Interstate 95 is one of the busiest roads in the United States which links the north to south from Maine to Florida. It is 1,918 miles long and started to be built back in 1956.
According to the Department of Transportation, 60 percent of I 95 is heavily congested and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration data shows that the part of the I 95 in Florida is considered to be the deadliest road in American.
One of the major problems on the road is the number of crashes which involve trucks, especially rear end collisions. This type of collision does not just happen on the I 95, with two or three rear end collisions involving heavy trucks happening every hour somewhere in the United States. Unfortunately when a semi trailer is involved in this type of accident there is a much greater chance of an injury or fatality. In 2012, in large truck crashes, 3,514 people died 67 percent of whom were in passenger vehicles.
However now, several companies are looking to develop special technology with a system which alerts drivers if they are slow moving or stationary vehicles or objects ahead and which automatically apply brakes if needed. It is yet to be seen if they are affective.
If you have suffered serious injuries as a result of a rear end collision, please call our Connecticut I-95 accident attorneys at Hastings, Cohan, and Walsh, LLP, at (888) 244-5480 or contact us online today.
