Failure to Yield

Did you get hit by a car that failed to yield as you crossed the street? If you were severely injured by a driver that didn’t yield, you need to speak the best Fort Myers car crash lawyer today. When drivers don’t follow the rules of the road, people get hurt. Without the protection of a car surrounding them, bicyclists and pedestrians can end up with severe and life-threatening injuries. If you or someone you love was hit by a car that failed to yield, you need help. Call Wolfson & Leon today at 239-777-9954 for a free and confidential consultation.

Medical treatment, doctor visits, and rehabilitation are costly and can cause financial strain on an accident victim. Not only are they trying to recover from their injuries, victims often suffer hardship when they can’t work and can’t pay their bills. Accidents aren’t always cut and dry, you need to make sure you get fair representation. Injured victims who try to settle on their own may not get the money that they deserve. If you were hurt by a driver who failed to yield, you have rights. You can find out how the Fort Myers car accident lawyers at Wolfson & Leon can help you by calling 239-777-9954.

A driver who fails to yield poses dangers to others on the road. Statistics show that in 2017, there were 559 fatalities in Florida caused by a driver failing to yield. You may think that these crashes occur solely when a driver is trying to get on or off a highway. But failure to yield accidents happen for many reasons including;

• Failing to yield at a flashing yellow light in an intersection.
• Ignoring the right of way of a pedestrian when crossing the street
• Making a left-hand turn across oncoming traffic
• Pulling out of a driveway or parking lot
• Making a right-hand turn onto a busy street
• Failing to yield when a bicyclist has the right of way

Failure to yield accidents happen when drivers ignore traffic signs and signals. Flashing yellow lights at an intersection signal drivers to slow down. You may have to yield to cars passing through the intersection. Roads that merge often have yield signs that drivers may disregard.

Speed, distractions, and impatience are also factors in an automobile accident caused by a failure to yield. Drivers who are racing to get on or off a highway may not see cars that are in their blind spots or they may misjudge how fast cars around them are going.

Or, a driver just may not be paying attention. They may not see a yield sign and hit a car as they are merging into traffic. If a driver doesn’t slow down when coming up to an intersection with a flashing yellow light, they can hit another car.

Impatience plays a factor also. Drivers rushing to work or home may hit pedestrians crossing the street or to bicyclists sharing the road because they don’t want to take the time to give them the right of way. Or perhaps it’s the impatience that drivers have behind a slow-moving car that is taking forever to merge onto a busy highway. Impatience can lead to aggressive behavior and reckless driving.

Since 1963, the Wolfson & Leon personal injury lawyers have helped the residents of Fort Myers who were hurt by a car failing to yield. We help car accident victims with serious injuries to;

• Get the money that they need to pay for their medical treatment
• Replace the income that they lost when they couldn’t work
• Remove the burden of dealing with insurance companies and negotiating a settlement
• Focus on getting better

Wolfson & Leon represents clients throughout South Florida. We proudly defend the rights of residents living in Fort Myers, Cape Coral, Lehigh Acres, Estero, Bonita Springs, and their surrounding cities. If you were hurt in a failure to yield car accident, you can get help by calling Wolfson & Leon at 239-777-9954.