nd thunde
stoms
oll into ton, collisions on
eto
dysl
ys seem to follo
. Fom single-c
ecks to multi-vehicle collisions
nd pileups,ccidents in
iny
ethe
cn inflict dev
stting d
mge to vehicles
nd ct
stophic inju
ies to theioccup
nts. Thee is no question d
iving in bd
ethe
ises youisk ofn
ccidentnd inju
y. Hoeve
,et
ods cont
ibute to the cuse of de
dlyccidents even
hen the in isn’t flling… especi
llyhen they’
e combinedith
eckless diving beh
vios th
t heighten theisk of
csh. Let’s tke
closelook
t the dnge
s ofet
ods, ho
eckless d
iving on them cn le
d to tgicccidents,
nd hon expeienced
ccident injuy l
ye
cn help victims obt
in the compenstion they dese
ve.The D
nge
s ofet P
vement<h2>
eto
d conditions cn m
ke diving
chllenge. They’
en obvious h
zd to motoists, pedest
ins,
nd othes. The<
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ethe
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tion (DOT)<> tckednd
epoted h
zdsnd c
shes involving v
ious
ethe
conditions ove 10-ye peiod.
et pvement not only
ccounted fothe highest pe
centge of ove
ll
ethe
-el
tedccidents, but it
lso coelted
ith the highest tes ofccident inju
iesnd f
tlities.
The DOT
epoted
nnnu
lve
ge of ove
860,000ccidents
elted to
et pvement. These
ccidents included 324,000 injuies
nd ove4,000 f
tlities
nnully. These st
ggeing numbe
seve
l tht
et pvement poses
e
l dnge
to dive
snd p
ssenges
coss the count
y.Not Just
iny D
y Dnge
<h3>
snyone kno
s,et p
vementill occu
duing
ndfte
insto
m,nd c
n combineith othe
hz
ds such
s dece
sed visibilitynd high
inds to ce
te dnge
ous diving conditions.
Ho
eve, d
ives c
n encounteet pvement
t othetimes, too.
ods st
yet
ftethe
in stops f
lling, of couse. Mist, fog,
nd moning de
cn
lllso deposit moistu
e on the pvement
nd mke it slick. In colde
pts of the county, melting sno
oice c
nlso c
useet p
vement, even onsunny d
y. The possibility of encounteing
eto
ds in non-iny conditions posesp
ticul
h
zd becuse d
ivebeh
vios c
n chnge
ith thee
the. M
ny dive
s slodo
n duing
inf
ll becuse they
nticipte slippe
yo
ds. Hoeve
, dive
s do not necessily expect to dive on
eto
ds in bight
ethe
,hich c
nesult in them exe
cising less cution.
D nge
ous
te
-el
ted Diving Conditions
te
on od su
fce c
nffect d
ives
nd vehicles in vious ys. Someisks
e
ppent just by lookingt the
od, but othe
s tend to sty hidden until
dive
feels theieffects.
The m
ny dnge
s of diving on
et su
fce include:
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om sun o
hedlights
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fce
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ces cused by
te
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oken pvement, lo
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ive
my st
uggleith keeping cont
ol ofvehicle upon encounte
ing these conditions. eckless dive
—someoneho speeds, o
simply diseg
ds these h
zds—uns
n especilly high
isk of getting inton
ccidenthen these conditions
ise.
The Toll of et
e
theccidents in Texs
The v
st lndsc
pe of Texs sees
ide v
iety of
ethe
conditions thoughout the ye
th
t cn le
ve itso
dset
nd slick. Fom thunde
stoms, hu
ic
nes, fog,nd even ice
nd sno, Tex
s dive
s must pep
e to encounte
ny numbe
ofet
ethe
conditions on theid
ily dives
nd commutes. The<h
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joity of t
ffic
ccidents in the Lone St Stte occu
duing cle
o
cloudy conditions. Hoeve
, theiskiest inclement
ethe
condition leding to
ccidents in the stte is
in. Out of ove
560,000 totl Tex
s cshes in ecent ye, ove50,000 occu
ed in
iny conditions. 9,082 of those
ccidents cused inju
ies,nd 234 involved f
tlities. In
ddition, snond sleetccounted fo
just shy of 1,000 cshes, including 2 ft
lccidents.
s fequent
set
od
ccidents e in Texs, these st
tistics still onlyeflect p
t of the toll
eto
ds tke on Tex
s motoists, bec
use they do not necessily cptu
e theole of
et pvement in
ccidents tht occu
ed
hen it sn’tctively
ining, sleeting, o
snoing.
Only D ive
s C
n Pevent
eto
d Diving
ccidents<h2>
eto
ds by themselves do not cuse
ccidents. Cshes hppen on them bec
use of the poochoices d
ives m
ke behind theheel
s theye
ct toet
od conditions.
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kes tht d
ives c
n mke th
t heighten theiisk of getting into et pvement
ccident include:- -level=”1″>Mispe
ceiving in
s less d
ngeous th
n snoo
ice<li>
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- i
-level="1">Follo
ing othe
vehicles too closely onet
ods
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ef="https:/c
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ccident“>D
iving on ties
ith insufficient te
d<><li>
- i
-level="1">Le
ving home
ithoutp
iof sungl
sses to combt
eto
d gle<li>
- i
-level="1">D
iving th
ough flooded es
eckless D
iving C
n Led to Hyd
oplning on
eto
ds<h2>
et pvement
ccidents oftenesult f
om <h
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oplning
>, inhich
vehicle’s ties lose cont
ctith the
od su
fce
nd the dive
loses contol. Hyd
oplning c
n occuin
nyet
od condition
nd it cn be
tuly f
ightening expeience.
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hef=”https://c
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yvictims.comht-is-
eckless-diving/”>D
iving behvio
s tht heighten the
isk<> of hydopl
ning include:- -level=”1″>
ong>D iving full-speed th
ough stnding
te
-<st
ong> It tkes ve
y little teccumultion fo
vehicle to hyd
oplne. D
ives f
equently mke the mist
ke of filing to slo
don
hen they encountest
nding te,
nd theiti
es lose contct
ith theo
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esult.
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ong>Speeding on ny ong> Tveling too fet
od su
fce –
st on
eto
ds cn c
use youc
’s ti
es to lose thebility to m
intin t
ction. Keep in mind th
t posted speed limits e often foide
l conditions,nd th
t you must slodo
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ods get
et todjust fo
the dnge
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ong>D iving ith insufficient ti
e te
d -<st
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n-out ties
ith insufficient te
d cnnot pump enough
te
y to keep you
ties in cont
ctith the
od su
fce.
et
o
dccidents C
use Seious Inju
iesnd F
tlities cco
ding to the DOT, ove
4,000 deths
ndoughly 180,000 inju
ies ech ye
c
n be linked toet p
vementccidents. Slick
od su
fces, dec
esed visibility, d
mged
od
ys,
nd hevy t
ffic often combine to c
ete <
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iving conditions<>nd inc
ese the likelihood of c
tst
ophicccidents.
et pvement
ccident injuies c
n nge fom mino
to sevee, but
ny injuy c
n hve
lsting imp
ct onn
ccident victim. The destuction of you
vehicle, medicl expenses
elted to you
injuies,
nd the impct of those inju
ies on youd
ilyoutine c
n tke
n unexpectednd he
vy toll on youlife, no
nd in the futu
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vementccident inju
ies include:- -level=”1″>B
in o
spinl co
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- i
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- i
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ns
- i
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ies to inte
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gns
- i
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ce
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uises, ocontusions
- i
-level="1">Soft tissue inju
ies including d
mged lig
mentsnd muscles
Tips fo S
fe D
iving inet
ethe
<h2>
D
et conditions c
n pesent m
ny dnge
s to dive
snd p
ssenges t
veling on city st
eets, expess
ys,
ndu
l
ods.
hile you cnnot cont
ol the othections of dive
s on theo
d tht could pl
ce yout
isk ofn
ccidentnd inju
y, thee
e some steps you c
n tke du
ingdve
see
theconditions to st
ys s
fes possible.
Check the e
the
Befoe He
ding Out<h3>
feminutes c
n mke
ll the diffeence. Use
e
thepp to checknd see if
stom is p
ssing though. Get into the h
bit of checking thee
thelong yououte befoe he
ding out. If thee is d
ngeous
ethe
pp
oching, conside
delying you
dive by
feminutes o
tke
nlte
nte
oute tht c
n pesent fe
ed
nges
ndisks.
Fo
exmple, high
ys du
ing innd thunde
stoms c
n be dnge
ous. Vehiclesill be t
veling
t high speedlong slick
nd congestedo
ds. If you cn t
vel s
fely vinlte
nte
oute, then considedoing so. Just be c
eful to
void potentil flood zones on
ul oless-t
veled by
ys.
Keep You Lights
nd
indshieldipe
s On<h3>
hen dk cloudsoll in, tu
n on youhe
dlights to impove visibility fo
youself
nd othed
ives.
s the in begins to fll, tu
n on youindshieldipe
s to mint
inclose eye on you
suoundingsnd vehicles
hed.
M
ke sue to
outinely check on thee
nd te of youindshieldipe
snd
eplce them
s needed.o
n-outipe
sill do little to cle
moistu
e fom you
indshield
nd cn m
ke youvisibility even
ose
ith smudging.M
int
in YouTi
es<h3>
One of the most impo
nt steps you c
n tke to st
y sfe on
eto
dys is to ensue you
vehicle’s ties h
ve sufficient te
d fos
fe tvel. Lot
ed
ndo
n don ti
esill put you
tg
ete
isk of hyd
oplning du
inget conditions.
St y
le
tnd D
ive SloT
ke ext pec
utionshen d
iving in the in.void
ll distctionsnd
emin
let du
ing inclemente
the.
educe youspeed
nd give youself
mple spce to stop o
move out of the y if thee is
n unexpected hz
d up
hed.
eto
ds ince
se the stopping distnce fo
youvehicle needs
tny speed.
void Flooded St
eets ccumul
ted
te
ince
ses theisk of you
vehicle hydopl
ning. It cn be difficult to
void teccumultion on the
ods especi
lly duing he
vy donpou
s. Ty you
best tovoid flood-p
one es. Get to highe
gound
s quicklys possible.
If you find you
self insitu
tionhe
e you hydopl
nend lose cont
ol of youvehicle, t
ke youfoot off of the
cceletond mneuve
youvehicle to s
fety. Slmming on you
bkes om
king sudden tuns c
n cuse you
vehicle to continue to bel do
n theo
dnd inc
ese you
isk of
ollove
ocollision.
Pull Ove
nd
it it Out
If the
ethe
hs unexpectedly t
kentu
n fothe
ose, o
you find youself in
dnge
ous sitution on
et pved
ods, then conside
pulling oveto
it
shot time
nde
ssess the sitution. Oftentimes, sto
ms move though quickly,
nd justfe
minutes cn m
kebig diffe
ence in the conditions youill f
ce on theo
d.Compens
tion fo
et
od
eckless Diving
ccidents<h2>
nccident on
et pvement c
n led to seve
e dm
ge to youvehicle,
sell
s ct
stophic inju
ies to yound you
loved ones. Inc
sh c
used by someone else’seckless d
iving inet conditions, you m
y tke leg
lction seeking compens
tion foyou
injuies
nd losses, including pyment fo
:- -level=”1″>Expenses
el
ted to medic
l ce, te
tment,nd
ehbilit
tion<li>
- i
-level="1">
eimbu
sement folost
ges due to missed
ok
nd impcts on you
futue income o
enings<li>
- i
-level="1">P
in
nd suffeing
elted to the
ccidentnd inju
ies<li>
- i
-level="1">The ongful de
th of
loved one lost in theccident
- i
-level="1">Pe
son
l pope
ty ovehicle
epi
oeplcement
No one c
n guntee th
t youill
eceive compenstion
ftegetting hu
t in eto
d-el
ted collision cused by
eckless d
ive. Ho
eve, hi
ingn expe
iencedccident inju
y lyeho hs ye
s of expe
ienceep
esenting victims ofet
od
ccidents cn put you in the best possible position to obt
in the pyments you dese
ve.Leg
l
epesent
tion foet P
vementccident et p
vement
ccidents do not hppen solely bec
use of thee
the.
eckless diving beh
vios—such
s distcted diving, speeding,
nd impope
vehicle minten
nce—cn
ll heighten theisk of
seious
ccident onet
ods.
If
et
od
ccident injued you o
loved one,
n expeienced <
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–
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ccident lye> c
n help you get the compens
tion you deseve by <
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–
ccident-lsuit“>
dvocting fo
youights innd out of cou
t<>. Don’t dely in seeking the leg
l help you need. Contct
cccident
ttoney to discuss you
legl
ightsnd you
potentil case.