Tag: Drowsy Driving

Truckers face lengthy detours after Colorado US 50 bridge closed indefinitely due to ‘cracking’

Trucking News
The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) closed a major bridge until further notice due to safety concerns.

Teens had “no idea” about truck blind spots before climbing inside

Trucking News
Teenagers learn that they really had “no idea” how serious truck blind spots are before getting behind the wheel as part of a special semi truck education program.  Around 150 students from McDowell High School in Erie,...

Study: 20% Of Crashes Caused By Sleepy Drivers

Health
A study released on Monday says that drowsy driving is responsible for one in every five crashes and that it killed almost 5,000 people...

50,000 Pound Potato Crash: Trucker Feared He’d Be Arrested For Pulling Over To Sleep

Trucking News
A trucker admits that he fell asleep and crashed this morning, spilling 50,000 pounds of potatoes onto the interstate -- and the reason he...

New Seatbelt Technology Knows When You’re Driving Drowsy

Trucking News
A new seatbelt technology called the HARKEN system is being developed to alert tired drivers before their drowsiness reaches dangerous levels.

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