According to the Florida Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles report, in 2010 there were 3,329 collisions in Florida in 2010 involving large trucks. Of these, 58 lead to fatal injuries and 1,800 led to some injuries. If you are a driver of a passenger car in Hollywood, you need to…
If you are in a truck accident in Homestead or any community, your chances of being fatally injured are quite high – unless you are the truck driver. While truck drivers are protected by the truck’s cab, passenger car drivers and pedestrians have very little protection against the size and…
Truck drivers have a dangerous job. In fact, truck drivers are routinely listed as having one of the top ten most dangerous jobs in the U.S., with hundreds of truck drivers losing their lives on the roads across the country each year. However, it is not just truck accidents in…
Trucking is considered one of the most dangerous jobs in the U.S. In fact, safety experts agree that work injuries in Homestead and other communities are disproportionately likely to affect truck drivers when compared with others workers. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, truck drivers had the eighth most…
According to experts, we all need between 7.5 and 9 hours of sleep nightly in order to have the energy and levels of alertness we need. However, studies have shown that over a third of Americans sleep six hours a night or less during the work week. What is even…
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety reports that in 2011, about 10% of all traffic accident deaths across the country were related to crashes involving tractor-trailers. These types of truck accidents killed 3,373 Americans that year, and most of these fatalities involved occupants of passenger vehicles colliding with the much…
When the conscious mind and unconscious mind of a driver are focused on different things, the outcome is something known as white line fever or highway hypnosis. Highway hypnosis is extremely dangerous because it causes drivers to “zone out” and while they may complete the basic tasks of driving, they…
Car and truck accidents in Homestead and other Florida towns cause devastation each year. There are a number of federal laws designed to keep drivers safe and prevent these types of accidents – so why do these traffic collisions in Homestead still take place. According to safety experts, the most…
Squeeze play truck accidents occur when large commercial trucks have to make a turn right and have to first swing the front of their truck left in order to avoid obstacles and make the right turn. If a vehicle is trapped between the curb and the rig on the left-hand…
Truck accidents in Homestead may be more likely during the holiday season. There are many reasons for this: •There are more trucks on the road •There is more traffic of all types on the road •Trucks are making more deliveries, so they are more often •Truck drivers are often given…