What Happens if You Get Injured in an Uber Ride?

The specific answer to this question depends on several factors, mostly the cause of the injury. In general, however, the answer is typically the same. Uber injury victims are usually entitled to compensation from the company.

Since the pandemic ended, Uber’s ridership has steadily increased. The number of Uber passenger injuries has increased commensurately. These victims must typically deal with serious injuries that adversely affect everyday living, often for the rest of their lives. The emotional effects of such injuries sometimes outweigh the physical effects, which is saying quite a bit.

So, quite frankly, if you get injured in an Uber ride, you need money, and the company doesn’t hand it to you voluntarily.

Instead, a Carlsbad personal injury lawyer must advocate for victims in court. If attorneys plan their work and work their plans, they usually obtain maximum compensation. This compensation usually includes money for economic losses, such as medical bills, and noneconomic losses, such as pain and suffering.

Collision Injuries

All these passengers mean that Uber drivers are busier than ever. As a result, they often over-rely on GPS navigation devices. That schedule also prompts many Uber operators to drive aggressively. They sometimes speed, change lanes unsafely, and take other unnecessary risks.

These two forms of driver error (aggressive driving and operator impairment) cause about 90 percent of the car crashes in California. These collisions also cause serious injuries, such as:

• Broken Bones: Seat belts often keep Uber passengers pinned to their seats during collisions. But their arms and legs usually flail wildly. As a result, they break bones in these limbs, and these fractures often don’t entirely heal.
• Head Injuries: Even relatively low-speed collisions often cause concussions and other head injuries, such as whiplash. A Carlsbad personal injury lawyer connects victims with doctors who promptly and properly treat these injuries.
• Exsanguination: Excessive blood loss is often the official cause of death in fatal car crash cases. Internal organs don’t have protective skin layers. Therefore, minor abrasions bleed severely and continually.

California has one of the highest average daily hospital costs in the country. So, expenses for these and other injuries, even if they’re “minor” injuries, add up quickly.

Safety-Related Injuries

Falls are the most common safety-related Uber passenger injuries. The company has a duty to create and maintain a safe environment for its paying customers. This duty is especially high because passenger fall injuries are relatively easy to prevent, the company has a considerable amount of control over the space, and the risk of serious injury is high.

That’s especially true if the passenger is a vulnerable victim, like an older adult with a pre-existing condition. Many Uber workers believe they’re only drivers, not caregivers or chaperones. But regardless of what they think, the duty of care applies.

The duty of care also extends beyond the ride itself. Usually, safety responsibility begins when the driver comes to a stop to pick up a passenger. The duty only ends when the passenger is safely out of the vehicle.

Deliberate Injuries

A few final words about intentional torts, usually driver-on-passenger and passenger-on-passenger assaults. These injuries are “deliberate” in that the conduct is intentional. Sam may not intend to hurt Mike when he hits him, but he intends to hit Mike, and that’s all that matters.

Uber could be legally responsible for such injuries, under a theory like respondeat superior employer liability, negligent hiring, or negligent supervision.

Reach Out to a Thorough San Diego County Lawyer

Injury victims are entitled to substantial compensation. For a confidential consultation with an experienced personal injury lawyer in Carlsbad, contact the Pursley Law Firm. Virtual, home, and hospital visits are available.

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