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Technology for Preventing Truck Accidents

There is technology on the market that could prevent truck accidents. In Bucks County, there are four important prevent technologies that can be put into trucks to try to prevent fatal accidents.

• Forward collision warning
• Lane departure warning
• Side view assist
• Adaptive headlights

Forward collision warning is technology that alerts a driver when a vehicle is getting too close to the vehicle in front of it. This prevention technology is important because more passengers die in frontal crashes than any other type of accident.

Lane departure warning technology uses a camera based system to detect when a driver drifts into another lane. This type of prevention technology can prevent head on accidents, side swipe accidents and truck accidents involving off road objects such as telephone poles and trees.

Side view assist technology can prevent truck accidents that are caused by driver's blind spots. All vehicles have blind spots and this technology will allow drivers to help prevent getting in a trucking accident because they can't see out of their blind spot.

Adaptive headlights help drivers to be able to see around bends and curves in the road at night. Over 2,000 accidents are caused yearly because of curvy roads and driver's not being able to see around them.

When a truck collides with a car, there is usually a severe or fatal injury. The four prevention technologies mentioned above could prevent the 384,000 large truck accidents that happen every year, with 4,100 of those resulting in fatalities. Large trucks are involved in more fatal accidents over any other type of vehicle.

If you have been the victim of a Pennsylvania truck accident and have been injured, you have legal options. When selecting a PA personal injury lawyer, it is important to choose one that knows the PA and NJ laws and will work to make the most of your claim. The experienced Bucks County personal injury law firm of Saile & Saile LLP may be able to help you with your injury claim. Visit our website or call our office today.