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Fatal Crashes * USA - Involving Large Trucks, Lowest In 10 Years
Tallahassee,FL,USA -WJHG -Apr 27, 2009: -- Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) Secretary, Stephanie Kopelousos, announced that the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and the National Highway Safety Administration’s Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) indicates that the number of fatal crashes in Florida involving large trucks, greater than 10,000 lbs., is the lowest since 1997... This is the first time in recent history the fatal crash rate for Florida is below the national average... Said Rose A. McMurray, Acting Deputy Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), “We are encouraged by the significant reduction in truck-related fatalities in Florida and applaud the FDOT for their tireless efforts to ensure the safety of our nation’s highways. It is vitally important that federal and state governments continue to work closely with the motor carrier industry to improve truck and bus safety and save lives.”... FDOT’s Office of Motor Carrier Compliance (OMCC) credits the substantial reduction in large truck crashes to the four E’s of Traffic Safety — Education, Engineering, Enforcement and Everyone else, including the drivers of these big rigs and other motorists...
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