Watch: Taxi Accident Lawyer Explains Your Legal Options.
This video explains the legal implications of being injured as a passenger in a taxi in Alabama. Unlike private vehicles, taxi drivers are considered drivers for hire, which allows passengers to seek recovery for injuries. The video emphasizes the importance of understanding Alabama's guest passenger statute and how it affects your rights.
You've been a wreck when you're a passenger in a taxi. Can you get a recovery? Well, in Alabama, that's going to depend. In Alabama, we have what's called the guest passenger statute. What that means is this. If you are in a car as a passenger and you are invited there as a guest, you may or may not be able to get a recovery. But a taxi is different. Even though you're a guest or a passenger, the driver is a driver for hire. That is an exception to Alabama's guest passenger statute. Now, I'll be the first to say, Alabama's guest passenger statute is very, very harsh because you as a passenger get in an individual's car and you assume that they're going to drive correctly and responsibly. And if they don't and you're injured, sometimes there's nothing we can do to help you. But if you're injured in a taxi as a passenger, they're a driver for hire. And that is an exception to the guest passenger statute. So if you or a loved one have been injured in a vehicle involving Uber or Lyft or a taxi, give us a call. We can help you.
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