When I went through a class to become a trainer, we were shown the well-known "Donner Pass high speed in a curve" rollover video. The guy leading the class used it to remind us not to be lazy when we know a new driver was going to go over mountain passes. (That video is a trainee who killed himself and his trainer.)
And no, I don't train any more, and yes, it was a big mistake on my part.
I do watch truck crash videos pretty regularly, just to remind myself that it could happen any time. I almost always feel a little uneasy before the crash because the trucks are going too fast for conditions or following too close or both.
Six dead in crash on I-65
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I've always wondered, though, why the investigating agencies don't publish more details on their findings, kind of like the NTSB for plane and train crashes. (Maybe the do truck crashes too, I don't know.) It's probably all about lawsuits. People sue too often, and there's too much money involved. Absolutely companies and drivers could learn a lot (if they wanted to) from the results. It's usually like @tinytim said, but who knows? Maybe the data would tell us something unexpected if they released it all. -
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