When Other Drivers Won’t Keep a Safe Distance Between Cars—What You Need to Know

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ive

s unde

nd th

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int

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nce f

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itic

l in p

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ny moto

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ctu

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fe dist

nce.

hen these d

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ccidents c

n occu

consequence. To bette

help you unde

t these s

fe dist

nce p

ctices ent

il,

e h

ve c

ted this blog. In it,

ill discuss

t it t

kes to m

int

fe dist

nce bet

een c

hy this dist

nce is so c

itic

l fo

moto

ists,

t you c

n do if you o

loved one h

s been inju

ed bec

use

nothe

moto

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nce

hile d

iving.

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im St
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Tex
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t Is the Minimum D
iving Dist
nce<
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Unde
Tex
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ive
s

e
equi
ed to p
ovide “
ssu
ed cle
nce dist
nce”
hen d
iving.
h
t does this me
n ex
ctly? Moto
ists must give enough sp
ce bet
een vehicles so th
t if
n
utomobile suddenly stops moving, the c behind them
ill h
ve enough time to stop
s
ell. Sounds good in theo
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ight? Unfo
tun
tely, in Tex
s, the
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cto
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t cle

ly define
h
t “
ssu
ed cle
nce dist
nce”
ctu
lly is. Consequently, the Tex
s Deptment of S
fety c
e
ted
best pctices guide to expl
in
h
t this dist
nce me
ns.
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kes
n individu
l
bout 1.5 seconds to
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minimum of fou
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eve
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l to
emembe
th
t these guidelines should be conside
ed genel
ules th
t moto
ists should follo
. If situ
tions ch
nge, the dist
nce bet
een vehicles m
y need to inc
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visibility, d
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ch othe

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e th
n fou
seconds of stopping time.

Ho
to Me
su
e
S
fe Follo
ing Dist
nce?

To help ensu

e th

t you

e m

int

ining

fe dist

nce bet

een you

nd the c in f

ont of you, it is

ecommended th

t you

pply the time-l

pse method.

ith this method, you

ill need to find

n object bet

een you

nd the othe

moto

vehicle, such

, ove

ss, fixed object, o

even sign,

nd count ho

long it t

kes fo

you to

ch th

t specific object

fte

the otheutomobile h

s p

ssed it. If you

ch this mk befo

e you h

ve counted off the

mount of seconds (depending on you

speed

nd conditions), you

e most likely follo

ing too closely

ill need to slo

nd inc

se the dist

nce bet

een you

nd the othe

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ppens
hen Someone Follo
s You Too Closely?<
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hen
n individu
l follo
s
nothe
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ntly inc
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ses the moto
ist’s likelihood of
e

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lled t
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ting
nd it inc
e
ses the ch
nce of
de
dly moto
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ccident.

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ilg
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ies. Some of the mo
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ies th
t
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ies

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h
t m
kes these cshes so d
nge
ous is th
t even if
t
ilg
ting
ccident occu
s
t
lo
speed, the
isk of suffe
ing
dev
st
ting inju
y
em
ins high. Th
t is
hy if you h
ve been involved in e-end collision, you need to h
ve
t
usted c
ccident l fi
m on you
side. These
tto
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n diligently investig
te you
c

sh, ensu
e you get the p
ope
medic
l t
e
tment,
nd fight fo
the compens
tion you dese
ve.

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T
ilg
ting
ccident—
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t

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mounts of li

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ccident occu

s, the victim c

n file

inst the ongful pty’s insunce to

ecove

ccident-

ted losses such

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ope

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suit

inst the li

ble moto

ist.

eve

, befo

e you c

n collect compens

tion fo

you

inju

ies follo

ing e-end collision, you need to p

ove th

t the othe

ive

t f

ult fo

this

ccident.

ithout

tho

ough investig

tion, it c

n be quite ch

llenging to figu

e out

esponsible fo csh. Fo

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you

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D
m
ges
v
il
ble Follo
ing
T
ilg
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ccident<
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ve been involved in e-end c csh bec
use
nothe
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m
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ep
esent the
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y to m
ke the victim fin
nci
lly
hole
ften
ccident
nd usu
lly includes these me
suble losses:

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st, p
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m
ges: These d
m
ges typic
lly include subjective losses th
t

e not e
sy to qu
ntify, such
s:

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in
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tion<
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ement

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ing

Punitive d
m
ges: Unlike the othe
compens
to
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m
ges,
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te the victim fo
thei
losses, punitive d
m
ges exist to punish the ongdoe
fo
thei
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nd dete
them
nd othe
s f
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in. Ho
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m
ges

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ded by the Tex
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t if the victim c
n p
ove the

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e
e intention
l o
g
ossly negligent.

Ho
Much Time Do You H
ve to B
ing
n Inju
y Cl
im Follo
ing
T
ilg
ting
ccident?

Tex

s imposes

limit,

efeed to

s the st

tute of limit

tions, th

t sets the m

ximum

mount of time

n individu

l h

s to b

ing

suit

inst

pty fon

lleged offense. If they do not b

ing this suit

ithin th

llotted time, they c

n be b

ed f

om collecting compens

tion fo

thei

inju

ies. If you’ve been hit,

ct f

st; don’t miss out on the money you need!

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son

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ies, the time limit in Tex

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t c

n lengthen o

sho

ten the

pplic

ble time to file.

esult, to p

otect youights to

eceive the compens

tion you need, it is

dvised th

t you spe

k to

n expe

ienced

utomobile

ccident

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ney

s quickly

s possible. These l

s c

n p

omptly dete

mine ho

much time you h

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hile helping to ensu

e th

t you

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l motions

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nd filed befo

e time

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T
ilg
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ilg

ting

ccidents e often ch

otic, ove

helming,

nd st

essful fo

eve

yone involved. Still, it’s impe

tive to unde

nd th

t the

ctions you t

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this csh e not only vit

l fo

you

lth

nd s

fety but you

leg

ights

ell. If you

e eve

involved in

ilg

ting collision, you need to m

ke su

e you t

ke the follo

ing steps:

Cont
ct 911<
h3>
Follo
ing e-end c
ccident, you must cont
ct 911
s soon
s possible. This is the quickest y to notify eme
gency medic
l se
vices th
t you o
someone
t the scene needs help. This
lso
llo
s you to get you
csh on
eco
d
nd gene

te impo
t
nt evidence fo
you
cl
im. In
ddition,
hen the police
ive, they c
n investig
te the
ccident
nd

ite do
n thei
findings in thei
police
epo
t. If you decide to file
cl
im fo
you
inju
ies, this police
epo
t c
n p
ovide you
ith necessy det
ils
egding the
ccident
nd
h
t h
ppened.

Get Medic
l Help<
h3>
Even if you do not think you
inju
ies

e se
ious, you still need to get ex
mined by
doctofte
you

ccident. Quite often, se
ious inju
ies such
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n t
ke d
ys to even
eeks to m
nifest. Ho
eve
, the longe
you it to seek t
e
tment, the mo
e de
dly the inju
y c
n become. Don’t del
y; get checked out by you
docto
immedi
tely.
ddition
lly, seeking medic
l t
e
tment
fte
you
collision c
n be vit
l fo
you
cl
im. If you do not get checked ove
by
docto
follo
ing you
c csh, the insunce comp
ny m
y t
y to

gue th
t you
inju
ies e not th
t se
ious o
e

esult of
p
e-existing condition. Fo
tun
tely,
hen you get you
inju
ies ex
mined, you
medic
l p
ovideill ite do
n thei

ssessment of you
inju
ies in thei
medic
l
epo
t. P
oviding
di
ect link bet
een the h

m you endu
ed
nd the
ccident c
n p
ove the insunce comp
nies

ong.

Collect Evidence

If the

is s

fe, m

ke su

e you use you

phone c

to collect

s much evidence f

om the

ccident scene

s you c

n. Include pictu

nd videos of you

visible inju

ies, the position of the vehicles involved in the csh, skid mks on the

d, the

the

conditions

t the time of the

ccident,

ny othe

evidence th

t c

n help shoh

t h

ppened.

Get
itness St
tements<
h3>
If individu
ls
t the scene s
h
t h
ppened, m
ke su
e to get thei
n
me
nd cont
ct info
m
tion.
itness st
tements e inc
edibly vit
l fon
ccident cl
im
s they c
n p
ovide you
ith c
itic
l det
ils
egding the incident
nd help b
ck up you
cl
ims.

Obt
in D
ive
Det
ils<
h3>
M
ke su
e you exch
nge specific info
m
tion
ith the d
ive
s involved in the
ccident, including n
mes, d
ive
’s license numbe
s, cont
ct det
ils,
dd
esses,
nd insu

nce info
m
tion. Ho
eve
,
s you discuss these det
ils, be c

eful
h
t you s
y. Do not discuss the specifics of the
ccident
ith the othe
d
ive
s, do not m
ke
ny definitive st
tements, do not t
ke the bl
me fonything th
t h
ppened,
nd do not
pologize. These types of st
tements c
n hinde
you
cl
im
nd the
mount of money you
eceive.

Keep
Jou
n
l

fte

-end c

sh,

ecommend

iting do

n eve

ything th

t h

ppened in

jou

l. Ove

time, memo

ies of the incident c

n f

de, but if you jot do

ll the csh det

ils, you c

n help ensu

e th

t c

itic

l f

cts

e p

ope

ly p

ese

ved. In you

jou

l, include eve

ything th

t tnspi

ed, including the h

m you endu

ed, the extent of you

nd suffe

ing,

nd ho

this csh

ffected you

life.

Cont
ct
n Expe
ienced C
ccident
tto
ney Tod
y

ccident cl

ims

e tedious, complic

ted,

nd ch

llenging to p

ove. Fo

tun

tely,

ith

n expe

ienced moto

vehicle

ccident lye

on you

side, you do not h

ve to endu

e this leg

l b

ttle on you

n. C

ccident

tto

neys c

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questions
nd conce
ns, decide if you h
ve
vi
ble c
se,
nd figu
e out the leg
l options you c
n pu
sue.
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te the
ccident tho
oughly
nd secu
e vit
l evidence needed to shoh
t h
ppened
nd
ho s
t f
ult.<
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i
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te you
settlement
ith the insu

nce comp
nies, m
king su
e to go
fte
f
i
compens
tion on you
beh
lf.
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ing in the expe
ts such
s
ccident
econst
uctionists, enginee
s, economists,
nd docto
s to subst
nti
te you
cl
ims.
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ke you
c
se to t
i
l, if
equi
ed,
nd fight fo
the m
ximum possible fin
nci
l
ecove
y.<
li>

Do not

ny longe

to seek leg

l help if

ilg

ting

ccident tu

ned you

life upside do

n. Cont

skilled c

ccident

tto

ney tod

y fo

ee c

evie

nd let them sho

you

t they c

n do fo

you

nd you

claim.

The Gim St tistics of e -End Collisions

Ho to Me sue Sfe Follo ing Distnce?

Involved in Tilg ting ccident— ht e You Legl Options?

Ho Much Time Do You H ve to Bing n Injuy Cl im Folloing Tilg ting ccident?

ctions to T ke fte T ilgting Collision

Collect Evidence

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The G
im St
tistics of
e

-End Collisions

Ho
to Me
su
e
S
fe Follo
ing Dist
nce?

Involved in
T
ilg
ting
ccident—
h
t

e You
Leg
l Options?

Ho
Much Time Do You H
ve to B
ing
n Inju
y Cl
im Follo
ing
T
ilg
ting
ccident?

ctions to T
ke
fte

T
ilg
ting Collision

Get
itness St
tements<
h3>
If individu
ls
t the scene s
h
t h
ppened, m
ke su
e to get thei
n
me
nd cont
ct info
m
tion.
itness st
tements e inc
edibly vit
l fon
ccident cl
im
s they c
n p
ovide you
ith c
itic
l det
ils
egding the incident
nd help b
ck up you
cl
ims.

Keep
Jou
n
l

Cont
ct
n Expe
ienced C
ccident
tto
ney Tod
y