More and more, people are relying on the convenience of food delivery services such as GrubHub, Instacart, Uber Eats, and more. While these services and the demand for them are growing locally and throughout the U.S., accidents involving food delivery drivers are also increasing. If you were injured due to the carelessness of a food delivery driver, an experienced lawyer can help you understand your right to compensation through the claims process.
Here is a look at the common causes for food delivery accidents in Aventura.
Any type of accident may occur on a public roadway involving a food delivery driver. However, certain causes of accidents in Aventura are more likely when a food delivery driver is involved, such as:
Thousands of people are killed across the U.S., and even more are injured each year as a result of distractions that cause a driver to remove their hands from the wheel, their eyes from the road, or their mind from the task of driving safely. Operating apps on a cell phone is a particularly dangerous activity because it causes the driver to commit all three types of distractions. Food delivery services commonly use apps to communicate with drivers and require the use of a GPS to reach the delivery address. If a driver is looking at their GPS or communicating through the app about a delivery, they are at greater risk of causing an accident.
The more deliveries a food service company’s drivers make, the more money they make. This is motivation in some situations for a driver to engage in dangerous driving practices, including excessive speed. Speeding deprives the driver of the time they need to respond to obstacles in their path and increases the distance their vehicle will travel before coming to a safe stop.
Drivers who are trying to make a living through food deliveries commonly work long and late hours with tight deadlines and high-pressure work environments. This can cause fatigue, which can leave the driver at greater risk of causing an accident. Driver fatigue produces deficits in the skills of safe driving, causing difficulty with maintaining a consistent speed and lane position, yielding the right-of-way when required, and making good driving decisions.
If you were involved in an accident caused by a food delivery driver in Aventura, it is important to seek prompt medical attention to begin treatment for related injuries, report the accident to the police, and contact your insurance company. Another important step is to speak with an experienced lawyer who can provide information about the claims process, answer the questions you have about insurance coverage, and tell you about the services they can provide to handle the claim on your behalf. It is important to understand that the legal team at Kaire & Heffernan can provide a free consultation and that no money will be required upfront for the team’s services.
If a negligent food delivery driver caused an accident and you were injured, let us answer the questions you have about your case and tell you more about the work we do with cases like yours. Contact us today for your free case evaluation to review the common causes for food delivery app accidents in Aventura.
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