If you ever sat in bumper-to-bumper freeway traffic after an accident involving a jackknifed semitruck, you may have wondered just how the truck driver managed to get their rig maneuvered into such a disastrous position in the first place.
How dangerous is a jackknifed semitruck to the other traffic?
How to prove a store’s premises liability
All stores, restaurants and vicinities that are open to the public have certain responsibilities and obligations to keep people safe. Unfortunately, however, many people become injured due to unsafe conditions in these premises. Those who have become injured due to negligence on premises such as retail stores may be able to take action to claim damages.
What causes a truck to lose its load?
There's a steady stream of goods being transported daily around the nation -- most of them in commercial trucks of some kind or another. All that cargo has to be properly secured, however, for truckers to make it safely to their destinations. Mistakes can be devastating.
Why are rural roads more dangerous?
When you look at the sheer traffic volume, it feels like the city should be far more dangerous than rural roads. You have massively more traffic, on smaller streets, and you have a lot of pedestrians, cyclists and joggers to contend with. Why, then, do the statistics show that a majority of the fatal car accidents in the United States happen in rural areas?
Do not 'brake check' another driver
Do you know how "brake checking works?" It's fairly simple. When one driver starts tailgating another, the driver in front decides to aggressively hit their brakes. This forces the tailgater to brake just as hard and possibly swerve to avoid a crash. People do it to "teach a lesson" to tailgaters.
