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Truck Accidents in California - Consumer Information for Crash Survivors
Truck accidents are a serious problem in California because few automobile drivers and passengers survive.
There are many reasons why trucks are dangerous:
- Aggressive drivers
- Unrealistic schedules
- Failure to inspect tires, brakes and lights
- Tailgating
- Illegally long work-shifts
- Driver fatigue, boredom and cell phone use
- Failure to install blind spot mirrors to avoid dangerous lane changes
- Jackknifing
- Speeding and ignoring California's 55 mph truck speed limit
A big rig traveling at 70 miles per hour has twice as much energy as one at 50 mph. In addition, automobiles are designed under Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards to encounter like size vehicles, not 72,000 pound trucks.
Added hazards include the absence of rear and side bumpers and high front bumpers that punch into automobile passenger compartments. Together these factors account for the high percentage of serious injuries and deaths in these crashes, while the driver of an 18 wheeler walks away from the crash and the sorrow suffered by occupants of cars.
If you or a family member have suffered a truck accident, contact Richard Alexander immediately to protect your rights. Delays can harm your case and important evidence can and will "disappear." Immediately secure the wreckage or call us and we will buy it for storage in our warehouse where it will be secure.
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