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Fatigue-gauge Checklist * USA - Rouses truck driver ire
Fatigued Driving Evaluation Checklist: Until recently, driving a truck in Indiana with bad teeth could get you forced off the road and possibly out of work
Fort Wayne,IN,USA -The Journal Gazette, by Dan Stockman -June 14, 2009: -- The Owner Operator Independent Drivers Association, has been battling against something called the Fatigued Driving Evaluation Checklist... The checklist is a survey state troopers in Minnesota and Indiana were using to determine whether a trucker is fatigued... It sparked controversy across the country as a satellite radio station dedicated to truckers aired a four-part series on the issue in April, with truckers saying the list unfairly punishes them for things that have nothing to do with fatigued driving... The Indiana version of the checklist asks whether truckers have a TV in their cab, whether their truck is dirty, whether they have acid reflux, have adult materials in their cab or sleeper and whether they need dental work... In Minnesota, where the checklist originated, the checklist asks whether the trucker has a cell phone, is unshaven, has financial troubles and for the trucker’s neck size... -Publisher's Note: And who revises fatigue troopers??? ...- (Photo from kxly.images.worldnow.com: Trooper under fire for pit stop: A Minnesota trooper is in trouble for a traffic stop from an illegal lane change. The trooper performed a pit maneuver on a minivan which appeared to be stopping. She arrested the father while his three children watched. He's been released but faces a fine.)
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