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Safety - USA - Truck threat growing
Madison, WI,USA -The Capital Times -(AP Photo) -Oct 20, 2005: -- The tragic accident involving a Chippewa Falls High School bus and a semi on Interstate 94 near Osseo last weekend raises the question once again about truck safety on our highways... The trucking lobby will insist that more accidents involving trucks are caused by the careless drivers of automobiles, but that doesn't escape the fact that trucks and other vehicles have become a lethal mix as congestion grows on our freeways and interstates... Yes, trucks move commerce, and the U.S. economy is mightily dependent on the industry to deliver goods on time and at a reasonable cost... But as the industry grows by leaps and bounds, questions are being raised about everything from driver training to the amount of rest those drivers get during the countless hours they are on the road. Plus, the tractors that pull the trailers have become more powerful and faster. It is not unusual these days to follow a truck roaring 75 miles an hour down a freeway, keeping up with the cars doing the same. If someone makes a mistake, the results are usually tragic... If the current dangerous conditions aren't addressed soon, there will be more and more sad stories to report of horrendous collisions on congested roads. We shouldn't let that happen...
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