truck accidents in the 70s and 80s

Yeah it's one thing to do it around snow hills, it's another thing to do it in the Chicago area where they dump tons of road salt and the steepest grade is .001%

 

I'm not saying these developments are bad if one uses them as intended (to assist the driver, not rely on). I always find myself instinctively easing off the brakes or throttle when I feel things getting weird even though my pickup and work truck have ABS/stability/traction control.

 

I think your missing the point. If there is other "traffic" and your over driving the conditions, that's irresponsible. So it's 2am on 41 and your the only headlights. Go ahead mash the motor you only paid 162,900 for that R8.

 

So again in 2009, what do you think caused a low point in accidents?

 

Probably an economy in the tank. Fewer truck and automobile miles driven. The 2008 "economic crisis" put a lot of people in a temporary poor-house and suspended a lot of major construction projects. 2009 is when the full ramifications set in throughout the nation, for all classes of people.

Just the construction setback alone parked a lot of trucks and drivers who relied on construction. The massive "shovel-ready" jobs promise was a lie. All that "stimulus money" literally vanished into thin air [and I think we know where most of it really went]

 

Your saying the us gov lied, mismanaged and generally stole money from taxpayers. Say it ain't so.

 

There's more accidents today then when I started in 02. There's a lot more eld's being used today also. And the hos changed.

 

Started driving medium duty trucks in 1983, 1987 I bought my 1st Class 8 truck, 1973 K100. So it's not like I started driving yesterday! I don't recall near as many wrecks then as I see today. But 55mph speeds were common, and less vehicles too., but.... keep in mind back then the biggest distraction in a car was the radio or a kid screaming / crying. Now a days people can't keep their eyes off the floorboard at 70mph! And yes, I took white cross pills at one time, seen #### that scared me to death!!! I even ran over a boy on a bicycle in a 1983 362, got stopped on that 2 lane road and jumped out in a panic! Never did find that kid, never found the bike, never found damage on the truck. But I did find I was wore out from pushing through bad weather. There's only 1 YOU, take care of yourself.

 

Or the times a driver looks outside and sees a jogger running beside the truck and no matter how fast he drives, the jogger keeps up and keeps looking at him. Finally realizes he's looking at his own reflection in the window.
My uncle got lost late one night and wound up on some narrow 2 lane road. He saw a huge white horse standing in the road, so he slammed on the brakes and stopped. When he got out of the truck, there was no horse there so he walked a little to wake up and saw just in front of where he stopped was a hairpin curve and a steep cliff.

 

What are some facts about truck driving accidents?
Commercial trucks are involved in 2.4% of all car accidents.
Trucks are 3 times less likely to be in an accident than a regular motor vehicle.
One person is injured or killed in a truck accident every 16 minutes.



How many truck accidents occur every year?
The United States Department of Transportation estimates that over 500,000 truck accidents occur every year.



What is the cause of the truck accidents
More than 75% of truck driving accidents are due to the driver of the passenger vehicle.
Only 16% of all truck driving accidents are due to the truck driver’s fault.



How many people are seriously injured in a truck accident?
Nearly 5,000 people are killed in truck accidents every year.Nearly 98% of the time, the drivers of the other vehicle are killed in a truck accident.



When do most truck accidents occur?
68% of truck accidents occur in rural areas with 68% occurring during the day time and 78% occurring on the weekends.



Which states have the highest number of truck accidents?
The highest number of truck accidents occur in California, Texas, Florida, Georgia, and Pennsylvania.In 2003, California had 5,725 fatal vehicle accidents and 332 fatal truck accidents