The streets and highways more and more populated, we can expect an increase in accidents by car. Even if the truck companies that their security education advanced, new statistics show an alarming rate of truck crashes. For years, stories have focused on driver fatigue plays a role in these accidents.
As a professional truck on the road, no matter how many years or even millions of miles accumulated.According to the 2006 report, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, about one of 20 drivers involved in an accident. The study also shows that there are approximately 141,000 truck crashes each year and 77,000 of them were directly the fault of the truck.
Many factors come into play on truck accidents. The media is presenting the truck driver, machine gun death on the road. Driver fatigue has been mentioned several timesmore, but now we see the facts.
10 leading causes of truck crashes
Prescription Drug Use 26%
Going to fast for 23%
Familiarity with the road 22%
Over-the-counter drugs, 18%
Insufficient control 14%
Fatigue 13%
Illegal maneuvers by 9%
Exterior Distraction 8%
Inadequate evasive 7%
Aggressive driving behavior 7%
Although the training of truck drivers has improved somewhat, it seems that the need to continue Drugs. I am always amazed when I hear of a truck accident and the culprit turns out to be something as simple as a cough contras! Driving trucks and truck companies to use a videotape three minutes during the lesson demonstrates the dangers of drug driving. 180 — The second video is almost useless. There must be a constant repetition of events for the drivers. And the fact that the drug and trucks> Behavior at work just do not mix.
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