Semi truck accidents on Houston roadways are certainly the most difficult type of collision to contemplate yet the reality for hundreds of victims annually.
A review of statistics offered through the National Center for Statistics and Analysis related to semi truck accidents provides some alarming data.
Eighteen wheelers account for only three percent of registered vehicles in the Houston area but are the cause of twelve percent of fatalities!
In a recent year over 4600 semi trucks led to over 4200 deaths nationally. Locally the number of big rig accidents was just shy of 1200 - a number that dwarfs all other counties in Texas.
Nowhere else would these statistics be accepted with less fanfare? Cancer, AIDS, and even diabetes draws more attention and alarm than the annual loss of 50,000 Americans in highway crashes.
We have come to collectively consider these figures to be an acceptable loss as a part of the driving experience – when in fact the daily commute can often be little more than a gamble.
Now more than ever drivers need to be aware of the potential for accidents with tractor trailers (and for that matter other vehicles) and give them wide berth on the highways. Simply put – its better to be safe than to be sorry.
The Baumgartner law firm helps victims of auto accidents, 18 wheeler accidents and other cases with serious injury. To speak with a Houston personal injury attorney call the Baumgartner firm today.
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