Highways are made more dangerous by trucks. Their mass and
weight causes them to have great inertia. We must share the road
with trucks, but there are a few things we can do to avoid an accident
with a truck. Here are a list of observations I have accrued over
25 years of representing those involved in truck accidents.
1. Always make sure that you are able to escape the
path of a truck while driving. The typical examples are never
travel along side a truck. Instead travel behind or ahead of
it. This avoids the truck lane change accident we often see occur
on a highway.
2. Make sure that you do not change lanes into the
lane occupied by a truck unless you have at least one car lengths for
every 5 miles per hour. Remember trucks cannot stop as quickly as
autos, and if you need to stop for any reason as you change lanes, the
truck will often rear end you.
3. Make sure that you are not victim to a run away
truck. These accidents occur when the truck crosses the road, or
loses a trailer while operating in a lane. Instead make sure that
you have a way to avoid these obstacles as you drive. Defensive
driving will better prepare you to avoid a collision in this type of
accident.
4. Do not operate a car close to a truck in really
bad weather. Whether following a truck or having one follow you,
it is usually a cause of collisions and therefore should be avoided.
5. If you do have a truck collision, make sure you
exit your vehicle quickly to avoid further injury from fire or
explosion. Also passing motorists will occasionally become
involved in your collision, so it is better to get to the side of the
road.
Truck accidents are a cause of serious injury and therefore should be
carefully avoided for your health and that of your family. Of
course if you cannot avoid a collision and have injury, get help form a
qualified personal injury attorney, one that specializes in truck
accidents. This site will provide you with a lot of useful
information, so feel free to review the articles on safety, injury and
your rights. If you would like, you can also ask for the many
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to manage your case and some of our other specialties in law by
visiting our complete California personal injury lawyer website. If you are a victim of an accident on this stretch of road, contact us at 1 888 752-7474..
