While fires occur in about 0.1 percent of traffic accidents, they are the cause of fatalities in nearly three percent of accidents. Most fires in auto accidents begin when fuel from a vehicle contacts an ignition source. And one of the major causes of fuel leakage after a motor vehicle collision is a defective fuel system.
Fuel leakage that increases the risk of fire in auto accidents usually originates in ruptured fuel tanks and fuel lines. But there are many kinds of defects that can compromise the integrity of fuel systems, including:
* Poor placement of fuel tanks and fuel lines (especially tanks placed between an automobile's bumper and axel)
* Faulty and unprotected gas tank designs
* Defective or inadequate fuel line materials
* Defective welds
* Cruise control malfunctions
* Side-saddled tanks outside of the vehicle's, usually a truck's, frame
* Lack of, or poorly designed, emergency shut-off values
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