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Dallas is one of the areas of the US where the winter is warm enough that motorcycle riders can stay on their bikes year round. There are usually a few days where it’s not advisable and a couple where it’s downright foolhardy, but it’s usually fine to ride in Dallas. If you want to avoid being part of a Dallas car accident on your bike, however, winter motorcycling requires some special considerations.
Car wrecks come in all shapes and sizes. The most common types are the fender benders that most people are familiar with. Sometimes they result in one party calling a car wreck attorney, but many of them occur without anyone being hurt financially or physically in any significant regard. There are accidents, however, that get very large and that pose a serious risk to the lives of those involved in them.
Unfortunately, a lot of people routinely violate drunk driving laws. There are far too many times that a Dallas car accident involves a driver who was severely impaired by alcohol. In some cases, drunk drivers will be pretty obvious. In others, you’ll have to really pay attention to what they’re doing before you realize that you’re in a dangerous situation. Whenever you’re close to a drunk driver on the road, you are in danger.
Making the roads safer starts with you. There are cases where you’ll be unable to avoid a crash. No matter how fast or good of a driver you are, you can get into a situation where you’ll end up hurt or injured without doing anything wrong. Many car accident personal injury claims are filed by people who didn’t even see the accident they got into coming and who weren’t doing anything to bring it upon themselves.
When you’re driving, it’s usually best to assume that the drivers around you can’t see you. This is particularly the case when you’re trying to maneuver around big rigs. Big rig crashes can cause devastating injuries to people in passenger cars, even if the collision isn’t a direct one. When you’re alongside a big rig, you should assume they don’t see you at all.
Many a Dallas car accident is caused when drivers fail to adjust their driving habits to fit the weather. One of the most significant dangers during the winter is the various types of precipitations that affect driving and the fact that the temperatures can rapidly drop sometimes. Anyone who’s lived in Dallas for a while knows about the hazards of freezing rain and the occasional snow storm, but remember that you can’t always see the threats that winter driving presents.
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If you’ve lost someone in a car wreck, you may want to consider contacting a wrongful death lawyer. The Dallas based Rasansky Law Firm handles these kinds of cases and would be happy to evaluate your case free of charge. Contact us at (877) 331-4156 or visit jrlawfirm.com.
Texas car accident attorney Jeff Rasansky has been helping auto accident victims in Texas recover compensation for their injuries for nearly 30 years. The goal of this website is to raise awareness of the sheer number of preventable car accidents that occur in Texas on a daily basis.
