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Since trucking has become the primary mode of transporting goods across the country, thousands of trucks dominate the roads today, which can make driving around these intimidating vehicles a scary endeavor. It can also be a deadly one, as 5,000 trucks are involved in lethal accidents every year and one death out of every nine on the road involves a truck.
Truck driver safety is imperative for lessening the number of trucking accidents and protecting the security of all drivers and passengers on the road. Driver-related factors such as speeding, fatigue, boredom and cell phone use can also increase the odds of accidents. Drug and alcohol use can compromise truck driver safety considerably, as over 4% of truck drivers involved in fatal accidents last year were intoxicated.
Even though both government agencies and the companies that depend of trucking have sought to temper the rate of truck accidents, devastating crashes are still a major concern. Not only are they more likely to kill, they are also the cause of more serious injuries than any other vehicle. Some of the common catastrophic injuries sustained when truck driver safety is compromised include:
- Neck Injury
- Paraplegia
- Back Injuries
- Coma
- Brain Trauma
- Broken Pelvis
If you or someone close to you has been harmed in a trucking accident caused by a lack of truck driver safety, you have legal options. A successful case can be one of the few ways to outweigh the escalating spiral of medical debt and to provide for your future financial security, but you have to hurry before statutes of limitations expire. Don’t wait - time could run out before justice is served. Call an experienced, knowledgeable trucking accident lawyer as soon as you can. Don't let this chance elapse before you get answers that you deserve.
