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Houston, Texas (PRWeb) November 30, 2011

Tags Houston truck accident attorney Brad T. Wyly said today that the legislative effort that sets hard in America’s roads can be dangerous for drivers.

Tags: Advocates seek to increase federal weight limits for trucks scored a victory last week, after Congress approved two applications from the states to heavy sets in the U.S. highways, according to Associated Press.

Tags: The official weight limit for trucks on Interstates is 80,000 pounds. Freight cars in Maine and Vermont today will be able to hit the scales tipping federal highways per 100,000 pounds. They will join 20 other states similar exceptions in Congress.

Heavy trucks are trucks Tags deadly, said Wyly, a Houston personal injury law firm represents clients who were injured in a truck accident caused by negligence in Houston, Harris County, Galveston, Texas and the Beaumont.

Tags: more weight the car carries, the longer it takes to stop and it is harder to manage. This is a recipe for, violent catastrophic collisions, Wyly said.

Tags About 3400 people were killed and 59,703 people were injured in large truck crashes in 2009, according to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.

Tags: Texas has a bad reputation for itself. The latest statistics of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration shows that in 2008, large trucks were involved in 421 fatal accidents on the roads of Texas, which represents 10.4 percent of large truck crashes nations with the highest percentage of fatal in the country.

Tags: proposals to increase federal weight limit for trucks, tractors, trailers, 18-wheelers, semi-trucks and other commercial motor vehicles 97,000 pounds was OK since 2009.

Brands supporters say that allowing heavy trucks on the Interstates will have an adverse effect on road safety because there will be fewer really big sets on the road.

Marks, but it may not be true, according to Wyly.

Tags: freight already overloaded trailer on the road every day, the Houston personal injury lawyer explained. They are driven by non-profit organizations that have economic incentives to have more goods delivered as soon as possible and make as many trucks on the road as possible.

overloaded vehicles are responsible for thousands of truck accidents in the United States each year and pose different risks to other road users, Wyly said. Improperly secured loads can be spread on the street and the composition of the cargo during transport may result in rollover crashes. Overweight vehicles are also hard to sit there and not difficult to avoid an obstacle.

Tags: truck accidents, the consequences are often tragic, Wyly said. Falls includes CMVs often cause some of the most devastating and long-term injuries such as brain trauma, spinal cord injuries and neck injuries.

Many words of the worst injuries to residents of another vehicle or pedestrian, not a truck driver, said Wyly, awards NHTSAs shows that three out of four people killed in tractor trailer wrecks are passengers in other vehicles.

Tags: people were injured in truck accidents often associated with severe financial burden resulting from medical bills, lost wages and pay for assistants to perform everyday tasks while they are recovering, he said. Victims who survive with severe disabilities may need continued health and requires adaptive equipment such as ventilators or wheelchair, or even 24 hours of nursing care.

Tags: These are costs that are physically, financially and emotionally more on the injured person and their family, Wyly said.

Tags: I strongly recommend Texas truck accident victims and their families to contact a truck accident lawyer as soon as possible. The courts award compensation to help victims cope with the economic burden that they can start focusing on how to build your life.

Tags: The Wyly Law, p.č.

Tags: Wyly Law Firm, PC is a Houston law firm representing personal injury victims, including those injured in car, truck, motorcycle, bicycle or pedestrian accidents in the Houston and surrounding communities, including Harris County, Baytown, Pasadena, Galveston, Beaumont, Bellaire, trefoil, Spring Valley, Missouri City, Aldine and Jersey Village. The company also deals with insurance disputes, claims and questions of business law and litigation. Attorney Brad T. Wyly, founder, is an experienced negotiator and advocate. Wyly has extensive experience in personal injury cases, including claims that complex accidents, catastrophic injury and wrongful death. He was named star of Law and Politics magazine. To contact the Wyly Law Office, PC, call (713) 574-7034 or use the online form companies.

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