Truck Accidents

The island of Manhattan is set up as a grid of streets and avenues. the streets go left to right or east to west, and the Avenues run north and south, or top to bottom bottom top. They are typically a series of one-way streets and one way avenues for instance 8th Avenue goes north, 9th Avenue goes south, 10th Avenue goes north. There are some avenues that go both North and South and for example that includes Broadway which is also an avenue runs north south but there’s also an east to west, or diagonal, component. So while generally the island of Manhattan is a grid, there are exceptions, which will be addressed very shortly. But first, it’s important to note that twenty city blocks, or streets, is the equivalent of one mile. Six avenues, is the equivalent of one mile as well. so the general rule of thumb is twenty city blocks to a mile, six avenues to a mile.   As with a lot of rules or with most rules, there are also exceptions to those rules. So while the general grid of Manhattan is as aforesaid, meaning, twenty city blocks to mile, six avenues to a mile, there are other neighborhoods where it is not a simple grid setup. These areas include downtown Manhattan where it looks like a web of streets and all sorts of diagonals and different directions and one ways and two ways and ending at the end of a block abruptly. An experienced New York City truck accident attorney should be aware of this.

It only makes sense that within the city that’s the size of New York with the layout of the streets and avenues and the congestion of the people, along with the MTA system, as well as the amount of foot traffic on the streets and sidewalks, not to mention the cyclist as well, there’s a lot for New York City truck drivers to focus on when going through the streets of Manhattan either to pass through, or to make a delivery. It is one thing to try and figure out where to park to make the delivery because the Parking Authorities tend to write tickets to New York City delivery drivers where they are parked where they are not supposed to be parked. But this article addresses a different issue, and that issue is that a truck driver would need a New York City truck accident attorney.

Due to the complexity of the city streets and avenues downtown and due to the typically tight corners the Manhattan blocks contain, there are often opportunities there and on the streets generally for trucks to get into accidents in New York city. Now, because as stated above New York City extends Beyond Manhattan, there are all sorts of other types of streets, highways, roadways, parking lots, all of which have different opportunities for different types of accidents.

The attorneys on staff here at the lawyer James have experience in many different areas of law and many different courts within the New York City Court system. It is important to have someone like that on your team of advisors, particularly when you are looking for a New York City truck accident attorney. We have worked with truckers before, there are a lot of issues that truckers face that are unique only to truckers. These issues include the relationship that the trucker has with the owner of the truck if the truck does not or is not owned by the trucker. That relationship could define who there is a liability, particularly if there is a written contract. Another issue is who typically bears the bait or the weight of the loss of the cargo or the load. Truckers also need to be aware of the rules set forth by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration or the FMCSA.  These cover requirements like hours of service, rest breaks, load securement, and vehicle maintenance. They’re also state laws that apply and particularly New York we’re talking about the New York State Department of transportation, this is referred to as the NYDOT and those typically cover as with federal regulations and federal standards proper licensing comma inspections, and safety regulatory compliance.

Your basic accident scenario is one thing. but what makes it particularly acute and important for truck drivers is for instance when there are issues regarding securing cargo which leads to an accident or exceeding illegal allowable hours which could also lead to an accident or ignoring maintenance which could also lead to an accident all of these are super important to consider and which is why having a New York City truck accident attorney is important for you to have. 

There are a lot of variables and potential parties that could be potentially liable in the context of a truck accident this includes the driver, the carrier or the employer, and a third party if there were separate cargo loading or maintenance that was subcontracted out, and this adds to the complexity of the cases. Also as above there are other regulations that could come into play in the context of a post accident litigation scenario. There are also other variables including Serious injury thresholds particularly if they are met, which require additional knowledge of both personal injury standards as well as Trucking specific regulation.  This is key for a New York City truck accident attorney to know.

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