The trucks’ possession of potential hazards contributes to any listing of the reasons for commercial truck accidents.
Dangers that might be heightened by a motorist’s actions
A motorist that has chosen to try passing a huge transport vehicle might not have considered the level of air turbulence that can be created by that same combination of cab and carrier.
An inexperienced motorist, or one that seldom drives on a highway might venture into a truck driver’s “no-zone.” That is one of the spots from which the driver’s side-view mirror does not receive any light. Because it does not receive light from such a location, the driver lacks the ability to detect any smaller vehicles that might enter that same space.
A motorist that does not hesitate to make risky maneuver might try driving between 2 trucks. The commission of such an action would increase the same motorist’s chances for entering the dangerous “no-zone.”
Other factors that might cause a truck accident
The personal injury lawyer in Richmond Hill knows that the trucking company does not provide the hired drivers with an adequate amount of training. The driver’s schedule forces him or her to stay on the road for a excess number of hours. Drivers are supposed to be able to take a rest stop, after a set number of hours of driving.
A driver feels obligated to speed, in order to meet the demands of a given trucking company. The driver’s schedule should match with the legal speed on the highways that he will need to travel. A shipper does not explain to a driver the hazardous nature of a truck’s load.
Poor supervision of those responsible for loading the container that gets pulled by the cab: The load needs to be well balanced.
A disabled vehicle on the highway, instead of on the shoulder: That could force a truck’s driver to make a sudden action; large vehicles have not been designed to make sudden moves.
A run-away truck, one that has failed to slow down, in response to pressure on the brakes, as applied by the truck’s driver.
A trailer and cab combination (commercial truck) jack-knifes
Inadequate lighting for a pullover location: Each such spot is supposed to provide the driver of a run-away vehicle with the opportunity to pull over, so that the cars and other vehicles in front of it are less likely to be hit. The public attention to a recent trucking action has highlighted the fact that not much attention has been given to that layer of protection for the drivers.
True, the law does call for installation of pullover locations. Still, it does not ensure the ability of the average driver to spot such a location, especially at night.