Every year, over 4,500 people are killed in road crashes in the USA which involve big trucks.
This is a stunningly high figure so it begs a serious question as to why there are so many deaths.
FMCSA issue: Inadequate Safety in Relation to Big Trucks
Why do so many drivers ignore the safety of construction zone workers?
April 20-24, 2020, is this year’s National Work Zone Awareness Week. Sadly, however, far too many drivers are extremely thoughtless about the safety of roadside workers.
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Increased Speed Limits Mean Increased Deaths (even on autobahns, not just interstates!)
According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety [IIHS], lawmakers in Colorado, Iowa, Illinois, Massachusetts and New York are considering raising their maximum speed limits. However, IIHS research shows that in the USA between 1993 and 2017 such increases killed almost 40,000 additional people.
Crashes are Down by 35 Percent where Speed Limits were Cut to 25mph in Seattle
Here’s more evidence to disprove the many self-serving, nonsensical allegations that reducing speed limits does nothing to improve road safety!
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Road Safety Lessons from Norway – Introduction
Road safety lessons from Norway? Are you asking yourself: “Why Norway?” If so, the answers — those that are visible to anyone that looks — are a revelation.
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