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Post Info TOPIC: NatRoads recommend an effort to educate light vehicle drivers


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NatRoads recommend an effort to educate light vehicle drivers


I know many on here dont use or even like Facebook so here is a screenshot of an article that appeared there just recently.

It is an interesting statistic at 93% of drivers of heavy vehicles involved in fatal accidents were not at fault

 

In the shot there is a link to the newspaper article but anyone wanting to view it will have to type the link into their browser.

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Gday...

Here's the link referred to on the 'screenshot' above

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Thanks John,
I have put links to newspapers up in the past and sometimes they dont work subject to personal subscriptions.

Melissa Weller in the article said;

"Weller says there are three basic rules for light-vehicle drivers around heavy vehicles dont cut in front of trucks, be aware that they dont have rear-view mirrors, (only side mirrors, and so have blind spots), and never overtake a turning truck."

This is a good start but the situation when the light vehicle crosses to the incorrect side of the road and hits a truck would cause more fatalities generally than the three situations she quoted.

Anyway any education program is a good start...



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