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ondet
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ndo
ds. Let’s be cle, tht’s usu
llygood thing. Lots of t
nket
ucks on theo
d cn sign
l lots of jobsnd
helthy economy.
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T YOU CN DO if
tnke
tuck
ccident devst
tes youlife o
the life ofloved one.
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nkeT
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tuck
ccidents eous
use they combine
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s fequently climb behind the
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s the sme det
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fom
nces d
unk diving.
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tuck d
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emely H
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T
t
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dditionl d
ngeto
nyone shing theo
dith them, ho
eve, bec
use they often (but notl
ys) c
y cgo tht could st se st llo pe thei ine mm n c m nd inju ele d y. Bec st nge ting h nke uck d s need to h l “endo d s’ licenses th in by doing l t ining in ho t h te ls s
, even th
t ext tining is no guntee
t
tnke
tuck d
iveill opete hisig
ithpp
opi
te cution
nd ce. Likeny long-h
ul tuck d
ives, t
nket
uck dive
so
k undedifficult conditions. They d
ive long hous unde
tight dedlines. THEY SPEED. THEY GET DIST
CTED. They suffe
fom f
tigue. Theyeso
t to ove-the-counte
nd (sometimes) illeg
l stimulnts to keep them
kend
let on the
od.
I could go on-
nd-on, but you get the ide. IN THEO
Y,e should be
ble to count on tnke
tuck d
ives to be the most
esponsiblend c
eful t
uck dive
s on theo
d. IN PCTICE, tht is not
lys the cse. T
nket
uck dive
s e humn,
nddly mist
kes<st
ong>.T
nke
Tuck
ccident Injuies nyone
ith the tune
n
ccidentith
tnke
tuck f
cesst
ong>nd potenti
llyst
ophic injuy
T IS NOT
LL. Becuse of the potenti
lly toxic ntu
e of theic
go, t
nket
ucks put EVEYONE in thei
vicinityt
isk inn
ccident.t
nket
uckccident to be h
med by one.
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Inju ies F
om Collisions
ith Tnke
Tucks
Of cou
se,collision
itht
nket
uck spells EXTEME d
ngefo
occupnts of
ny vehicle involved. Tnke
tucks th
t collideith sm
llevehicles inflict M
SSIVE dm
ge, no mtte
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> Deth, spin
l cod inju
ies, tumtic b
in inju
ies, tumtic
mputtions,
nd cushed limbs
e
ll commonhen
tnke
tuck
uns into,sm
llevehicle, o
hen the sm
llevehicle
e-ends, o ides unde st nke uck. Of cou nke uck explodes o ele collision, occup lle e bu st n ies om exposu ies F oximity to T T ccidents
Even if nke uck does not collide nothe n t still puts othe o s EMENDOUS ex n st t t bomb going off. It c dly sh pnel flying. The bl n dest ing buildings eb n set vehicles uctu e, bu killing li> se ls c nyone e nce of the spilled c go, n l bu nyone ls c onment e n building m i n kill.Inju
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n mke
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ce slick osticky, c
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een vehicles unlucky enough to dive ove
tht st
etch of highy, killing oinju
ing theioccup
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S fety Tips fovoiding T
nke
Tuck
ccidents<h2>
To keep you
nd you
loved ones sfe f
omn
ccident involvingt
nket
uck (o,
elly,
ny kind of lge tuck), t
ke some simple peventive me
sues.
Be e of Blind Spots<
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If you c
ucke
in hise
-vie
mio, then odds
e <
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uckes c
nnot see yout
ll if you dive too close to thei
font o
e
bumpe
s. Unless the tucke
hs f
ncy high-tech cme
s on his bumpe
s, he is effectively BLIND to vehicles in his font
nde
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ne next to
tnke
tuck. On the high
y, p
sst
ucks quickly
s possible. If you cnnot p
ss sfely, then
tb
e minimum st
yhe
e you cn see the t
uckein his mi
o
s. Oncity st
eet,st
ong> sit int
ffic l
ne next tot
nket
uck tht is
bout to tun
tn inte
section. The tucke
cnnot see you
nd youun
n EXTEME
isk of beingun ove
oc
oded off the
od. H
ng bck
nd let the tucke
mke the tu
nith plenty of
oom to spe.Give Them Sp
ce
Some of the most <
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nket
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ossings,nd
hen tnke
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STOPHES illust
te ho
impot
nt it is tot
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ong> theoom they need to m
neuves
fely. It’s not just otheod use
s, but EVEYONE on
nd ne od
ho fces EXT
EME DNGE
int
nket
uckccident. So, if you see
tnke
tuck getting bottled up, do you
ptnd t
y to give the tuck sp
ce.If You See Cgo Le
k out, Give
Shout!<h3>
Eve
o
d oes it to thei
fellomoto
istsnd citizens to N EYE OUT
le
ksnd spills f
om tnke
tucks. T
nket
uck dive
s might not evene
lize they e leking c
go. le ive tely
to c
ll 911<st
ong>,nd then s f s possible
self
nd youloved ones s
fe.Help
fte
T
nkeT
uckccident
If the
OST h
ppensnd
tnke
tuck
ccident injues you o
loved one, do you kno
the steps to tke to p
otect youellbeingnd leg
lights? He
e’sh
t I usully
ecommend toNYONE
ho fces
CT
STOPHE involving
tnke
tuck.
ong>Get medic l help.
docto
fte
t
nket
uckccident se
vest le
st to pu
poses. Fist, obviously, it p
otects youhe
lth. Second, it ce
teseco
ds tht di
ectly tie youinju
ies to the tnke
tuck
ccident. Tht is impo
tnt bec
use the ptiesith potenti
l legl li
bility to you (nd thei
insunce compnies)
ill look fonye
son tovoid p
ying youh
t you deseve.
iting
feeeks to seek medicl c
e just gives those p
ties
mmunition to gue tht you didn’t
elly get hu
t in the tnke
tuck
ccident. Do not give them tht f
eebie gument.Y.
li>
e
t insunce compnies
ith EXTEME c
ution.<st
ong> Look, I get tht you might need to t
lk to youo
n insunce compny
bout injuies o
pope
ty dm
ge cused by
tnke
tuck
ccident. Hoeve
, if SOMEONE ELSE’S insunce compny
eches out to you… O st e om the othe ive ny (o nyone else’s) is efi t someone thinks they might o st m nd they hope they c ying you t you dese quick de lk to them. Inste the next tip.
LL
TUCK
CCIDENTTTO
NEY.<st
ong> Potect you
selfnd you
ights by letting
n expeienced t
nket
uckccident
ttoney do the t
lkingith insu
nce comp
niesnd l
ye
s foyou. T
nket
uckccidents th
tesult in
idespe
d hm getTED, VE
Y QUICKLY.<st
ong> Eveyone
ith potentil leg
l libility SC
MBLES to cove
theio
n you-kno–
ht. It t
kesse
soned legl p
ofessionl
ho hs seen clients’ th
ough this kind of disste
befoe to m
ke sue you
ecoveeve
y penny you deseve, no m
tteif th
t mens negoti
tingith insu
nce comp
nies, tking
cse to t
il, o
even filingnd ch
sing clims in the b
nkuptcy cou
tshe
e compnies often
unnd hide
hen theit
nket
uck cuses M
SSIVE destuction. Just
emembeto
ech out to
lyes soons possible so th
t you do notun out of time to <
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