The New York Times reported yesterday that the engineer operating the Metro-North Railroad train that derailed this past weekend claimed to have been dazed and zoned out in the moments before the derailment, suffering from “Highway Hypnosis”. “Highway Hypnosis” is a form of fatigued driving where drivers minds are lulled by the monotonous routines of driving and their attention […]
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Truck Driver Reaction may have Saved Lives in Arizona Bus Crash
The heroics of commercial truck drivers often go unreported, but it appears likely that the quick response of a big-rig operator prevented a bad accident near Phoenix from turning drastically worse. A charter bus carrying 15 passengers collided head-on with a pickup truck on Interstate 10 in Casa Grande on Tuesday, Nov. 20, about 50 […]
See the WTOL11 Investigation of At-Fault Truck Accidents in Ohio
Great work by reporter Craig Thomas and the folks at WTOL11 for the investigative report they published Nov. 15 shedding light on at-fault accidents involving commercial vehicles in Ohio. The story – and accompanying video – paints a well-rounded picture of the issues concerning trucking safety and carrier responsibility. The report focuses not only on […]
I-75 Accident Showcases the Dangers of Everyday Truck Traffic
The driver leaned to reach a bottle of water. That’s it. His tractor-trailer veered left, he over-corrected to the right, and seconds later $6 million worth of pyrotechnics equipment was scattered alongside Interstate 75 near Lima, Ohio. That accident, which delayed by one day a Kiss and Motley Crue concert in Michigan earlier this month, […]
Don’t Sign Accident-Scene Papers That Exonerate Truck Drivers
You feel a jolt as the grill of a tractor-trailer crashes into your rear bumper. You see highway signs whirl passed as your car spins across three lanes. You finally come to a stop after sliding sideways into the grassy median. You were lucky. The moments that immediately follow an accident are crucial ones, and […]