Week of September 13, 2021
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NTSB Chief: Focus on Road Safety Must Shift to Entire System
ABC NewsThe new chairman of the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board wants to change the way governments and businesses look at highway safety to consider the whole system rather than individual driver behavior.
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2021 National Truck Driver Appreciation Week
Transport TopicsThe coronavirus pandemic and other economic challenges have continued to test the resolve of America's truck drivers, but once again they have delivered, keeping goods and services flowing as the country rebounds from a once-in-a-lifetime crisis.
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2020 Auto Thefts Up More than 10%
Automotive FleetIn 2020, there were 880,595 vehicle thefts nationwide, up a staggering 86,000 from 2019’s 794,019, according to the National Insurance Crime Bureau’s annual Hot Spots reports. That translates into one vehicle stolen approximately every 36 seconds and a more than 10% surge in total thefts.
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ehicle-Train Collisions Claim 200 Lives in 2020
Automotive FleetIn 2020, there were over 1,900 vehicle-train collisions and nearly 200 fatalities at highway-rail grade crossings in the U.S., according to the Federal Railroad Administration. Approximately 65% of highway-rail grade collisions in 2020 occurred in 15 states. The top five states that experienced such collisions include Texas with 191 crashes, followed by California (150), Georgia (103), Illinois (98), and Indiana (93).
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What Does the Future of ADAS Look Like?
Automotive FleetWork truck fleets look toward advanced vehicle technologies, including ADAS, to reduce accidents and associated costs. Check out what a few of our subject-matter experts had to say when looking toward the future of this newer technology.
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A Distracted Driver Killed My Son. Now, I'm Fighting to Save Other Families from our Pain.
USA TodayFive Septembers ago, my son Mitchel was a popular college student, a talented hockey goaltender and a gifted salesman who had just set a record selling Cutco knives. While accepting an award for his salesmanship, Mitchel told the crowd, “Dream colossal. Change someone’s life. Change the world.” Now those words are carved into his tombstone. Two months after that speech, Mitchel died in a car crash caused by a distracted driver. He was 18.
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GETTING THERE: Coalition Brings Attention to Distracted Driving
Fredericksburg.com“In no other mode of transportation would we accept the kind of carnage that we have on our highways,” Bruce Landsberg, vice chairman of the NTSB, said during a press conference announcing the coalition. “Distracted driving is one significant and growing part of that. It has to stop. We’re killing literally thousands of people every year.”
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Video: The National Distracted Driving Coalition Launch
YouTubeLearn about the new National Distracted Driving Coalition!
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Distracted Driving Coalition Launches Nationwide Effort
Transport TopicsThe coalition will focus on such areas as distracted driving data collection, technologies, education, enforcement and legislation.
“Every few hours a life is lost on the nation’s highways due to distracted driving,” said National Transportation Safety Board Vice Chairman Bruce Landsberg. “In no other mode of transportation would we accept the kind of carnage that we have on our highways.” -
Former Chesterfield Security Officer Who Lost His Legs in Distracted-Driving Crash Returning to Law Enforcement
ABC 8 NewsA former security officer in Chesterfield County who lost both of his legs in a distracted-driving crash nearly six years ago is making his way back into law enforcement. Brad Hughes is now a proud deputy with the Powhatan County Sheriff’s Office. “I once stood at 6-foot-3, and the way I am right now, I’m 4-foot-6,” the double-amputee told 8News.