In 2008, there were 4,066 trucks involved in fatality crashes. According to the numbers above, 1.4% of them would be due to fatigue, or 5.69 trucks. We'll just say 6 to keep it simple.
Six trucks involved in fatality crashes as a result of fatigue in 2008 and the numbers continue to fall.
http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&sour...z6nmDQ&usg=AFQjCNF2jT7RmPdZ3sh-nisSlCL-bCwLoQ
You know? I'm ....actually, okay with that, considering there are well over 2,000,000 trucks on the road today. That means your chance of being killed by a fatigueds driver is 1 in 333,333 trucks. You have a better chance of being struck by lightning: 1 in 280,000 people.
http://www.lightningsafety.com/nlsi_pls/probability.html
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Discussion in 'Trucking Industry Regulations' started by Theophilus, Nov 6, 2011.
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Oops. My bad. Hit that "0" one time too many. However, the number still does not justify the broad mandate. Keep in mind, fatality crash numbers have gone down the past three years.
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My point is, it is hardly the mayhem people are being led to believe.
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Im gonna set the line at 100 pages and pick the under,,LOL,funny thing I wass just over in the "Truckers Strike section",,,Literally had to blow the dust off of those threads,,but im sure if the ruling goes unfavorable towards CMV drivers that section will be full of supposed strike dates
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I wonder if there are any figures concerning 4 wheelers and fatigue related fatalities?volvodriver01 Thanks this. -
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Worst "4 wheeler" accident I can recall wasn't just fatigued related - it was absolutely caused by fatigue.
Mother drives her two kids to the airport to pick-up dad coming off of an international business flight. They stop on the way home to grab lunch. At some point Dad takes over the driving. He fell asleep, drifted into opposing traffic and went head on with a straight truck delivering cinder block. Killed his whole family. Mom and the kids were dead at the scene. Dad got flown to the trauma center; mercifully he succumbed to his injuries.
To make matters even worse the kid (had to be about 19) who was driving the truck was a basket-case to the point where i wonder if he was ever able to get right again.volvodriver01 Thanks this.
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