By | February 9th, 2017

Head-on collisions are among the most dangerous ways that two vehicles can crash. The impacts occur at high velocity because the speed of both cars add. Poorly executed passing on two lane highways often cause this type of accident. Although passing another car using the oncoming traffic lane will always be dangerous, bad passing habits increase the danger to unacceptable levels. Here are six dangerous passing practices: Passing a vehicle that’s traveling near the speed limit. Exceeding the speed limit is illegal regardless of the circumstances. The passing zones, which.

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By | February 2nd, 2017

Truck accidents happen for a variety of reasons such as careless drivers, mechanical issues, and improperly loaded trailers. To reduce your chances of being involved in a commercial trucking accident, here are four safety tips you should know: Don’t Come to a Sudden Stop When driving in front of a semi truck, don’t come to a sudden stop. You will need to slow down gradually as such a vehicle with a full load can take the distance of over three football fields to stop. Be sure to watch out for.

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By | January 19th, 2017

Although mechanical failure of big rigs causes trucking accidents, most are caused by driver error. Driver error happens for a number of reasons. It starts with truck carrier companies failing to do comprehensive background checks on new truck driver hires, and failing to give adequate road tests as a condition for employment. This allows drivers with poor driving records to share the road with the general public. Of course, one practice that is impossible to avoid is hiring inexperienced drivers. They fill the gaps created when highly experienced drivers retire. Unfortunately,.

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By | January 19th, 2017

Periodically we hear of 30 car pile-ups, 50 car pile-ups, and even sometimes crashes involving 100 cars or other vehicles.  What causes these?  How could so many vehicles be involved in these accidents?  Each of these situations can cause a chain reaction multi-vehicle accident. FOG Fog is created when warm and cold air combine causing condensation.  It forms during changes in temperature and is often close to the ground. Fog is blinding.  It is impossible to see anything.  It can come up very suddenly on the road.  Drivers may not.

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By | January 12th, 2017

A rogue 200 pound truck wheel bounding toward your windshield is the stuff of nightmares. These highway missiles can roll long distances and bound 15 feet into the air. An especially dangerous scenario is a truck wheel that bounces over a divider separating the opposing traffic lanes of an interstate highway. Another, is a wheel-off occurring in an urban area, which endangers road traffic and pedestrians on sidewalks. The wheel of a semi truck or its trailer can come off when the wheel bearings fail. However, a common reason is incorrect wheel.

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By | January 5th, 2017

Automobile design has improved immensely since the first mass-produced cars of the 20th century. You and the public benefit from the countless safety enhancements made in the last century every time you drive your car. However, all of that is circumvented when a trailer is improperly hitched to a car or truck. The safest car in the world can cause a deadly crash if it unleashes a runaway trailer onto the highway. Losing your trailer can also cause you to lose control and get into a car accident. Safely hitching.

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By | January 5th, 2017

Underride accidents occur when a car goes partially or fully underneath a truck or trailer in a collision. When the car goes fully under the truck, the risk of death is high. This type of car and truck accident typically happens when the car rear-ends the trailer of the truck or collides into the side of the trailer. Although trucks with trailers are required to have rear underride guards, the guards can fail when they have a weak design, are defective, or are weak from corrosion. Because there is no.

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By | December 22nd, 2016

Black ice forms on the roadway when the surface temperature falls to 32 degrees Fahrenheit or below.  This phenomenon usually occurs suddenly.  A driver can be traveling down a wet road without any difficulty and suddenly the situation changes.  Ice.  Almost as quickly as the road turned into a skating rink, it can change back to an innocent wet roadway.  Freezing conditions occur at 32 degrees and can thaw quickly when the surface temperature goes up slightly. Black ice is invisible.   It is difficult or impossible to tell black ice.

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By | December 15th, 2016

In October, 2016, CBS News reported the results of research into truck accidents involving older truckers. More CDL drivers 65-years-of-age and older have been pressed into service to meet the ongoing truck driver shortage. At present, there are no skill tests or other special requirements that retirement-age drivers must pass to operate big rigs. However, the number of accidents involving older CDL drivers is increasing. Increase in Accidents Crash data analyzed for the article revealed a 19 percent increase in accidents involving CDL drivers ages 70 and older in the.

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By | December 15th, 2016

Tragic accidents involving death occur every day in the United States. Many who die in these accidents were doing nothing wrong.  They were in the wrong place at the wrong time.  An operator of a motor vehicle can be held responsible for the death of another if they are driving negligently. One can be considered driving negligently if they caused the death of another by doing something that could have been prevented. This is referred to as a wrongful death. Distracted Driving Driving while using a cell phone or other device, reading a.

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