What Types of Accidents Should You Be Most Concerned About?

The answer is truck accidents. While everyone has their own personal fears and zones of panic, most people can agree on the fact that vehicular accidents, especially serious ones, are a great cause for concern. They all pose unique and severe threats that must be avoided at all costs. Truck accidents, however, have proven to be one of the deadliest accidents. If you or someone you know has survived a truck accident, and are ready to seek justice, meeting with a personal injury attorney in Traverse City, Michigan or reaching out to “Attorneys Near Me” can provide immense relief. 

Fatalities Involving Truck Accidents 

According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety “most deaths in large truck crashes are passenger vehicle occupants. The main problem is the vulnerability of people traveling in smaller vehicles. Trucks often weigh 20-30 times as much as passenger cars and are taller with greater ground clearance, which can result in smaller vehicles underriding trucks in crashes.Truck braking capability can be a factor in truck crashes. Loaded tractor-trailers require 20-40 percent more distance than cars to stop, and the discrepancy is greater on wet and slippery roads or with poorly maintained brakes.” 

There are also other risks posted by trucks and other vehicles too, but the threat of danger is much stronger when it comes to trucks. Some of these risk factors include driver fatigue, wet, slippery and/or poorly maintained roads, issues with vehicles (brakes, wheels, etc.) 

The Physical and Emotional Effects of Vehicular Accidents

Per the Daily Californian “when a car accident occurs, the stakes are high. It’s common for victims of car accidents to experience injuries. Although those injuries vary in severity, they have one thing in common: medical bills. Even a small injury can result in high medical bills. Some of the most common injuries in car accidents include neck pain, head injuries and knee trauma. In some cases, you can recover from your injuries in a short time, but you also might need months or years of therapy. The financial burden can be overwhelming.”

According to WebMD “the latest study by British researchers suggests that at least one-third of all people involved in nonfatal accidents have posttraumatic stress disorder, persistent anxiety, depression, and phobias one year after the incident. The study suggests there may be “rather large psychological complications even when the motor vehicle accidents have medically not been in the least bit serious,” says study author Richard Mayou, FRCPsych, professor of psychiatry at the University of Oxford’s department of psychiatry at Warneford Hospital in Oxford, England.” 

If you or someone you know has recently been impacted by a truck accident, we suggest reaching out to the attorneys at the Neumann Law Group at (231) 221-0050. You can also call (800) 672-3103 for answers to questions about your legal concerns.