subject: Truck Accident Facts By New York City (nyc) Truck Accident Lawyer. [print this page] Quite a few truck accidents are reported from the New York State throughout the year. Majority of these accidents involve trucks and other cars resulting in grave injuries for all occupants of the car. Several commercial vehicles like eighteen-wheelers and other large freight carriers, tractor-trailers prove fatal not only to the driver but also to the occupants of other cars involved in the accident.
The truck accidents are caused due to the negligence and others by the unsafe acts committed by truck drivers are given below-
Driving with an unsecured load
Lack of attention by the truck driver
Inappropriate loading of the truck
Truck driver-using amphetamines
Tire treads separation and tire blowouts
Tailgating/Over-Speeding, and other Aggressive/Bad driving by the truck driver
Poor maintenance of the truck or trailer
Negligent passing and over-taking on the road
Careless Driving in bad weather conditions
Truck jackknifing and rollovers on slippery roads
Trucks blocking a car driver's view
Driver under conditions of fatigue/tiredness
Safety guidelines to be followed by all car drivers in order to avoid trucking accident are:
keep away from no driving zone areas, avoid driving behind and beside a commercial truck where the truck driver has limited, or zero visibility
Avoid changing lanes quickly in front of a truck
Avoid rapid maneuvering on the road
Join slowly and carefully into the oncoming traffic,
Avoid driving in between large trucks.
All victims must contact the truck accident lawyer to get proper justice and compensation from the negligent truck driver.
