![[Valid Atom 1.0]](valid-atom.png "Validate my Atom 1.0 feed")
SAFETY TRUCKS * USA
* California - Poll finds truck drivers are safer than passenger vehicle drivers
San Diego,CAL,USA -Transport Topics, by John Sommers/Eugene Mulero -6 Oct 2014: -- The vast majority of people surveyed in a recent poll said they believe truck drivers are safer than everyday car drivers... Compiled by the Virginia-based Public Opinion Strategies firm, the poll found that 80% of people believe truckers are safer than passenger vehicle drivers, while 90% of people believe passenger vehicle drivers are more likely to speed than truck drivers. Also, 65% of people said they have a favorable view of trucking in the country... The poll also found that a majority of people agreed transportation infrastructure is aging and it needs to be upgraded, but they were unwilling to say how they would pay for new infrastructure projects...
* DC - Droopy Eyelid Detector one solution to truck crashes
Washington,DC,USA -Bloomberg, by Jeff Plungis and David Voreacos -Oct 7, 2014: -- It sounds like science fiction, but it’s not: cameras that monitor eyelids and sound a warning when they droop, jolting the driver to stay alert... The system was among a handful of technologies that the government recommended adopting in the wake of a 2005 accident involving a jack-knifed Whole Foods Market Inc. truck and a motor coach carrying a high-school marching band... The National Transportation Safety Board concluded that the trucker’s lack of sleep was the probable cause of the accident, which killed five people, including the band leader and his 11-year-old granddaughter. The truck driver was acquitted of criminal charges, and Whole Foods settled civil cases while asserting both he and the bus driver shared blame... More than 30,000 people in the U.S. have perished in large-truck crashes since, as proposals to mandate eyelid-monitoring devices, collision-avoidance systems and dozens of other life-saving innovations that cost just $500 to $2,500 have languished in review at the U.S. Department of Transportation... Freight companies are now able to equip a truck with sensors that generate a continuous feed of data to their headquarters. Computers can then pick up troubling behaviors, such as drifting across lanes or swerving... Safety managers can follow up by reviewing the video to determine if there was fatigue or distraction...
Labels: safety trucks
posted by Unknown @ 6:39 AM
0 Comments:
Post a Comment
<< Home