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Monthly Archives: May 2012
The driver responsible for a New York bus accident in March 2011 reportedly had his license suspended 18 times, according to BusinessWeek.com. The driver, Ophandell Williams, was also reportedly involved in another accident three days before the one in March, which claimed the lives of 15 people. The bus was returning to New York from the Mohegan Sun Casino in Connecticut when it flipped over and hit a signpost, ripping off the roof. “The fact that he had a crash on a bus three days prior and they were still allowing him to drive is indicative of a company that puts profits ahead of passenger safety,” says Henry Jansy, vice president of Advocates for Highways and Auto Safety. Williams was driving the bus for World Wide Travel, based in New York. Williams claimed that a semi truck veered into his lane, running him and the bus off the road. Investigators…
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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) proposed a new standard requiring electronic stability control (ESC) systems to be equipped on commercial trucks and buses, according to TruckingInfo.com. According to the regulation, vehicles weighing more than 26,000 lbs. would require the ESC systems. ESC systems utilize computers that can detect when a vehicle is losing traction on the road or losing steering control and applies braking and helps correct steering. ESC systems were innovated by Mercedes-Benz and BMW in 1987. NHTSA research shows that ESC systems can prevent up to 56 percent of truck accidents caused by rollover and another 14% percent of loss-of-control crashes. We’ve already seen how effective stability control can be at reducing rollovers in passenger vehicles,” says NHTSA Administrator David Strickland. “The ability for this type of technology to save lives is one reason it is required on cars and light duty trucks beginning with model…
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A truck driver was killed in a truck accident near Newark on April 23, according to DelawareOnline.com. Rescuers worked for two hours to free the deceased driver from the cab on southbound1-95 following the single-vehicle accident. Approximately 30 firefighters from Aetna Hose Hook and Ladder Company of Newark responded to the scene. The truck flipped over while turning on an exit ramp, according to Sgt. Paul Shavack. The exact cause of the accident is unknown, as it is still under investigation. Approximately 3,163 people were killed in truck accidents in 2009 according to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. Fourteen percent of the fatalities were occupants of the truck, 70 percent were in other vehicles and 14 percent were motorcyclists, pedestrians and cyclists. In 2010, 259 people died in truck accidents—a 6 percent increase. Approximately 190,000 were injured in 2010, an increase of 12 percent. Why did the number of…
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