Roadway defects, including defects in intersection and roadway design, can be dangerous and deadly. When your accident or injuries are caused by a defective roadway you face unique challenges because, in most cases, it means suing a government entity and that changes the rules often creating very short deadlines for taking legal action. Our Montgomery accident attorneys are up to the task and we are not afraid to take on these powerful opponents to pursue justice, even when it seems like the deck is stacked against you.
Roadway Defects That Cause Accidents and Injuries
Roadway defects that can cause accidents or cause injuries to be worse in the event of an accident include:
- Malfunctioning traffic signal
- Defective street light
- Improper road or intersection design
- Dangerous intersections that have not been modified despite past indications of hazard
- Dangerous bus stop design or placement
- Improperly banked curve
- Poor drainage
- Pothole or improperly filled pothole
- Excessive oil and/or gravel
- Missing or obscured stop sign, including those obscured by vegetation
- Inadequate or insufficient notification of changes in the shoulder
- Shoulder drop-offs
- Inadequate or insufficient notification of impending conditions such as construction zones, merging traffic, or hazardous weather conditions
- Inadequate or malfunctioning warning signs or signals for conditions such as curves, dips, and bumps
- Debris and obstacles which are not been removed in a timely fashion
- Inadequately with highway division status, line striping and edge lines
- Lack of crosswalk or inadequately marked crosswalk
- Dangerous railroad crossing
- Lack of breakaway device on poles
- Missing or defective guardrails
If you believe or know that a roadway defect caused your accident or injuries please call the Montgomery accident attorneys of Jackson & Tucker, P.C., at (866) 252-3535 or contact us online today to schedule your free consultation.
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