Small passenger vehicle drivers, where the vehicle is designed to transport between nine and fifteen passengers and the drivers are not receiving direct compensation.
While the industry is essential to the U.S. economy, there are also many dangers created by having large and heavy big rigs driving alongside
small passenger vehicles at high speeds.
The F250 - F350 need to pass emissions standards at 20 % throttle down the highway like
the small passenger vehicles it shares the road with.
In this scenario, a vehicle that travels at 30 miles per hour would hit into
another small passenger vehicle traveling at 15 miles per hour.
As the driver of
a smaller passenger vehicle, being in a car accident with a large truck may be something you worry about.
When a large, heavy 18 - wheeler collides with
a smaller passenger vehicle, the results can be devastating.
The immense size and weight of commercial vehicles mean that they handle differently than
smaller passenger vehicles.
Many large trucks share the roads and highways with
the smaller passenger vehicles.
Accidents involving trucks and
smaller passenger vehicles are among the most serious accidents we handle at the Law Offices of Peter W. Summerill and often result in severe — sometimes fatal — injuries that change the lives of entire families forever.
And when any large vehicle collides with
a smaller passenger vehicle — the force and weight of the crash could lead to catastrophic injuries or a wrongful death.
In incidents with trucks and other heavy vehicles entering the oncoming lane, the magnitude of the larger vehicle colliding with a medium or
small passenger vehicle will usually inflict catastrophic injuries to the passengers of the standard vehicle or even cause multiple fatalities.
When
a smaller passenger vehicle collides with a semi or tractor - trailer, it often results in devastating consequences.