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Accident Terms and Definitions

 

 

Interrogatories
Written questions developed by one party's attorney for the opposing party.

Brake Build-up (Brake Lag)
Occurs just after the brakes are applied and continues until they lock.

Arbitration
the hearing and settlement of a dispute between opposing parties by a third party whose decision the parties have agreed to accept.

Elderly & Older Drivers
Drivers typically 65 or 70 years old, most states require renewal applicants to appear in person and to pass a vision test.

Choice no fault
In some state a hybrid no fault system known as " choice no fault " exists. In these states, you may choose to be insured under a strict no-fault plan, in which case you're unable to sue an at fault driver and also can't be sued if you're at fault.

Blind Spots
The back corner of the car never moves. It always stays in the same exact place. Mirrors are unable to show this spot. This back area is known as blind spot

Tailgating
Folowing too close to another car, not alowing space for you to brake or car in front to brake. The operation of a motor vehicle in a manner that endangers or is likely to endanger persons or property

Raised Pavement Markers (R.P.M.)
Non-reflectorized ceramic pavement markers, also known as "Bott's Dotts", are most often used to delineate travel lane lines. Reflectorized RPM's come in many different colors and are used to delineate travel lane lines and outside boundaries.

Collision
Pays for damage to your car caused by physical contact with another vehicle or with another object, such as a tree, boulder, guardrail, structure, or person.

Accident
What auto insurance is designed to cover. Accidents may be considered either at fault or not at fault. If you have at fault accidents on your driving record, your rates will be higher.

 

Contact our Tampa Accident Lawyers if you have ever experienced a personal injury and think others are at fault for the accident.

 
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Head-on Collisions are very dangerous and usually fatal
Refers to a collision where the front end of one vehicle collides with the front end of another vehicle while the two vehicles are traveling in opposite directions.

 


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News about Accidents in Tampa and nationwide:

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New Mexico State Highway and Transportation Department Reports November Accident Free on NM 44/US 550
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Accident Terms

 
 


Today's Terms

Reference Point

Definition:
In angular momentum, the point in space around which the motion of an object is described. The angular momentum of an object is defined in relation to some point, the reference point. The velocity and radius of an object are measured from the reference point.

Cause of action

Definition:
A legal claim. Certificate under penalty of perjury - A written statement, certified by the maker as being under penalty of perjury.

Blood alcohol testing

Definition:
At all levels of blood alcohol concentration, the risk of being involved in a crash is greater for young people than it is for older people (Mayhew 1986). In 2001, 25% of drivers ages 15 to 20 who died in motor vehicle crashes had been drinking alcohol (NHTSA 2002b).

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Accident Hot Topics

 
Topics Related to Accidents:

  • Head Injury
  • Traumatic Brain Injury
  • Neck Injury
  • Spinal Cord Injury
  • Severed Limb

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