Drivers who allow their vehicles to ride the line or drift into another motorist’s space can cause major accidents on Bakersfield streets. Victims hurt in an accident are empowered to hold a careless driver responsible for their hospital bills, their repair costs, and their time away from their jobs.
To find out how to protect your case from insurance tactics and then earn more for your hardships, contact Maison Law Accident & Injury Lawyers of Bakersfield. We offer a free consultation to all injured accident victims in Kern County. It’s a confidential, no-obligation review of your case with a real local attorney.
Avoiding a Driver Drifting In and Out of Lanes
Drivers on Bakersfield streets can make a lot of mistakes that cause accidents. But when motorists can’t even be relied on to stay in their own lanes, getting home safely becomes that much harder.
Drivers in the tight lanes of Ming Avenue might be texting without noticing their vehicles are inching across the dashed lines. If the driver beside them doesn’t realize the error in time, a frightening side-swipe collision occurs. Even more dangerous, a distracted driver can drift across a yellow line into the path of an oncoming car, setting up a devastating head-on collision.
There are many reasons a driver might end up in someone’s lane. These are just a few of the most common instances:
- A distracted driver
- A driver looking at a cell phone
- A drowsy driver
- A driver on a prescription drug
- A driver under the influence of drugs or alcohol
- A driver lost in thought
- An aggressive driver
- Drivers in big rigs and farm vehicles.
Aggressive drivers zipping by cars can make reckless lane changes without checking to see if there’s room. They might clip someone’s bumper and send them into a dangerous spin. Also, the faster reckless drivers go, the harder it is to keep their vehicles in a lane.
The large farm trucks and tractor-trailers that pass through Bakersfield also present a drifting problem.
A truck driver who isn’t 100% focused can allow a huge trailer to swing into another driver’s lane. It’s best if motorists in smaller cars switch lanes or stay back, but accidents can’t always be avoided.
Once a collision occurs, victims must focus on making sure the right driver is found at fault. Then they can focus on getting every hardship they go through with their injuries and lost time at work fully compensated. A Bakersfield car accident attorney can be a great help with this process, especially when an insurance adjuster is being less than helpful.
What Type of Support Should I Be Asking for After a Lane Drifting Accident?
A car accident injury settlement must cover both your economic damages, like your doctor bills, as well as your non-economic hardships, such as the pain you may continue to endure.
Maison Law Accident & Injury Lawyers of Bakersfield would be fighting to get you these benefits and more:
Economic Hardships: All of your medical bills covered for as long as necessary. Your missed paychecks repaid as long as you are down with an injury. Your travel costs while trying to make doctor’s appointments or appointments with specialists out of town.
Non-Economic Hardships: Additional money in a settlement check for the pain you are asked to endure. Support for the emotional distress caused by a terrifying collision and a long, difficult rehabilitation journey. Support for your loss of enjoyment of life, such as the time you must give up your favorite hobbies or participation in family activities.
Your attorney goes over each settlement offer with you to make sure it covers everything you need now and in the future. If it’s a “lowball” offer and you should get more, your attorney rejects it on your behalf and demands more.
We Back Your Case with Powerful Evidence and Fight to Earn You More
If you have a serious injury, and a careless driver caused your accident, contact Maison Law Accident & Injury Lawyers of Bakersfield to schedule a free consultation. It’s a confidential, no-obligation review of your case with a real Bakersfield car accident attorney.
Your full recovery becomes our number one mission. We don’t stop fighting until you are 100% healed and have the money you need to get back to your normal life.
If you end up needing our help to prove a driver was tailgating and caused your accident and injuries, you don’t have to worry about how you’ll afford a great lawyer. We don’t charge anything up front, and we only get paid if we win your case for you. Then our attorney’s fee comes out of the settlement check that an insurance company writes for you.