Holiday Travel Safety Reminder

From Fort Worth, Dallas and Texas Personal Injury The Law Offices of Steven C. Laird, P.C.

Attorneys from the Fort Worth personal injury law firm of the Law Offices of Steven C. Laird, P.C., are reminding everyone who may be traveling on interstate highways to stay safe and smart this holiday season.

Families traveling north to celebrate the holidays with love ones this year should be particularly aware of weather-related dangers on the roads. Take precautions, and check the weather before you leave.

"The difference in road conditions can be very tricky for drivers who aren't used to driving on icy roads or in severe weather," says Wade A. Barrow, attorney in the Fort Worth personal injury law firm of the Law Offices of Steven C. Laird, P.C. "When you combine bad driving conditions with the fact that tractor trailer drivers are trying to make it home for the holidays themselves, you can see the dangerous combination."

Nearly 4,200 people were killed and another 100,000 were injured in crashes on U.S. roads involving large trucks in 2008 according to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.

The National Transportation Safety Board and other respected highway safety research groups have found that nearly 40 percent of big truck crashes are due to fatigue. Studies show that extended periods without sleep can slow reaction times by as much as 50 percent, which is the same as having a .05 percent blood alcohol level.

The Law Offices of Steven C. Laird, P.C., is a Fort Worth, Dallas and Texas, personal injury law firm, with a national reputation, that represents individuals and families in cases involving personal injury, wrongful death, trucking accidents, oilfield/pipeline accidents and explosions, electrical injuries, fires, motorcycle collisions, medical malpractice, construction site accidents, products liability and business litigation.