The rise of trucking accidents

I'm convinced e-logs are responsible for increased accidents through fatigue, but the elephant in the room is the cell phone.

 

ELOGS are good.

 

Is there any actual data to suggest there is a raise in trucking accidents in the last year?
Both in absolute numbers, and on a per mile basis?

 

Detroit doesn't have a strict gun control laws, they actually have a mayor and a police chief who both said a legally armed citizen is not just right but welcomed.

 

Well we will have to agree to disagree or is it in the constitution with regards to freedom of speech. I respect everyone's opinion although that don't mean i necessarily agree with it if that makes any sense and here's why, when one looks at a regulation enforced on any industry for that matter it is put in to improve and help drivers the only ones it don't help are those that don't want to abide by it. lets look at 2 examples DUI and mind altering drugs think about the carnage there'd be on the roads if suddenly the regulations were changed and it was now legal to drive under the influence of drugs and alcohol? As regards Chicago and Detroit the problem there was that when a government introduces a law and don't police it or take the necessary actions then yeah gun control will not work, when we had a mass shooting back in the late 80's yeah that's how far back you've got to go here to see such a horrific incident the government immediately took action to ban all automatic weapons and a national gun buy back program was commenced. surprise surprise there's been no major shootings here for almost 30 years. One only has to look at countries like Japan and the UK which have very strict gun control laws to see that it actually works. Its not the regulations that are the problem its people just not taking the proper breaks when driving and then going out and driving while fatigued or playing on their mobile phones.

 

I just got a thingy from my insurance company stating that accidents increased by the largest amount in 50 years between 2014 and 2016. That's total accidents, not per mile.

According to the NHTSA:
"The number of vehicle miles traveled on U.S. roads in 2016 increased by 2.2 percent, and resulted in a fatality rate of 1.18 deaths per 100 million VMT – a 2.6-percent increase from the previous year."

Interestingly, the highest % increases are pedestrian and motorcycle. Are people just not seeing them because of the phones?

USDOT Releases 2016 Fatal Traffic Crash Data

 

You hot the nail on the head. It's crazy how many 4-wheelers I pass and you look over and they are texting.

 

Are you sure they're texting and not on this web site?

 

Either way the phone should in the pocket and eyes on the road.
I really feel like cell phones is the reason of increased accidents.