When one vehicle collides into the side of another, it’s called a broadside accident. For motorists, broadside accidents are dangerous because only a metal and glass door separates the victim from the colliding vehicle. For motorcyclists getting broadsided by a car, the situation is more severe because there’s nothing protecting the person from the impacting car. The area of impact occurs at the motorcyclist’s legs and hip area. This causes fractures to the leg and hip. Injury can occur to the organs within the hip area such as the intestines,.
Underride accidents occur when a car goes partially or fully underneath a truck or trailer in a collision. When the car goes fully under the truck, the risk of death is high. This type of car and truck accident typically happens when the car rear-ends the trailer of the truck or collides into the side of the trailer. Although trucks with trailers are required to have rear underride guards, the guards can fail when they have a weak design, are defective, or are weak from corrosion. Because there is no.