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Saile & Saile LLP - Your Bensalem, Pennsylvania Car Accident Lawyers

Due to heavy population growth, Philadelphia, as other major population centers, outgrew its boundaries into the adjacent counties, including that of Bucks County, PA. Farming communities such as Bensalem, PA replaced their lightly traveled country roads with state highways, interstates, and expanded roadways, all of which see their fair share of car accidents each year, resulting in personal injury or death.

Bensalem roads of special concern include Street Road (Route 132), I-95, US Route 1, Bristol Pike (Route 13), Hulmeville Road, Bristol Road, Knights Road, Richlieu Drive, and even a portion of the Pennsylvania Turnpike, to name a few.

Street Road is a particular hot spot for Bucks County car accidents because of the number of shopping centers, restaurants and other entertainment establishments located along this busy thoroughfare. The speed limit on Street Road in Bensalem, PA is 45 mph, which is often not observed, frequently resulting in tragic and even fatal car accidents.

There are numerous traffic lights within very close proximity of one another on Street Road (Route 132) and US Route 1 in Bensalem, PA putting many drivers at risk of rear-end car accidents, given the speed with which many people drive and the use of cell phones for conversation and text messaging.

In addition, many of these Bensalem, PA traffic lights have left turning lanes with arrows that stay green for a very short period of time. Drivers often continue with their left turns after the green arrow has expired, creating the danger of a car accident to those drivers who proceed legally once their light on the opposite side of the intersection changes to green. Numerous Bucks County car accidents in Bensalem, PA are a result of such behavior at lighted intersections.

Also contributing to car accidents and personal injury is excessive speed and tailgating, which are both common on Street Road (Route 132), I-95, Bristol Road, US Route 1, Bristol Pike, and of course, the PA Turnpike in Bensalem, PA.

Street Road (Route 132) and Bristol Pike (Route 13) are important access roads for heavy tractor trailers in route to and from manufacturing and distribution centers located along State Road and I-95 in Bensalem, PA. The tractor trailer traffic can also be cited as a cause of truck accidents on Bensalem's roads.

Suburban congestion and added traffic, due to residential and business development, are at fault for an increased number of Bucks County, PA car accidents in Bensalem. As though suburban growth were not enough, Bensalem's traffic situation is compounded by the presence of not only a racetrack, but also the recent addition of slot machines. Thus, many people who normally traveled to Atlantic City, NJ now regularly travel to Bensalem, PA. Racetracks and casinos bring with them a lot of tourist traffic. People unfamiliar with Bensalem's roadways and its neighborhoods create an additional risk for the occurrence of car accidents.

Bensalem car accident lawyer, Michael L. Saile, Jr., Esq., of Saile & Saile LLP, is experienced in handling personal injury cases resulting from car accidents in Bensalem, PA. If you are injured, contact our office for a free consultation.