When Illegal Parking Endangers The PublicCrashes caused by parking violations
Commercial trucks must follow federal motor safety carrier act regulations, company manuals, industry practices and commercial driving requirements. Truck accident attorney, George Patterson demonstrated his knowledge and experience with these rules by becoming board certified as a truck accident attorney by the National Board of Trial Advocacy. He also earned advocate member status with the Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys by passing their exam.
Commercial truck accident lawyer, George Patterson has handled numerous truck accident cases involving illegally parked commercial trucks. George Patterson has been quoted in an article entitled “When Your Parked Car is at Fault” published on FoxBusiness.com and “When a Parked Car is at Fault” published on Money.MSN.com. Insurance companies typically deny claims by people who were injured when they struck an illegally parked truck on the grounds that the driver was negligent for failing to see and avoid the illegally parked truck.
Illegally parked vehicles, particularly trucks can lead to serious catastrophic accidents. Ordinarily a person that has illegally parked a car that is struck by another car will not be liable for the accident. Illegally parked commercial trucks are different. Commercial trucks are subject to additional parking restrictions and regulations. Liability for all illegally parked vehicles occur if the parking statute that was violated was meant to prevent accidents as opposed to maintaining the free flow of traffic. For example, cars that double park on a busy city street are violating a parking statute that is meant to maintain the flow of traffic. On the other hand, a truck that parks on a narrow roadway just past a sharp bend in the roadway is creating a hazard. That parking restriction is meant to protect approaching drivers. Simply put, the no parking signs in that location are for the protection of drivers that will not have time to react to a stopped vehicle in the roadway.