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Monday, April 12, 2010

Truck Accidents

While many people are quick to assume a large truck accident is caused by a truck driver’s reckless behavior such as driver fatigue or overloading the rig, sometimes it is the fault of the passenger vehicle driver. Regardless of who is at fault of an accident, if you are injured, you should contact a personal injury lawyer to discuss the details of your case.

Unsafe maneuvers by passenger drivers

There are many unsafe actions that the driver of a passenger vehicle can make, which lead to a truck accident. Some include the drivers' ignorance of a large truck's performance capabilities, such as the time it takes to brake, accelerate and how much room to leave between vehicles.

Other dangerous acts drivers of passenger vehicles can commit around large trucks include:

Failing to slow down or speed up when a truck begins to merge or change lanes
Pulling in front of a truck from the shoulder without accelerating fast enough
Abruptly changing lanes in front of a truck
Misjudging a truck's speed at an intersection, and turning in front of it
Driving between large trucks
Unsafely passing, especially with insufficient space in front of the truck Passing a truck, then being blown out of position by the wind
Abandoning a vehicle in a travel lane, or failing to move a broken-down vehicle completely off the highway
Merging improperly into traffic, causing a semi truck to maneuver or brake quickly

Have you have been involved in a large truck accident in the Greenville, South Carolina area? Then please contact South Carolina truck accident attorneys at the Dick James Law Firm for a free case evaluation.

posted by Tiffany at 6:02 PM

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