Was cell phone use while driving a factor in your truck accident?
Thought there are many opportunities these days to be distracted while driving a truck. Cell phone use is a particularly hazardous form of distracted driving. Cell phone use while driving involves all three types of distraction: visual, manual and cognitive. If a driver texts while driving, they typically take their eyes off the road, their hands off the wheel, and their focus off of what they are doing, all while attempting to drive a vehicle which weighs as much as 80,000 pounds.
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) recently enacted regulations which prohibit the use of cell phones in the cab of a commercial truck. These rules apply at the federal level, regardless of state laws. Recent research has found that truck drivers who send text messages on a cell phone are over twenty times more likely to be involved in a traffic incident or accident.
Trucking companies themselves may be partly responsible for a distracted driving accident as they may require drivers to check in via cell phone to receive updated load information or routing information. Even if the driver is not actively texting or dialing, just carrying on a phone conversation while driving this increases the risk of accident. Talking on the phone can be very distracting, causing drivers to make simple mistakes, such as missing a turn or delaying their braking response.
An experienced attorney can be the key to proving your case and getting you appropriate compensation for your damages and injuries. If you are in an accident with a truck driver on a cell phone, the trucking company may also be held accountable.
If your accident is due to another’s negligence, Goldberg & Osborne can help.
With over twenty years of experience in a wide range of vehicle accident cases, including truck accidents, Goldberg & Osborne will help you to recover costs for lost wages, property damage, medical costs, future losses, and pain and suffering due to the negligent driving of another.
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