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Tony Justice Today, the ATA released a report that summarizes car-truck crash statistics, and the findings are clear– in crashes, car drivers are more often at fault than truck drivers. The ATA analyzed crash data from the University of Michigan, the National Highway Safety Administration, AAA and the FMCSA. The results of their analysis showed that the majority of crashes involving a car and truck are caused by the car driver. In fact, according to the report, “car drivers were assigned factors in 81% of crashes versus 27% of truck drivers.” [pullquote align=right]“They should not continue to be penalized by their government for the unsafe actions of other motorists when it’s plainly evident that the professional driver did not cause or could not have avoided a crash.”[/pullquote] “Trucks and truck drivers are out on America’s roads with one goal: the safe and efficient delivery of the goods they are hauling,” ATA President and CEO, Bill Graves said.. “They understand they bear a great responsibility to keep our roads safe for all motorists, and they should not continue to be penalized by their government for the unsafe actions of other motorists when it’s plainly evident that the professional driver did not cause or could not have avoided a crash
Posted on: Sat, 13 Sep 2014 23:33:40 +0000

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