5 Ways to Avoid Truck Accidents at Florida Intersections

People often think that driving on city streets is safer than driving on the highway. While it is true that reduced speed can cause lesser injuries, there are some vehicles that are unsafe at any speed – semis.

Truckers performing dangerous or negligent acts at intersections are a common cause of Palm Beach semi accidents. Whether they are speeding, drifting, or even turning, trucks can cause massive damage in a collision-even traveling as slowly as 35 mph.

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Types of truck accidents that commonly take place at Florida intersections:

• Head-on collision, often caused by trucks losing control and swerving into the opposite lane.
• “T-bone” collision, caused by trucks that run red lights or do not see stop signs, causing them to crash into the side of another vehicle
• Rollover accidents are caused when a truck sideswipes a smaller vehicle with a large amount of force, causing it to tip over and roll.
• Underride accidents are often fatal. When a car rear-ends a tractor trailer at high speeds, the car often becomes lodged under the back of the truck as the front windshield collapses.
• Pedestrian accidents occur when Florida truck drivers turn without looking in the crosswalks, causing serious injuries to pedestrians, bikers and others who are not protected by vehicles.

As experienced Palm Beach truck accident attorneys, we have seen far too much destruction caused by tractor-trailer accidents. Many intersection accidents are caused because a trucker did not see an object in his path, whether it was a car, bicycle, or a pedestrian. With a few pointers, it may be possible to avoid a crash-if drivers are willing to take extra care when traveling near semis.