Aug

11

Riding in Bed Of Pickup leads to Personal Injury

August 11, 2011 | Comments Off

While riding in a car or truck, a person is travelling at the same speed as the vehicle. If the vehicle has to make a quick stop, the people in the bed are going to keep moving because they have no brake (ie the seatbelt). So they either fly out of the truck bed or they hit the truck itself.

Aug

8

Motorcyclist, Trucks and Wrongful Death

August 8, 2011 | Comments Off

It is a fact of life, the rule of gross tonnage. This means that in a collision the vehicle with the highest gross tonnage is going to prevail. In the situation involving a motorcycle accident with a truck, the motorcyclist is in the greatest danger of serious personal injury or wrongful death.

Jun

8

Indiana Auto Accident Attorney talks about “The Blind Spot” and Defensive Driving

June 8, 2011 | Comments Off

Yesterday, I was coming back to our serious injury offices in Indianapolis, from Richmond.  We just concluded a significant hearing. I was travelling west on I-70 near the Keystone interchange (Mile marker 83.5, just east of the I-65-I-70 split). At that location, I-70 is five lanes wide.  I was in the second lane from the [...]

Apr

14

Indiana Serious Injury Attorneys Discuss Semi Tractor-trailer accident

April 14, 2011 | Comments Off

Yesterday we discussed the dangers associated with sharing our highways with large semi tractor-trailers.  As Indiana serious Injury Lawyers, representing seriously injured Hoosiers all over the State of Indiana from our Indianapolis offices, we know that there are many dangers.  Sometimes the dangers stem from the way the trucking company does business.  Of course there [...]

Apr

13

Indiana Serious Injury Attorneys Discuss Semi Tractor Trailer Accidents

April 13, 2011 | Comments Off

Recently we wrote about the dangers associated with sharing our highways with semi tractor-trailers.  We know the benefits of this arrangement far outweigh the benefits, but that does not mean that passenger cars are in greater danger on the highways of having a semi tractor-trailer collision.  The danger arises from the serious injuries that are [...]

Apr

8

Tips for Sharing the Road with Semi Tractor Trailers

April 8, 2011 | Comments Off

At Young and Young we, as Indiana Severe Injury Lawyers, we like to keep abreast of what is happening out on our roads.  Our roads are a modern marvel.  They allow us to travel across our great country in a couple days.  They allow us to transport huge amounts of goods across our country.  They [...]

Feb

9

Wire Barriers on Highways Help Save Lives- Indiana Truck Accident Attorneys

February 9, 2011 | Comments Off

Dear Hoosiers, I came to work today on roads covered with ice.  As I did, I passed a large truck losing control, skidding into the median.  The large truck, a semi tractor-trailer came to a stop causing no injury and little damage, though I suspect the driver might have to change his under garments.  I [...]

Feb

4

Ice From Passing Trucks Cause Highway Hazard – Accident Lawyers Young and Young

February 4, 2011 | Comments Off

Fellow Hoosiers, we have all been dealing with ice in new and unusual circumstances.  For the first time in my life I saw children playing hockey, with skates on my front yard.  We want to warn you all about an unexpected danger.  We are hearing reports that ice is being shed by semi tractor-trailers on [...]

Aug

9

Back to School Roadway Safety

August 9, 2010 | Comments Off

The summer seems to go by fast, doesn’t it? Schools in some parts of Indiana will be back in session as early as next week, with the resulting increase in car traffic (and the possibility of a road accident) in the morning and late afternoon. Avoiding any kind of traffic accident should be on your [...]

Aug

9

Traffic Accidents and Young Drivers: Five Contributing Factors

August 9, 2010 | Comments Off

Teenagers and cars can be risky business, even under the best of circumstances.  But it’s perhaps the worst of circumstances, i.e., when alcohol is involved, that highway safety for all concerned could be most compromised. The  inexperience of teenagers with the effects of alcohol, their fearless and/or reckless attitude towards real danger, and their skills [...]

Aug

5

Indiana Truck Accident Lawyer

August 5, 2010 | Comments Off

Young & Young are Indiana Truck Accident lawyers. We practice out our offices in downtown Indianapolis. Young & Young has been representing Hoosiers injured in truck accidents since 1954. We represent Hoosiers who are injured in large truck accidents, semi tractor-trailer accidents, step van accidents, pickup truck accidents and generally all accidents involving any type [...]

Jul

1

Indiana Truck Injury Lawyer on Speed Limits

July 1, 2010 | Comments Off

John P. Young has been practicing Indiana Truck Injury law for 22 years.  He recently assisted a Hoosier injured in a semi tractor trailer accident.  The facts of the case shed light on the speed limits on our interstate highway system.  Speed limits on the highway system are regulated by Indiana statutory law.  This simply [...]

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