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“Trucks On Patrol for Safety” * USA - Troopers join truckers in making roads safer
Officers ride shotgun to patrol for violationsLawrence,KS,USA -The Lawrence Journal World, by Erin Castaneda -20 Aug 2007: -- ... Accidents like this prompted the highway patrol and the trucking industry to join forces to create the “Trucks On Patrol for Safety” program, which began in April. The program allows troopers to ride with semitrailer drivers so they can see the violations that occur... According to the Kansas Department of Transportation, there were 68 fatal collisions involving large trucks in 2005, which is the latest data available. That same year, large trucks were involved in 5.7 percent of traffic crashes and 17.7 percent of fatal crashes... Lt. Chris Turner of the Kansas Highway Patrol said, “Most of the time, the truck is not at fault”. But often they get blamed for accidents... As part of the TOPS program, Turner and Lt. Richard Jimerson are riding along with semitrailer drivers in the northeast Kansas region. During a ride-along, each truck is equipped with a $10,000 five-camera system. The cameras record the violations of both passenger vehicles and other large trucks... If a violations occurs, Turner or Jimerson radio other officers along the highway to pull the violator over. Regardless, the individual is informed about the TOPS program, which helps educate people about road safety... The number of citations was unavailable. On average, about 50 people are pulled over for violations in an eight-hour day, Turner said... Since April, 407 citations and 316 warnings have been given in Kansas as part of the TOPS program... (Photo by Richard Gwin - Chris Jones, of Ottawa, drives his semitrailer while Kansas Highway Patrol Trooper Lt. Chris Turner works radar and cameras, which record violations of both passenger vehicles and other large trucks)
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