* California - Liability with focus of the Truck Safety Act
-- Truck accidents on U.S. highways frequently result in life-threatening and fatal injuries. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) emphasizes that the sheer weight of most big rigs—often 10,000 pounds or more—can lead to devastating traffic collisions. When these accidents do happen, who is to blame? Depending on the facts of your case, personal injury law might allow you to file a claim against several different parties... According to a recent article in the Commercial Carrier Journal, a Senate bill known as the Truck Safety Act aims to help alleviate the underlying reason for dangerous truck driving: the fact that truckers currently are only paid per mile of driving. If passed, the law would “require employers to pay truck operators for all hours worked, rather than solely per-mile pay.” The law would also require motor carriers to have double the current minimum amount of liability insurance... The Truck Safety Act has been in the works for a long time, particularly the provision that would require employers to pay by the hour rather than by the mile. How might such a provision help to prevent a dangerous truck accident? Many safety advocates report that drowsy driving is a leading cause of truck crashes, and paying truckers by the hour could help to eradicate this problem. Currently, truck drivers must abide by federal Hours of Service regulations, which detail the maximum number of hours a driver can be behind the wheel without resting. However, because truckers tend to be paid by the mile, it is not uncommon to find that the regulations have not been properly followed...
(Photo: Federal rules last year reduced the maximum workweek for truckers to 70 hours, from 82 hours) -- Sausalito, CAL, USA - JDSupra, by The Rothenberg Law Firm LLP - 10 Aug 2015
* Nebraska - Texting drivers continue to frustrate Nebraska advocates
-- Five years after lawmakers approved a texting-while-driving ban, advocates say Nebraska's roads are still populated with motorists who glance down at their phones while behind the wheel... Law enforcement, lawmakers and highway safety officials still consider it a problem in Nebraska, according to the Lincoln Journal Star... Nebraska's ban doesn't allow authorities to pull drivers over for texting alone, because the offense is considered secondary. Officers can only stop vehicles for primary offenses, such as speeding or running a traffic light...
(Photo: AMAZING !!!: Texting driving trucker, with his son next) -- LINCOLN, NEB, USA - The Associated Press/The Trucker —10 Aug 2015
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