Taxi Accidents

Taxicabs are a great way to get where we need to be if we don’t have a car or when our car is out of service. I believe this most of the time. I was recently inNew York Cityand had to take cabs to get around. I was scared to death. We have to depend on them when we travel. It can be an easy and convenient means of transportation.

With the number of taxis onKentuckyroadways every day, taxi accidents are inevitable. The majority of taxi drivers are experienced drivers. Actually, even the skilled taxi drivers can still be long hours of work and fatigue on long drives and traffic can cause taxi accidents.

Causes of taxi accidents include:

• Driver distraction
• fatigue
• greater financial pressure causing longer work hours to earn more money
• drivers’ failing to follow the rules of the road
• speeding
• ignoring stop signs
• unsafe passing

Victims of taxi accidents may experience non-life threatening injuries or possibly life threatening injuries including brain and spinal cord injury, burns and abrasions, whiplash, broken bones and soft tissue damage. Many of these injuries result in expensive medical bills, as well as in loss of income. These victims may be paying passengers or other drivers on the roads.

If you are a passenger, a taxi accident is never your fault. You have the right to recover for your injuries. You need to know some important things in order to help preserve and collect the evidence of the accident so you can pursue your claim. Here is some important information that you should know after being involved in a taxi accident.

• Get the name and contact details of the taxi driver who was in the accident.
• Get the name and contact details of the other party/driver involved in the collision.
• Get the name and contact details of the witnesses
• If possible, prior to leaving the scene, take pictures of the accident as well as injuries to you and any parties in the accident.

It is important to know that if you have a claim against a cab company inLouisville,Kentuckythere is a greater likelihood that the case will be litigated. This is company policy. Many cab drivers are required to call their company before the police were they are in an accident. The cab company’s investigators are on the accident scene collecting evidence within minutes. They will use this evidence to defeat your injury claim. It is important to get an experiencedKentuckypersonal injury attorney in your corner fighting for you as soon as possible in a taxi accident case.



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