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DEBATE FATALITY RISKS * USA
* Large Trucks Involved In More Fatal Accidents Than Cars
Our lawyers handle more fatal accident cases involving large trucks, than fatal accidents involving automobiles. Our experience is supported by national statistics
GA,USA - The Georgia Injury Lawyer Blog, by Finch McCranie, LLP -July 29, 2007: -- On average, drivers of large trucks travel many more miles than passenger vehicle drivers. In 2005, large trucks accounted for 3 percent of registered vehicles and 7 percent of miles traveled. Per unit of travel, large trucks are involved in more fatal crashes than passenger vehicles — 2.1 compared with 1.7 crashes per 100 million miles traveled in 2005... The disparities between large trucks and passenger vehicles vary by specific vehicle type, with passenger cars having the lowest fatal involvement rate (1.5) and tractor-trailers having the highest rate (2.4). The higher fatal involvement rate for large trucks occurs although much higher proportions of their miles are traveled on interstate highways, which are the safest roads... The higher fatal involvement rate is attributable to the size disparity between large trucks and passenger vehicles. Large trucks have a lower rate of nonfatal crashes resulting in injuries or property damage only compared with passenger cars...
* State inspectors found more truck violations in 2006
Cleveland,OH,USA -The Plain Dealer/Associated Press/The Chronicle Telegram -30 July 2007: -- State inspectors found more than 230,000 violations after examining trucks and their drivers, a 10 percent increase over 2005, state safety officials said... The inspectors looked at more than 90,000 trucks to make sure drivers were properly licensed and the trucks met federal safety standards. They yanked 27 percent of the trucks off the road because of violations, reported Sunday...
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