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Missouri is a flourishing farm state with 87,887 farms growing mainly corn, soybeans, and hay, as well as raising livestock. Two-thirds of the state’s acreage supports the farming industry. Motorists in Missouri have a duty to remain vigilant to the presence of farm vehicles entering roadways and driving along with typical traffic. A farm vehicle…
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Car accidents are traumatic experiences, especially when they result in serious injuries. The distress of an accident often continues long after the crash when involved motorists must navigate Missouri’s fault-based insurance system to obtain compensation for their damages from the driver who caused the accident. One of the first necessary steps in pursuing a Kansas…
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Commercial vehicles such as semi-tractor-trailer trucks, buses, box trucks, delivery vans, and garbage trucks all play critical roles in Missouri communities, bringing goods and services and providing transportation for passengers. Although we depend on commercial vehicles, these large, unwieldy trucks and vans crowd the roadways, often looming over much smaller passenger vehicles and leaving motorists…
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Frontal airbags in vehicles have saved an estimated 50,000 lives according to a thirty-year research study. In major cities, such as Kansas City, Florissant, and St Louis, it limits personal injuries to a great extent. Rather than a stand-alone safety option, trash bags are designed to work with seat belts as a supplemental portion of…
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The most common car accident injuries are soft-tissue injuries which often occur to the neck, back, shoulders, knees, ankles, and wrists, but can happen to any part of the body that sustains trauma. The body’s soft tissue includes the skin, fat, connective tissue, tendons, muscles, ligaments, and blood vessels. In an accident, the crash force…
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