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Mar 6, 2015

TRUCKERS' SAFETY * USA: Buckling up could have saved up to 40 percent of the unbelted truck drivers

* Georgia - CDC report highlights dangers of CMV drivers not buckling up 

 -- About 700 truck drivers or their passengers died in crashes in 2012. Buckling up could have saved up to 40 percent of the unbelted truck drivers, says a CDC report... Another government agency is pointing out the dangers of commercial vehicle drivers not buckling up... This time it’s from a rather unexpected source — the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, better known to most as the CDC. The CDC in a report issued this week notes that:
 • There were an estimated 317,000 motor vehicle crashes involving a large truck reported to the police in the U.S. in 2012.
 • 26,000 truck drivers or their passengers were injured in crashes that year.
 • About 700 truck drivers or their passengers died in crashes in 2012. Buckling up could have saved up to 40 percent of the unbelted truck drivers.
 • More than 1 in 3 truck drivers who died in crashes in 2012 were not wearing seat belts.
 • For each large-truck driver who died, 35 were injured.
 • About 41 percent of truck drivers who lost work days from a crash in 2012 missed 31 days or more.  • For each driver or passenger in a large truck who died, about six other people (in other vehicles, pedestrians or cyclists) died as a result of large-truck crashes in 2012.
 • Fatal crashes of large trucks and buses cost the U.S. economy about $40 billion in 2012, and
 • The total cost — $99 billion — is much higher when crashes with injuries or property damage are also included...  Atlanta, Georgia, USA - The Trucker News Services - 4 March 2015


* DC - Crashes cause majority of deaths for truck drivers

-- Crashes cause 65 percent of on-the-job deaths of truck drivers in the United States, making it the top cause of work-related deaths in that occupation, a federal government report shows... There are about 2.6 million people in the United States who drive trucks weighing more than 10,000 pounds. The number of crash deaths among these drivers and their passengers fell to a 35-year low in 2009, but rose between then and 2012... In 2012, about 317,000 crashes involving large trucks were reported to police. Seven hundred drivers of large trucks or their passengers died in crashes, and about 26,000 were injured... More than a third of the truck drivers who died were not wearing a seat belt, according to the Vital Signs report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention... About 14 percent of long-haul truckers said they did not use a seat belt on every trip. Those who said they didn't wear a seat belt also tended to have other unsafe habits, such as speeding, and to work for an employer without a written workplace safety program... Trucking companies should create and enforce company safety policies, including seat belt requirements for drivers and passengers, and bans on text messaging and the use of handheld phones, the report suggested... Increased enforcement of seat belt laws by state troopers could also encourage truckers to buckle up. Changes in truck engineering and design that provide truckers with improved comfort, range of motion and adjustments for different body types might also help increase seat belt use... Washington, DC, USA -HealthDay News, by Robert Preidt - March 3, 2015

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