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Truckers are a growing motorist group using Tennessee’s highways, and commercial trucking accidents occur regularly in the Memphis region. When a truck crash happens, serious injuries and fatalities are a common result.
Common causes of commercial truck accidents in Memphis
According to IIHS, a large percentage of trucking crashes are caused by:
As mass transit systems grow across Tennessee and Shelby County, bus accidents occur regularly. When a bus crash happens, serious injuries and fatalities are a common result.
Common causes of bus accidents in Memphis
According to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, over the past 10 years nationally:
The number of buses involved in fatal crashes decreased from 274 to 251, an 8% drop;
At one point or another, everyone is a pedestrian. As the expense of driving and insuring a vehicle rise, more and more people choose to walk to their destinations. As the number of pedestrians increases, so do the number of pedestrian accidents. To see where the Memphis region ranks in terms of pedestrian collisions nationally, please go to this National Highway Traffic Safety Administration report.
Motorcycle accidents are a common occurrence in Memphis. These regions popular with motorcyclists, and with so many bikes on the roads, the number of collisions is high, and motorcycle accidents are a major safety and economic issue for riders in the Memphis area.
The size and speed of trains brings death and destruction to anyone and anything in their path. The main forms of train accidents are train derailments, train and pedestrian accidents, and train and car accidents.
To learn about train accidents in Memphis, go to the Federal Railroad Administration site.
Motor vehicle accidents are an hourly occurrence in Nashville and across Davidson County. Many crashes are completely avoidable, caused by drunk drivers or distracted drivers. Whatever the cause, car accidents are a major safety and economic issue for the communities in the region.
Truckers are a growing motorist group using Tennessee’s highways, and commercial trucking accidents occur regularly in the Nashville region. When a truck crash happens, serious injuries and fatalities are a common result.
Common causes of commercial truck accidents in Nashville
According to IIHS, a large percentage of trucking crashes are caused by:
As mass transit systems grow across Tennessee and Davidson County, bus accidents occur regularly. When a bus crash happens, serious injuries and fatalities are a common result.
According to the U.S. Coast Guard, from 2013 to 2014, deaths increased from 560 to 610, an 8.9% increase, injuries increased from 2,620 to 2,678, a 2.2% increase and the total number of accidents increased from 4,062 to 4,064, a 0.05% increase. Where the cause of death was known, 78% of fatal boating accident victims drowned; of those drowning victims, 84% were not wearing a life jacket.