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FATAL ACCIDENTS * USA - Heat, fatigue may be factors in Oklahoma
Oklahoma City,OK,USA -The Associated Press/The Trucker -16 July 2009: -- A 76-year-old truck driver whose semi plowed into traffic that had stopped on a turnpike worked 10 hours straight delivering groceries in sweltering heat before the crash occurred, authorities said Thursday... Donald Creed of Willard, Mo., did not exceed the federal daily driving limit when he crashed on the Will Rogers Turnpike on June 26, but investigators believe fatigue may have contributed to the crash, Oklahoma Highway Patrol Capt. Scott Horton, said. "We're also looking at the extreme heat as a possible factor," Horton said... Temperatures were in the upper 90s across eastern Oklahoma on the day of the crash... (Photo: Donald Creed of Willard, Mo., did not exceed the federal daily driving limit when he crashed on the Will Rogers Turnpike on June 26, but investigators believe fatigue may have contributed to the crash, Oklahoma Highway Patrol Capt. Scott Horton said. "We're also looking at the extreme heat as a possible factor," Horton said) * Crashes Fuel Debate on Rules for Older Drivers
Ruckersville,VA,USA -The Wall Street Journal, by Philip Shishkin -9 July 2009: -- Insurance Institute for Highway Safety Senior Vice President for Research, Anne McCartt, notes that there is no single screening method available for identifying problem drivers before accidents happen... However, with the number of licensed drivers over age 65 increasing to 57 million by 2030 and the number of traffic accidents rising among older drivers, lawmakers are under pressure to devise regulations that restrict older drivers' mobility and reduce crashes... Lawmakers in Massachusetts continue to examine the issue, while states like Illinois and New Hampshire require road tests for drivers 75 years and older... Massachusetts lawmakers, like State Sen. Brian Joyce, hope to make road and vision tests mandatory for drivers 85 years and older. However, Safe Roads Now and elderly drivers are hoping lawmakers will pass a competing bill that provides doctors with greater leeway in reporting impairments to licensing authorities...* Drunken Driving is Down
Washington,DC,USA -The Christian Science Monitor, by Alexandra Marks -13 July 2009: -- According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Agency (NHTSA) "2007 Roadside Survey of Alcohol and Drug Use" study, only 2.2 percent of American drivers are driving while intoxicated on weekends, down 71 percent from the number of drivers on the road while drunk in the 1970s... However, the survey also looked at drug use while driving for the first time and discovered that 16.3 percent of drivers have traces of drugs in their system, including marijuana, cocaine, and other stimulants, sedatives, and narcotics... While it is unclear whether these drivers were impaired while driving, experts agree that more must be done to curb drug use among drivers. Law enforcement officials had reported to the NHTSA prior to the study that some drivers pulled over did not test positive for alcohol, but still appeared to be impaired... NHTSA hopes to conduct further research into drug use among drivers to determine the impact of those substances on driver reaction times and other skills... (Photo from theadvocates: Drunk driving)
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