Editorial Policy

AccidentCompass exists to give accident victims accurate, verifiable answers at the worst moment to be misled. Every guide on this site follows the same rules:

1. Cited to the source

Legal claims cite the controlling statute or regulation (e.g., Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 16.003; 49 CFR § 387.9). Statistics cite the primary dataset or institution (NHTSA, IIHS, TxDOT CRIS, the Insurance Information Institute). If we can't cite it, we don't publish it — and each guide lists its sources at the end so you can verify every claim yourself.

2. Our research method

We work from primary sources in a fixed order of authority: the statute or regulation itself, then official government data, then recognized industry institutions. Settlement ranges are presented as illustrative — never as promises — and where reputable sources disagree, we say so or leave the number out. Dollar figures and legal rules are verified against their source on the date shown on the page.

3. Legal review

Where a page has been reviewed by a licensed attorney, the reviewer's name and bar number appear in the byline and in the page's structured data. Pages without a named reviewer are editorial content built from the primary sources cited on that page, and are marked as legal information — not legal advice. We are actively expanding attorney review across the site, and we do not (and will not) attribute review to anyone who has not actually performed it.

4. Dated and maintained

Every page shows its last-updated date. State-law pages are re-verified at least every 12 months and whenever a statute materially changes.

5. Written for humans

Our readers just got hurt. We write in plain language, in English and native Spanish (never machine-translated), and we explain every legal term we use.

6. Independent of advertisers

We may earn revenue from advertising (clearly labeled) and from connecting readers with law firms (attorney advertising). Neither determines what our guides say. Editorial and monetization are separate decisions, always — and no law firm pays to alter a guide's conclusions.

Corrections

Found an error? Email hello@accidentcompass.com. We review reports within 48 hours and note material corrections on the page.