Even “Safe” Amusement Park Rides Can Cause Serious Injury or Death
Parents and caregivers simply want to provide their children and teens a safe, enjoyable day of thrills where children can test their courage on an array of rides. Since all children have different tolerances for apparent risk, parents may be happy to limit the types of rides the child rides so as to be age […]
Truck (18 Wheeler) Jackknife Accidents in Pennsylvania
Some of the most dangerous accidents with commercial trucks is an accident known as a jackknife accident. During these accidents, the driver will lose control over their trailer that weighs thousands of pounds. The trailer then folds against the cab of the truck like a folding knife, potentially causing the truck to crash into itself. […]
Hayrides Are Largely Unregulated in Pennsylvania
In light of the unfortunate and shocking number of hayride accidents and other ride accidents that occurred at amusement parks, carnivals, water parks and other locations over the summer of 2016, it is perhaps no longer a secret that rides are regulated through a state-by-state patchwork system. That is, since Congress stripped Consumer Product Safety […]
How Dangerous are Logging Trucks?
Truck accidents are often some of the most devastating accidents on the road. In addition to massive personal injuries that often accompany accidents. In addition truck, accidents often result in extensive property damage. While any accident involving a commercial vehicle is devastating, some of the most disastrous are those involving a truck that is hauling […]
Truck Accidents Caused by Misjudging Stopping Distance
Tractor-trailers, semi’s, construction vehicles, and 18-wheelers often outweigh other vehicles by thousands of pounds. Due to their size and weight, it can take a commercial vehicle a considerably longer distance to bring their vehicle to a complete stop. However, not every situation on the road affords truck drivers with all of the space that they […]
Which Trucking Company Has the Worst Accident Record?
Driving down the road you see trucks with large trailers behind them, many of which have a logo or design on the sides and the back of them. You are probably familiar with many of these large truck companies such as UPS, FedEx etc., and you are also most likely aware that commercial vehicles are […]
Can You File a Lawsuit if a Truck Driver Tested Positive for Drugs After a Crash?
Meeting deadlines as a truck driver often means driving hundreds of miles through traffic, construction sites, difficult traffic patterns, all while operating a vehicle that can weigh anywhere between 10,000 and 80,000 pounds. This would not be an easy task for anyone to do, and truck drivers are under an incredible amount of stress. That […]
What State Has the Highest Percentage of Deadly Truck Accidents?
Trucks are on the road in every state including Alaska and Hawaii. While these vehicles are important to our economy and bring us the goods and products that we need, in many cases, they can cause deadly accidents. Some states have a better reputation for truck accidents, which is the result of a variety of […]
What Caused the Fatal Verrückt Water Slide Accident?
The summer of 2016 will, unfortunately, probably be remembered as the year where the consequences of a patchwork system of amusement park accidents, as well as fair, carnival, and waterpark regulation became undeniable. Tragically, numerous life altering injuries and fatalities have been inflicted this summer at fairs, carnivals, and waterparks from coast to coast. While […]
How Often Do Tractor-Trailer Hitches Fail?
Accidents involving tractor-trailers and other large trucks are often caused by the negligence of truck drivers and/or the trucking companies that employ or dispatch them. They may also be caused by truck defects, including defects in the hitches that hold semi-trailers to cabs. A fatal accident that occurred in January 2014, when a semi-trailer came […]
