Category - Safety Articles

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...
ATRI Updates Its Crash Predictor Model

ATRI Updates Its Crash Predictor Model

The likelihood of a future crash can be quantified statistically using a truck driver's behaviors, according to the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) Crash Predictor Model. ATRI...

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Safe Driving at Night

Safe Driving at Night

Although only 15% of vehicle miles are clocked between 7pm and 7am, according to a recent study, they account for almost a third of road injuries and deaths. There's no doubt that driving in the...

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Seeing at Night

Seeing at Night

Night vision is the ability to see well in low-light conditions. As we age, we have greater difficulty seeing at night. A 50-year-old driver may need twice as much light to see as well as a...

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Defensive Driving at Night

Driving at night requires defensive and thoughtful driving! Here is some advice on safe driving techniques: Plan your route so you're aware of any steep descents, sharp corners and other hazards...

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An Invitation for a Roadside Inspection

An Invitation for a Roadside Inspection

Year after year, one of the top violations for commercial motor vehicles is having inoperable lighting. An inoperable vehicle lamp gives the appearance that a vehicle is not being optimally...

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