3 Common Causes Of Truck Accidents

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3 Common Causes Of Truck Accidents
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Truck accidents can be very serious. A commercial
truck is much larger than a passenger vehicle.
The size different often means that truck drivers
will not be harmed in a crash, but a driver of a
car or a passenger could suffer serious
injuries.
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Many commercial truck accidents have the same
types of causes. Knowing these can often help you
avoid accidents and keep you and your loved ones
safe. If, however, you have been in a collision
with a large truck, an accident attorney can help
you recover compensation for the damage that the
truck may have caused.
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• Driving Outside the Travel Lane

• There may be a variety of reasons for drifting,
  including

One of the most common causes of truck accidents
occurs when a truck moves outside of its lane of
travel. This type of action could be because of
drifting into another lane or in oncoming
traffic. It could also be a deliberate maneuver
that becomes dangerous because other vehicles are
in a blind spot or attempting to pass at the time
of the move.
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Intoxication
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Loss of control
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• Loss of Control

Maintaining control of a large truck
can be very difficult, but it is also absolutely
critical for the safety of the truck driver and
those around him or her. When a driver loses
control of a large truck, that can be mean that
the truck may cause harm to everyone around it,
even if another vehicle did not attribute to the
collision.
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• Some of the most common explanations for why a
  driver may lose control of a large truck are
• Traveling too fast for the weather conditions
• Cargo shift or poor loading
• Vehicle systems failure
• Poor road conditions
• Inexperience or poor training
• The NHTSA reports that loss of control accidents
  make up roughly 30 percent of all crashes.
• Speeding plays a large part in being able to
  maintain control of a large truck. The NHTSA
  indicated that traveling over the speed limit was
  a factor in nearly one-fourth of all truck
  accidents.

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Drug Use
Interesting, drug use is one of the most common
reasons that drivers make errors that lead to a
crash. While illicit drug use is certainly a
problem, prescription drug use may also be a
serious issue. Drivers sometimes underestimate
the side effects that they experience even with
prescription drugsone of which is fatigue. Drugs
often slow reaction time as well, which makes a
collision much more likely.
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Truck accident cases can be complex because they
can involve numerous parties, severe injuries,
and unique legal regulations that often do not
apply to passenger vehicles. If you or a loved
one has been involved in a truck accident, you
need Contact Los Angeles truck accident attorney
at JML Law who has experience in this unique area
of the law. They can advise you on your legal
rights when injured and fight to get you the
compensation you deserve.
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