It Seems That Large Trucks Own The Highways In Pennsylvania Too Often With Careless Disregard For The Safety Of Others
A few times in the past few months I was driving on Interstate 80 in Pennsylvania through the Pocono mountains when I was either almost run off the road or blown off the road by the force of an 18-wheel tractor trailer that came speeding by my car. Truthfully, it is quite unnerving to have a truck approach you at a high rate of speed and then to be suddenly jolted by a blast of a horn or by a buffet that pushes your car side to side.
I recently read an article where it stated that trucks make up one of every four vehicles on the highway and in some stretches of interstates there is nearly one truck for every passenger car.
As an experienced car accident and truck accident lawyer, I am very much well aware of the conclusive data showing that truck versus car accidents are climbing at an increasing rate. Literally, the driver of a car has minimal chances of avoiding a catastrophic injury or fatality if they are involved in an accident with a truck which can weigh up to 80,000 pounds. Car drivers must be aware that a tractor trailer moving at 60 miles per hour can require the length of a football field to come to a stop, added to the fact that the trucks just don’t have the maneuverability of a small car.
Recently there has been a tremendous amount of research that indicates that truckers run a high risk of sleep apnea from being overweight and spending too much time behind the wheel without stopping in order to maximize the profitability of their runs. Additionally, a recent study showed that truck drivers were texting and speaking on cell phones adding to the other dangers of driving distractions. Studies indicate that drivers talking on cell phones are 4 times more likely to have a crash than drivers not talking on cell phones and the same study confirms the notion that texting while driving is the riskiest cause of distracted driving particularly among truckers.
As an experienced Philadelphia car accident and truck accident lawyer, I urge everyone who is on the highway to pay attention to trucks and recognize their potential hazards or dangers. If you or a loved one has been involved in a car accident involving a truck, please feel free to contact one of the experienced lawyers at the Philadelphia law firm of Reiff & Bily at 1-800-421-9595 or online at www.reiffandbily.com.
