Security & Safety Briefs — April 20 - April 26
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Colorado Enacts Trucker-Backed Security Laws
Gov. Bill Owens (R) signed two bills into law supported by the Colorado Motor Carriers Association related to safety matters, the association said in a press release.The first allows a company representative to appear in court in lieu of a driver in the case of a permit violation. A company can choose to sign an “express written consent” agreement when they obtain an oversize, overweight or hazmat permit.
CMCA said it sought the measure to curb the sale and use of illegal CDLs in the state. Transport Topics
Distracted Driving Leads to Most Crashes, Study Shows
A federal study co-conducted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration found that nearly four out of five of crashes involved people who were distracted or drowsy just before impact, the Washington Post reported Friday.In the survey of Washington-area motorists, conducted by NHTSA and the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute, about 100 vehicles were equipped with cameras and sensors for a year, capturing almost 43,000 hours of data and giving regulators a real-time look at what people were doing in moments leading to a crash, the paper said.
The study showed that inattentive drivers contribute to about three times more crashes than the government had previously estimated, the Post said in a front-page story.
There were no fatalities in the study group, which included 241 drivers who were involved in 82 crashes, 761 near crashes and almost 8,300 other incidents. Transport Topics
