{"id":525,"date":"2012-02-04T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-02-04T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/seidmanlaw-net.lawblogger.net\/blog\/who-decides-when-a-road-is-unsafe-to-drive\/"},"modified":"2022-07-01T11:54:29","modified_gmt":"2022-07-01T16:54:29","slug":"who-decides-when-a-road-is-unsafe-to-drive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.seidmanlaw.net\/blog\/who-decides-when-a-road-is-unsafe-to-drive\/","title":{"rendered":"Who Decides When a Road Is Unsafe to Drive?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"item-meta h3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seidmanlaw.net\/blog\/category\/car-accidents\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Car accidents<\/a> | February 4, 2012<\/p>\n<p>The recent tragedy in Florida in which 11 people lost their lives has called attention to a problem faced in many states. When is the potential for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.seidmanlaw.net\/chicago-car-accident-lawyer\/\">serious car accident<\/a> so great that a road should be shut down? Florida officials briefly shut down Interstate 75 because a brush fire and foggy conditions had lowered visibility to unsafe levels. Shortly after deciding to reopen that stretch of highway, the dangerous conditions caused a massive wreck involving semi trucks, a motor home and multiple cars. The accident has left people wondering who has the responsibility to close roads and what criteria do they use to make their decisions?<\/p>\n<p>The standards used by Florida officials are not the same as those used in Illinois, Wisconsin, Arizona or other states. The reason for that is simple-there is no set guideline recommended by any federal agency for when to close a road. The absence of such a policy is surprising. Florida officials used the reports of Highway Patrol officers on the scene to decide to reopen the highway. Many states rely entirely on the judgment of individual officers on site to decide when to close or reopen a road.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seidmanlaw.net\/blog\/who-decides-when-a-road-is-unsafe-to-drive\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Who Decides When a Road Is Unsafe to Drive?\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Car accidents | February 4, 2012 The recent tragedy in Florida in which 11 people lost their lives has called attention to a problem faced in many states. When is the potential for a serious car accident so great that a road should be shut down? 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