Truck Accidents Devasting For Smaller Cars
May 6th, 2010 | by admin |Big rig accidents can be devastating, especially to the occupants of smaller passenger vehicles because of the size and weight of these large trucks. They can cause quite a bit of damage and serious, if not catastrophic, injuries to the occupants of the smaller vehicles. According to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), the federal agency that oversees trucking safety in the United States, trucks make up for less than 4 percent of all passenger vehicles on our nation’s roads. However, they are involved in 12 percent of all auto accident fatalities. That number alone tells us that fatality rates are significantly higher in truck accidents. If you’ve been injured as a result of a trucking accident, you should speak with an experienced Los Angeles personal injury attorney to see if you should take legal action.