{"id":429,"date":"2014-12-18T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-12-18T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/defranciscolaw.lawblogger.net\/blog\/helpful-tips-to-avoid-being-in-a-truck-accident\/"},"modified":"2017-10-23T12:28:29","modified_gmt":"2017-10-23T16:28:29","slug":"helpful-tips-to-avoid-being-in-a-truck-accident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.defranciscolaw.com\/blog\/helpful-tips-to-avoid-being-in-a-truck-accident\/","title":{"rendered":"Helpful tips to avoid being in a truck accident"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Depending on whom you ask, this week is arguably the height of the holiday shopping season. The frenzy of Black Friday is a distant memory, and the last minute shoppers have not graced the entrance of a shopping mall. Meanwhile trucks carrying merchandise are travelling across the state of New York to keep stores stocked in anticipation of end-of-year sales.<\/p>\n<p>It is no secret that the recent stretch of good weather will be coming to an end. With so many trucks on the road, drivers must be vigilant in order to avoid being in an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defranciscolaw.com\/truck-accidents.html\">accident<\/a> when conditions deteriorate. With that, we offer the following tips through this post.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Stay out of a truck\u2019s blind spots \u2013 <\/strong>If you haven\u2019t heard (or seen) warnings about a truck\u2019s \u201cno-zones,\u201d you should be familiar with them. Because of the size of a truck\u2019s trailer, there are significant blind spots, and you do not want to be in them.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.defranciscolaw.com\/blog\/helpful-tips-to-avoid-being-in-a-truck-accident\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Helpful tips to avoid being in a truck accident\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Depending on whom you ask, this week is arguably the height of the holiday shopping season. The frenzy of Black Friday is a distant memory, and the last minute shoppers have not graced the entrance of a shopping mall. 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