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The Dangers of Distracted Truck Driving

Distracted driving is a common cause of road accidents involving trucks. From chatting while driving to operating under the influence, there are many forms of distracted behavior that can lead to serious accidents. “Every driver owes it to other road users to pay full attention while driving. Failure to do so can endanger both the […]
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Distracted driving is a common cause of road accidents involving trucks. From chatting while driving to operating under the influence, there are many forms of distracted behavior that can lead to serious accidents.

“Every driver owes it to other road users to pay full attention while driving. Failure to do so can endanger both the driver and others,” says Attorney Jim Hurley of Cooper Hurley Injury Lawyers. According to data released by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), a total of 3,142 deaths resulting from distracted driving was recorded by the agency in 2019. Therefore, the NHTSA has made it a point of duty to lead national efforts toward curbing distracted truck driving and ensuing accidents.

The size of the vehicles in a distracted driving crash affects its impact. For instance, if a truck driver gets distracted and collides with a smaller car, the fatality rate will be higher than when two trucks collide.

What is Distracted Driving?

Distracted driving is when a driver diverts their attention to other things while driving. For example, texting or answering phone calls, talking with passengers, drinking or eating, and watching entertainment could all divert a driver’s attention from the road.

When drivers engage in other activities that pull their attention from driving, it increases the risk of a crash. An experienced accident lawyer can help you file for damages if you are the victim of a distracted truck driving accident.

Common Causes of Distracted Driving

Distracted driving can occur due to the following reasons:

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Don’t Use NLC’s Platform, Funds To Pursue Your 2027 Ambition – Abure Knocks Ajaero

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Lifestyle Nigeria gathered that National Chairman of Labour Party, LP, Comrade Julius Abure, has told the President of the nigeria Labour Congress, Comrade Joe Ajaero not to use the platform, funds and resources of the NLC to pursue his ambition of either becoming the president of the country in 2027 or governor of Imo State.

Abure stated this at Asaba, Delta State on Wednesday while reacting to the shutting down of the Labour Party’s National Headquarters by protesting members of the NLC who demanded for his immediate removal as National Chairman of the party.

He said the “picketing” of the party’s office was politically motivated, describing it as a show of rascality and abuse of office and the laws of the land.

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Why I Withdrew From Ondo Guber Race — Eyitayo Jegede

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Lifestyle Nigeria gathered that the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo state in 2020, Chief Eyitayo Jegede, on Thursday, said he withdrew from the 2024 governorship race to give room for unity and ensure victory for the party in the forthcoming governorship election.

Jegede who noted that disunity has not allowed any candidate from that party to win the governorship race in the state, said he chose to sacrifice his ambition for the development of the party.

This is just as a group within the party, PDP Crusader, hailed the decision of Jegede to step aside in the forthcoming governorship election in the state in order to build a strong and united party that can send the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) packing in the state.

The Coordinator of the PDP Crusader, Hon Mayokun Akinmoladun, said the group was ready to follow and support Jegede in any decision he took on the party’s primary and the November 16 governorship election.

Akinmoladun said the most important thing to the party is to come together and rescue the state, noting that the party was not being run the way it was supposed to be.

He said the party may go into extinction if care is not taken, and commended Jegede for financing the party since it lost the governorship seat some eight years ago.

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El-Rufai Visits SDP Office Amid Rumour Of Defection (Update)

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Lifestyle Nigeria gathered that Ahead of the 2027 general elections, former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El- Rufai on Wednesday visited the Abuja National Secretariat of the Social Democratic Party, SDP.

A source said El-Rufai paid a consultation visit to the National Chairman of the party, Alhaji Shehu Musa Gabam.

The former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja, is a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC.

He was nominated for a ministerial position in President Bola Tinubu’s administration but was not confirmed by the Senate.

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