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Few circumstances feel more senseless and preventable than suffering injuries in a car accident caused by a drunk driver. Despite decades of public awareness campaigns and ratcheting up of criminal penalties, impaired driving continues to plague our nation’s roads, including right here in Kentucky. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than […]
Read MoreTractor-trailers are used everywhere in the USA. They connect factories to cities and towns, they bring us our food and groceries and even deliver fuel to our communities. Trucks are an important part of our economic infrastructure and our lives would differ vastly without them. But a frightening aspect of trucking becomes apparent if you […]
Read MoreToday, the majority of goods are shipped across the country by semi-trucks. From docks to distribution sites to your local stores and businesses, trucks stitch the American economy together. Trucking equipment largely serves a singular purpose: moving freight. High-powered diesel motors with immense amounts of torque pull one or more trailers behind them, loaded with […]
Read MoreEight Steps You Will Want to Take, and Four Mistakes to Avoid You do your best to drive safely: following the rules of the road, using a safe speed in undesirable weather conditions, and avoiding distractions while behind the wheel. Unfortunately, you cannot control what other drivers do behind the wheel; and in spite of […]
Read MoreWhen on the road, you usually expect a vehicle collision to come from in front of you or behind. You might even plan for a vehicle to sail through an intersection, T-boning your car. Many drivers, however, fail to adequately prepare for the possibility of a sideswipe collision. Prepared or not, sideswipe collisions can occur […]
Read MoreWhen cruising down a highway, there is often nothing more intimidating than driving side-by-side with a semi-truck. Semi-trucks are large and unwieldy, and any passenger vehicle will feel small in comparison. As it turns out, a healthy fear of semi-trucks is warranted: In 2017, there were 148,000 people injured in crashes involving large trucks, including […]
Read MoreReckless drivers take driver negligence to entirely new levels. For example, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reports that a full 26 percent of all traffic fatalities in 2019 involved excess speed. Speed is but one example of reckless driving, and other forms, such as running red lights, cause their own considerable damage. In […]
Read MoreWhen a Semi-Truck Strikes a Passenger Vehicle Passing semi-trucks on Kentucky highways is often an uncomfortable experience. Your goal is usually to get around—and away—from them quickly. When one of these large trucks crosses a centerline or highway median, there is little you can do to avoid a head-on collision. The size and weight of […]
Read MoreWhen you encounter a semi-truck or a tanker truck while driving your car, chances are you breathe easier once it passes you. Truck drivers have a responsibility to maintain control of their load and their truck. When a commercial truck driver engages in reckless behavior behind the wheel, the results are often devastating for you […]
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