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See this video about a broken cable barrier.
The state says when a car strikes a cable barrier, injuries occur about 19 percent of the time. The comparable figure is 35 percent for guardrails and 41 percent for concrete barriers.
As experienced North Carolina accident injury attorneys, my colleagues and I report on many cases in which drivers cross medians, sometimes with fatal consequences. On July 18, 2011, we reported that an off-duty paramedic who had just finished his shift in Granville, NC was killed in a head-on collision.
When we reported in 2010 that U.S. 129 in North Carolina and Interstate 26 in South Carolina (SC) had both been listed as being among the deadliest in America by CBS News, we suggested cable barriers could improve safety on these roads. But the barriers are of little use if they are damaged or allowed to fall into disrepair. So while North Carolina may not have a duty to provide them, the state could face accident injury and wrongful death lawsuits if it fails to maintain the barriers.
This has already happened. In 2010 the state of Washington paid $1.1 million to a woman who was severely injured in a crossover accident when her car was hit by vehicle that went through cable barriers, HeraldNet.com reported. A national traffic safety expert said the barriers had been installed improperly.
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About the Editors: Shapiro, Lewis & Appleton is a law firm whose attorneys focus on injury and accident law. We maintain office in Elizabeth City, North Carolina (NC), on East Elizabeth Street, and we have handled thousands of cases in which victims got hurt or killed in car, truck, train and motorcycle crashes caused by others' negligence or carelessness.
We serve every area of North Carolina, including Elizabeth City, Edenton, Raleigh, Durham, Rocky Mount, Roanoke Rapids, Greensboro, Charlotte, Winston-Salem, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Halifax, Northampton, Greenville, Goldsboro, Havelock, Kinston, New Bern, Tarboro, Wilson, Ahoskie, Currituck, Camden and the Outer Banks towns of Nags Head, Kitty Hawk, Kill Devil Hills, Manteo, Corolla, Currituck and Dare. In South Carolina, we cover the state from Myrtle Beach and Charleston to Orangeburg, Columbia, Florence, Rock Hill, Darlington, Aiken, Anderson, Greenville and Spartanburg.
Firm attorneys Rick Shapiro and James Lewis have been listed among the Best Lawyers in America since 2008 and the National Million Dollar Advocates Forum since 2009. In addition, our firm has been named a North Carolina "Best Law Firm" for personal injury law since 2010 by U.S. News & World Report.
We also offer free special reports on distracted driving and the Best Guide to Car Accident Injuries in North Carolina.
While not every injury case meets our criteria, we offer free initial confidential injury case consultations. Call us toll-free at (800) 752-0042. If you cannot get through due to high call volume, please leave a voicemail so we can get back to you.
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