Louisiana Truck Accident Factors

While all automobile crashes can be serious, especially those involving an injury, an accident between a car and a truck can be deadly. An accident between a car and a large truck is usually a major event for those involved.

That's one reason why the U.S. Department of Transportation and the National Highway Safety Administration completed a major study of the causes of truck accidents. Taking several years to complete and sampling several states, the study looked at about 1,000 factors in each crash. The sample involved 1,127 large trucks, 959 non-trucks, 251 fatalities, and 1,408 injuries.

Driver actions

The results were illuminating. Not surprisingly, the main cause was driver action or non-action, basically driver error. Driver decisions and recognition were the most common factors for cars and trucks.

Truck drivers came off better than passenger car drivers in this area, which should be expected since they drive for a living. However, driving too fast and driver fatigue affected both groups to differing degrees, with fatigue being more common among car drivers and speeding more common among truck drivers.

Other factors

Brake problems, roadway problems, and weather were all significant factors. Traffic flow was also important. You can find details about the factors that caused these accidents in this report with details on page 15.

The Young Firm in New Orleans understands the serious nature of automobile and truck accidents and the injuries that can result. Our firm will investigate the causes of any accident and pursue appropriate legal action.

Call a Louisiana truck accident attorney today at (866) 660-7220 for a free and confidential consultation if you have been involved in a car accident or an accident with a truck.