California Hazardous Roadways Attorneys
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A portion of our taxes go towards the creation and maintenance of the roads that we traverse on a daily basis in our automobiles. Municipal agencies like the California Department of Transportation have an obligation to provide citizens with reasonably safe roadways, free of defects and dangerous obstacles. But when roadways are inadequately maintained, serious, life-changing accidents can occur. Innocent drivers, motorcyclists, bicyclists, and pedestrians are at risk of wrongful death or serious bodily harm when they travel on hazardous roadways. To make matters worse, law enforcement officials investigating accidents will neglect to factor in the condition of the roads, blaming the vehicle operators for the accident.
Many of the accidents that repeatedly take place on our roads and highays are the result of:
- roadway defects like potholes and steep shoulder drop offs
- poorly resurfaced highway lanes
- uneven pavement
- road resurfacing humps
- gravel, sand and loose dirt
- unsigned dips and curves
- unsafe construction zones
- dangerous intersections
- obscured signs and intersections
- trees and vegetation blocking the driver’s view
- “Black Ice” patches
- Guardrails that are missing, broken or inadequate for the road conditions
- At night, inadequate lighting that makes it harder to see pedestrians and obstacles
Our California hazardous roadway attorneys have the experience to ask the right questions when investigating the causes of your auto accident. Was a road properly marked to guide drivers through a roadway? Very curvy roads should have yellow advisory signs with black arrows on them to be used to warn about the upcoming curves of a roadway. Does a given intersection lend itself to distant sight problems resulting in a possible hazard? Steep downward grades or obstructions like light poles or overgrown trees can be hazardous to commuters. Are the roadways or bridges too narrow? This is especially dangerous in instances where cars drive at high speeds in opposite directions at night, when headlights and the close proximity of the autos cause dangerous conditions.
Hazardous roadway accident cases are complex, involving multiple factors that interact to cause a car crash. A government agency may be involved in your case, meaning the statute of limitations for filing a legal claim could be as short as six months from the date of the accident. At Bisnar Chase, our experienced hazardous roads defense attorneys have recovered tens of millions of dollars in personal injury lawsuits involving hazardous roadways throughout California. If you think hazardous roadways were a factor in your accident, please contact Bisnar Chase today at 1 (866) 909-6161. We offer our clients free consultations, and are paid only if we obtain a verdict or settlement for you.
