as there is usually no deductible to pay with PIP.
Although Oregon law gives all auto insurance policies $15,000 of PIP for each occupant of the vehicle, some Oregon drivers elect to buy more PIP coverage from their insurance agent.

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