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Safety - USA - Commercial vehicle wrecks increase 39 percent in four years
COLUMBIA, S.C.,USA -WCNC/Associated Press -Nov 4, 2005: -- Wrecks of commercial vehicles in South Carolina have increased 39 percent from 2001 to 2004, while the number of officers who enforce truck safety laws has remained the same... In 2004, 3,147 wrecks of commercial vehicles were reported in the state, compared to 2,264 wrecks in 2001, according to the State Transport Police. Commercial vehicles include everything from pickup trucks that haul cargo to large passenger vans to 18-wheelers... In comparison, the number of wrecks involving all vehicles over the same four-year period increased 10 percent to 110,029, according to Public Safety Department data... The State Transport Police estimates car drivers are at fault in about 80 percent of crashes involving large trucks, according to Col. Anna Amos, who leads the division... The State Transport Police monitors truck safety. It has 111 officers to cover the state's 46 counties, an average of fewer than three officers per county. Seventy-nine actually patrol the highways or staff weigh stations, according to agency data...
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