Did you read the article? Maybe you should make a New Year’s Resolution to actually read the articles you choose to comment on. Your posts are a joke. The other two (informed) posts more than make up for your ignorance.
…the Administration saw the truth, that the motor carrier industry over the last 15 years has significantly improved safety, lowered the number of fatalities and serious accidents and more importantly, understood that the vast majority of trucker/auto accidents are caused by the auto motorist,not tired truckers.
The new trucks are very sophisticated, with touch-screen GPS and hands-free communication with dispatch and customers. The trucks are covered with sensors, including ones that tell the drivers if they have crossed a line (irritating in construction areas). The sensors alert the drivers to objects that are close-but the drivers of autos are inconsiderate and just don’t understand that a vehicle of considerable weight needs distance in order to stop. I rode for 10 days and was amazed at the stupidity of auto drivers. I’m surprised there aren’t more truck/auto accidents than there are.
The truckers often cannot avoid the motorists who are distracted by talking or texting on their cells while driving. They also speed, weave in and out of lanes, fail to yield right of way and the result is often tragic. I hate driving on the Interstate and cringe when I do.
“Fatigue was cited in between 1.4 to 2.1 percent of truck-related fatal crashes between 1999-2007, according to the latest government safety data. Exactly what were the other causes and what percent did they play in this graph? Even if 2.1 percent of the truck crashes were caused by driver fatigue, what were the other 97.9 percent of crashes caused by? Don’t give us part of a story and expect us to roll over and gice up. Give us all the facts and figures. And stop beating the truck drivers to death. We are already starving to death out here. Why not pass legislation prohibiting Congress from going home in the middle of a vote? Why not pass a law removing lobbyist from government proporty, making it easier for Congess to do their job without someone crying on their should while shoving money up their asses?
As a marketing rep I logged about 1,000 miles a week on the interstate. My guess would be driving too fast for weather conditions and high winds would be the largest cause of trucking accidents. In my experience in Germany the autobahns have digital speed limit signs that are activated according to weather conditions, I believe this type of technology would be useful in reducing trucking accidents – Just as traffic light and speed cameras seem to be effective in reducing the number and severity of accidents. Limiting the number of hours penalizes everyone in that it assumes everyone has the same tolerance to sleepiness. When I was younger a 16 hour trip was not a problem but as I aged that became much too long for me to be behind the wheel.
For some reason, I beleieve that the Unions are running our country since 2008.
Did you read the article? Maybe you should make a New Year’s Resolution to actually read the articles you choose to comment on. Your posts are a joke. The other two (informed) posts more than make up for your ignorance.
Wow, didn’t take long for you to lose the good spirit of the season.
…the Administration saw the truth, that the motor carrier industry over the last 15 years has significantly improved safety, lowered the number of fatalities and serious accidents and more importantly, understood that the vast majority of trucker/auto accidents are caused by the auto motorist,not tired truckers.
The new trucks are very sophisticated, with touch-screen GPS and hands-free communication with dispatch and customers. The trucks are covered with sensors, including ones that tell the drivers if they have crossed a line (irritating in construction areas). The sensors alert the drivers to objects that are close-but the drivers of autos are inconsiderate and just don’t understand that a vehicle of considerable weight needs distance in order to stop. I rode for 10 days and was amazed at the stupidity of auto drivers. I’m surprised there aren’t more truck/auto accidents than there are.
The truckers often cannot avoid the motorists who are distracted by talking or texting on their cells while driving. They also speed, weave in and out of lanes, fail to yield right of way and the result is often tragic. I hate driving on the Interstate and cringe when I do.
“Fatigue was cited in between 1.4 to 2.1 percent of truck-related fatal crashes between 1999-2007, according to the latest government safety data. Exactly what were the other causes and what percent did they play in this graph? Even if 2.1 percent of the truck crashes were caused by driver fatigue, what were the other 97.9 percent of crashes caused by? Don’t give us part of a story and expect us to roll over and gice up. Give us all the facts and figures. And stop beating the truck drivers to death. We are already starving to death out here. Why not pass legislation prohibiting Congress from going home in the middle of a vote? Why not pass a law removing lobbyist from government proporty, making it easier for Congess to do their job without someone crying on their should while shoving money up their asses?
As a marketing rep I logged about 1,000 miles a week on the interstate. My guess would be driving too fast for weather conditions and high winds would be the largest cause of trucking accidents. In my experience in Germany the autobahns have digital speed limit signs that are activated according to weather conditions, I believe this type of technology would be useful in reducing trucking accidents – Just as traffic light and speed cameras seem to be effective in reducing the number and severity of accidents. Limiting the number of hours penalizes everyone in that it assumes everyone has the same tolerance to sleepiness. When I was younger a 16 hour trip was not a problem but as I aged that became much too long for me to be behind the wheel.