How the Lack of Off-Road Parking Can Cause Serious Accidents
When thinking about the risks involved with driving, you don’t consider the potential dangers caused by a shortage of parking for commercial trucks. Typically, you think about drivers on the road with insufficient rest or vehicles that have not been properly maintained. You may be surprised to learn, though, that, on average, there are thousands of accidents every year involving passenger vehicles that collide with a semi or big rig parked on the side of the interstate, typically because of a lack of parking at the nearest truck stop or rest area. At the Law Office of Michael R. De La Paz, we can help.
Shortage of Parking for Semis Poses Significant Risk of Accident and Injury
Over the past couple decades, the number of big rigs and tractor-trailers on the nation’s highways has consistently risen about 6% per year. According to state and federal regulations, those drivers must limit the amount of time consecutively spent on the road, and must also limit the amount of time on the road over a given period. Unfortunately, the places where truck drivers go to get off the road…truck stops and rest areas…have not kept pace with the increase in vehicles…one study found only one rest area/truck stop parking space for every 11 semis on the road. Because of the drastic shortage of places for truck drivers to park, many will pull over to the side of the road. Some have warning lights that can be seen by approaching drivers, but many do not. Far too often, a motorist will rear-end a semi in the dark, typically at high speeds. According to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, the dearth of safe parking for commercial trucks caused approximately 4,000 accidents in 2020, leading to 55 fatalities.
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