Recent Blog Posts
Common Motorcycle Accident Injuries
The long stretches of highway that criss-cross Oklahoma make the state a popular destination for motorcyclists. Riding motorcycles, however, does not come without certain risks. For instance, because they are so much smaller than standard passenger vehicles, motorcycles are harder to see, easily falling within the boundaries of a blind spot. They also offer… Read More »
Unsecured Cargo Loads Can Cause Truck Accidents
We’ve all seen debris on the road that clearly fell out of the back of a truck. Whether it is lumber, a mattress, or cardboard boxes, these items pose a very real risk of injury to road users. A recent study conducted by AAA revealed that dangerous road debris had caused 200,000 crashes in… Read More »
U-Turn Motorcycle Accidents
Motorcycle riders are some of the most vulnerable road users, largely because their vehicles are so much smaller than others and lack the protection of a surrounding metal frame. Certain maneuvers increase these dangers even further. U-turns, for example, whether made by a motorcycle or another vehicle present heightened risks for riders. While there… Read More »
Blind Spots Can Cause Truck Accidents
Besides being much larger than the average passenger vehicle, commercial vehicles also have far vaster blind spots. This can make it even more dangerous to share the road with commercial vehicles, which already outweigh most cars by many thousands of pounds. Knowing where these blind spots are on semi-trucks can go a long way… Read More »
What Causes Trucks to Roll Over?
While most drivers have accepted the need to share the road with commercial vehicles as a necessary evil, the risk that these vehicles pose to other road users cannot be understated. Weighing as much as 80,000 pounds and often exceeding 70 feet in length, these kinds of vehicles can cause a catastrophic amount of… Read More »
Oil Industry One of Our Country’s Most Dangerous
The oil and gas industry is one of the most dangerous in the U.S. for employees, who are at risk of suffering everything from minor cuts and bruises in slip and fall accidents to life-threatening conditions, like burns and certain cancers, caused by explosions and exposure to dangerous chemicals. Unfortunately, these problems seem to… Read More »
Common Truck Accident Injuries
The kinds of injuries that are caused by truck accidents are often severe and may reach the level of catastrophic due to the massive size difference between commercial vehicles and passenger cars. These injuries can lead to lifelong health problems, expensive medical bills, lost earning ability, permanent disability, and in some devastating cases, even… Read More »
Failure to Yield Motorcycle Accidents
While motorcycle accidents can be attributed to a lot of different things ranging from distracted driving to speeding, many can be linked specifically to a driver’s failure to yield the right-of-way. This can occur in a variety of scenarios, but many take place in intersections where a motorist either failed to see a motorcyclist,… Read More »
What Caused My Jackknife Truck Accident?
Jackknife accidents are a type of crash unique to semi-trucks and tractor trailers that occur when the cab and trailer portions of a vehicle start moving independently, with the trailer portion swinging out to the side of the cab and forming a 90 degree angle. There are a lot of different causes for these… Read More »
Why Left Turns are So Dangerous for Motorcyclists
Riding a motorcycle poses special risks, simply due to the exposed nature of the rider. Certain actions, however, are even more perilous for motorcyclists, one of which is turning left. Whether attempting to legally turn left at, or traveling straight through an intersection (while other vehicles turn left) motorcyclists are much more likely to… Read More »
