What Are Common Causes of Truck Accidents?

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What Are Common Causes of Truck Accidents?

All drivers make mistakes at some point, however, due a semi-truck’s size and weight their mistakes end up seriously hurting and killing people.

In a lot of cases truckers have spent way too much time on the road and get drowsy or fall asleep. When truckers are tired and drifting in and out of sleep, they start making mistakes, fail to break, fail to properly switch lanes, and make all manner of driving errors. This has catastrophic results. Trucks are large and cannot be easily avoided if they come into your lane. Moreover, if they fail to stop untold damage can occur if they impact other vehicles.

Truck drivers can also make mistakes by being distracted on their phones when driving. Distracted driving when in a smaller vehicle is easily corrected by swerving or hitting the breaks late but still in time. Trucks drivers do not have that luxury. If they end up in the wrong spot quick maneuvers only make matters worse. Consequently, distracted driving is big problem among truck drivers. An addition to distracted driving their substance abuse. alcohol, drugs, or other substances that affect thee cognition, reaction time, or decision making of truck drivers often lead to accident.

Overweight trucks are another common problem that can frequently lead accidents. The Additional weight causes balance and stability issues that make it difficult to break, stop and turn regularly and can lead to roll overs.

Speeding is another large cause of a truck accident. Trucks take much longer to stop due to their size and weight. At 60 mph, a loaded semi-truck will need 30 feet to stop, which is longer than a 100-yard football field. As a result, when they speed, they often do not have the time to make a correction before creating a collision and injuring the victim motorist.

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