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May is Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month

May is Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month Motorist awareness is an important component of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's...

National Seat Belt Enforcement Mobilization May 17 – June 6, 2021

. Seat belts have been proven to be one of the best ways to save your life in a crash. Yet many still do not buckle up. Worse still, not wearing a...

Proposal Seeks a 4-Year Delay to the Medical Examiner’s Certification Integration Final Rule

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) proposes to again extend the compliance date for several provisions of its Medical...

CVSA Operation Safe Driver Week Set for July 11-17 with Focus on Speeding

The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance has scheduled Operation Safe Driver Week for July 11-17 with an emphasis on speeding. During Operation Safe...
Seat Belt Violations & Usage

Seat Belt Violations & Usage

Seat belt violations are high and unnecessary.  This violation carries a point weighting of 7 and is detrimental to the carriers “Unsafe Driving” basic score in the CSA SMS.  By drivers operating...

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Seat Belt Myths

Seat Belt Myths

MYTH 1: Safety belts are uncomfortable and restrict movement. FACT: A 2005 Transportation Research Board study on commercial drivers' safety belt usage found many drivers do not find wearing safety...

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No More Motor Vehicle Fatalities?

No More Motor Vehicle Fatalities?

Is there a day coming when we will not have any motor vehicle fatalities? With the fast pace of technology coming into our industry I often think of this possibility.  I hope that someday in my...

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April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month

April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month

April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month Did you know your brain can miss seeing up to 50% of your driving environment when you talk on a cell phone? And, that according to research, drivers...

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