Aside from the obvious distinction when comparing the sizes of a truck and a car, there are some other major differences to consider that all come into play if you are unfortunate enough to be involved in a collision with one of the largest vehicles on the road.

The accident numbers involving trucks are a definite cause for concern when you discover that there is almost twice as much chance of a fatality when a truck is involved in a collision.

Here are some of the fundamental reasons why truck accidents are so damaging to lives and to other vehicles too, and what it can mean if you are involved in a collision.

Trucks have the capacity to cause serious damage

It stands to reason that when you look at the size and weight of the average truck you are dealing with a vehicle that can easily become a motorized weapon that has the capacity to do some serious damage to any car it hits and the occupants of that car, albeit unintentionally.

You only have to talk to a truck accident lawyer and they will be able to tell you how truck collisions can so often result in more serious injuries and damage than when two cars collide.

A fully-loaded truck can easily weigh at least 80,000 pounds and the average car weighs about 3,000 pounds, so you don’t have to be a mathematician to work out which vehicle will come out worse if a truck and car have a crash.

If you are unfortunate enough to be involved in an accident in your car with a large truck it shouldn’t take much working out to realize who will be likely fare worse after impact.

Serious or fatal injuries are a heightened risk factor

The sheer weight and size of a truck mean that if it does crash into a car there is always the distinct possibility that any injuries sustained have the capacity to be far more serious than when two cars collide.

Any road traffic accident is bad news, of course, and there are sadly a number of fatalities on our roads each year, but the facts and figures tell us that recorded injuries tend to be more serious when a truck is involved…
 
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