Commercial Vehicle Accidents in Georgia When you are driving on the freeway alongside commercial trucks or other kinds of large vehicles, you might sometimes think how scary it would be if you were to get into an accident with a vehicle that big. Collisions with commercial trucks are very frightening. You might sometimes be driving down the road and notice that a commercial truck driver is not driving safely. Maybe they are swerving into other lanes or driving too fast. Sadly, accidents involving commercial
Causes of road accidents. “Nearly 1.3 million people die in road crashes each year, on average 3,287 deaths a day,” according to the Association For Safe International Road Travel. Road accidents are practically dangerous for everyone; they might cause serious injuries, severe damage and even be the reason why someone’s life is taken away from them. There can be several reasons why a car crashes. Distracted driving, speeding, and drunk driving are the three main causes of car accidents. The most
My older sister and I walked away with just cuts and bruises after our Pontiac Grand Am flipped over the median on US 36 highway in Saint Joseph, Missouri back in 2008. We may not have been injured physically by the accident, but there was definitely an impact on a more mental level. We were driving north bond on US 36 highway when my sister lost control of the steering wheel. She tried to gain control again, but it was much too late, the car was already swerving left towards the median. The car
Role Introduction In the U. S., injuries that are related to motor vehicle accidents are responsible for the death of more kids and young adults than any additional one cause alone (The Community Guide, 2014). Additionally, automobile collision is the major reason for death due to injury for individuals of every age (The Community Guide, 2014). Roughly 33,000 individuals lost their lives from being in an automobile accident in 2010 (The Community Guide, 2014). This equals to 90 individuals every day
been in a recent car accident, your first concern may be in working with the insurance companies, recovering from your injuries and repairing your car. But if you suspect the injuries were caused by the other driver's negligence, you need to call a car accidents attorney. If you suspect your car suffered a mechanical failure, resulting in an accident that caused injury or death, you need to call a car accidents attorney. Why a Car Accidents Attorney is Necessary If the accident was serious enough
Car accidents have become a common occurrence today. According to the State Highway Patrol, traffic deaths around Ohio have increased for the second year in a row. There were 1,057 traffic fatalities in 2015 as compared to 1008 fatalities in 2014 and 990 fatalities in 2014. According to a highway patrol spokesperson, approximately 60% of Ohio's fatal crashes in 2015 involved drivers who were not wearing a seatbelt. Nearly one-third of the fatal crashes involved drivers who were impaired by alcohol
In today’s world accidents are a thing of recurrence, a huge portion of Florida’s accidents are caused by distracted driving. According to Florida Highway and safety motor vehicles. More than 45,740 Car crashed where caused in 2016 by distracted driving in the state of Florida. More than 24,560 injuries were caused by this as well. What if all even half these accidents could be prevented by laws being better enforced or by there being more driver awareness. According to Text’nDrive Florida has no
crossing intersecting with S. Rice Avenue and injuring 31 passengers, 2 crew members, and causing one fatality –the senior engineer (National Transportation, 2016a, p. 2). The driver of the utility truck, a 54 year-old male who’s travels prior to the accident originated in Somerton, Arizona,
Iowa - Commercial Vehicle Accident Commercial vehicle drivers are usually vetted with extreme safety regulations. It is monitored how many hours they can drive and that they take adequate rest breaks in between. Many companies that hire commercial drivers require ongoing safety courses. Still, commercial vehicle accidents do occur. When they do it can be a daunting and exhausting task for the victim to find the compensation they require. Finding fault for the accident entails a process of the police
I used to read about people getting in car accidents. Finally one happen to me, that was when I realized anything can happen at any moment. It was Monday, June 6th, 2016. The sun was shining and it was nice weather for an adventure. It was the first summer that any of my friends had their licences, so adventures were always happening. Kayla, Emily and I were on our way to Wildwood park, in her old blue car listening to music, using the GPS, and driving. Kayla was driving, Emily in the front seat