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If you tense up when a large truck barrels up behind you or passes you on the highway, you are not alone. Most people understand the dangers of sharing the road with tractor-trailers and other large commercial vehicles simply based on their size and speed.

Each year thousands of Pennsylvania residents are injured in accidents that occur at work. For decades now, the law has provided protection for these injured employees in the form of the workers’ compensation system.

Not surprisingly, this time of year is a popular time to travel, which means the roads in and around Altoona, Pennsylvania, are going to be particularly crowded. In fact, one group, the American Automobile Association, commonly known as AAA, is estimating that this year will be a record year for holiday travel, at least since 2001, when the AAA began keeping track of this statistic.

A car accident can leave you with painful and lingering injuries, and sometimes, the impact of these injuries can change your life and affect your abilities in various ways. It is difficult to determine the true scope and impact of a car accident injury in the moments, days and weeks after a crash.

Whiplash is a neck injury that typically occurs as the result of rapid back and forth movement of the neck. For example, if you’re stopped at a traffic light and a vehicle unexpectedly hits you from behind, it has the potential to cause this injury.

In our last post, we talked about reckless driving. This dangerous behavior can take many different forms, from speeding out on the road to failing to obey street and traffic signs.

Commercial trucks are far more risky to drive than a regular vehicle. Their immense weight, size, and cargo loads make them difficult to control, which means that numerous regulations have been put into place by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration in order to ensure the risk they carry is reduced as much as possible.

An uncommon situation unfolded recently as three local residents appeared to be targeted with paintball gun attacks. According to the Altoona Police Department, last week these three residents reported being shot by paintballs in three separate drive-by paintball shootings.

Motorcycle riding can create special vulnerabilities for motorcyclists on the roadways that can make them susceptible to harm at the hands of careless or negligent drivers. Motorcycle accident victims can suffer catastrophic injuries and death if they are struck by an inattentive or careless driver on the roadways.

Severe injuries sustained while at work may lead to lasting consequences, such as lifelong pain, loss of ability to perform certain tasks, and a number of other afflictions. Most likely, if this is the case, you are receiving workers’ compensation benefits to assist you through the recovery process while you are unable to work.