Can Gender Balance Improve Trucking Safety?

On behalf of Ted B Lyon & Associates posted in Truck Accident Injuries, Truck Accidents, Trucking Company, Trucking Industry, Work Accidents on Friday, October 7, 2022.

Truck drivers are far from representative of the population as a whole. Male drivers heavily outnumber female drivers. Trucking companies are having trouble recruiting new drivers, so the average age of a truck driver has also risen.  The Biden-Harris Administration...

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Car Safety Tech Failing Pedestrians

On behalf of Ted B Lyon & Associates posted in Dallas, Fatal Car Accident, Pedestrian Accident, Pedestrian Fatality, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death on Friday, September 23, 2022.

Cars and trucks pose a serious hazard to pedestrian traffic. Recent efforts to help drivers and pedestrians avoid deadly interactions have fallen short. Pedestrian deaths are on the rise. Those waiting for a technological solution may have to wait a while longer. Automat...

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Traffic Deaths Surge Again in 2022

On behalf of Ted B Lyon & Associates posted in Attorney, Car Accident Attorney, Car Accident Injuries, Car Accidents, Commercial Vehicle Accidents, Dallas, Fatal Car Accident, Limo Accidents, Personal Injury, Rear-end accidents, Texas Car Accident Attorney, Truck Accident Injuries on Saturday, September 10, 2022.

Early numbers are in for 2022, and the news is not good. The first quarter of the year showed the highest number of motor vehicle accident deaths of any quarter in 20 years. This continues a worrying trend—American roads are getting more dangerous. The Pandemic or Something ...

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Underride Protection and Truck Accidents

On behalf of Ted B Lyon & Associates posted in Truck Accidents on Wednesday, August 31, 2022.

Trucks pose many threats to the passenger vehicles sharing the roads with them. When you think about the dangers posed by trucks, size, lack of visibility, and challenging conditions for truck drivers may all come to mind. It's important not to overlook the shape of semi trucks ...

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Long Hours and Short-Haul Trucking Accidents

On behalf of Ted B Lyon & Associates posted in Truck Accidents on Wednesday, August 24, 2022.

Long-haul truck drivers are responsible for transporting goods long distances. When we think about truck drivers, the long-haul driver is often who we picture. However, short-haul trucking, which involves transporting goods locally, makes up a significant portion of trucking jobs...

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Tackling Drunk Driving Fatalities: Where Are We Now?

On behalf of Ted B Lyon & Associates posted in drunk driving on Thursday, August 18, 2022.

Nearly a decade ago, the National Transportation Safety Board released a report about its goal to reach zero deaths caused by alcohol-impaired drivers. At the time, drinking and driving accidents accounted for around one-third of all deadly car accidents. Unfortunately, since th...

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Hit-and-Run Accidents: 2 Things You Should Know

On behalf of Ted B Lyon & Associates posted in Car Accident Attorney, Car Accident Injuries, Car Accidents, Hit and run accidents, Texas Car Accident Attorney, Texas Lawyer on Friday, July 29, 2022.

Hit-and-run accidents can be some of the most challenging collisions to experience. In addition to the physical pain, injury survivors often have to process the mental and emotional pain that comes from being hurt by someone who chose to do the wrong thing.  If you ...

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Rear-End Accidents: 3 Things You Should Know

On behalf of Ted B Lyon & Associates posted in Car Accident Attorney, Car Accident Injuries, Car Accidents, Car Crash, Rear-end accidents, Texas Car Accident Attorney on Tuesday, July 19, 2022.

Rear-end accidents happen when one vehicle runs into the back of another. There are many different situations where this happens, including at stop lights and stop signs, in Dallas’s stop-and-go rush hour traffic, and when exiting parking lots.  If you’ve been i...

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What If You’re Partly At Fault for a Texas Car Accident?

On behalf of Ted B Lyon & Associates posted in Car Accident Attorney, Car Accidents, Insurance on Wednesday, July 13, 2022.

At our Texas injury law firm, we often hear from people who have been involved in car accidents and who are very worried. They worry that their actions may have made them partly at fault for the collision. They blame themselves and are concerned that they may not be entitled to...

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Slowing Down Texas Drivers

On behalf of Ted B Lyon & Associates posted in Aggressive Driving, Attorney, Car Accidents, Dallas, Speeding on Thursday, June 30, 2022.

The Texas Department of Transportation is teaming with local law enforcement agencies on a program designed to slow down Texas drivers. “Operation Slowdown” is scheduled to run from June 7th to June 21st. The program is aimed at the number one factor when it comes to car an...

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