I was waiting for my favorite TV show to come on, watching all-too-familiar commercials. There\u2019s that lady dressed like a mom, tightrope walking several stories above a crowded street, carrying meals in each hand to her family on a nearby rooftop. There\u2019s the deep-voiced insurance pitchman, ostensibly seated in an intersection as cars seemingly careen around him.<\/p>\n
You\u2019ve seen these ads, too. And like me, you\u2019ve read the fine print at the bottom of the screen: \u201cProfessional stunt woman, professional driver on closed course, or do not attempt at home.\u201d<\/p>\n
Advertising and entertainment often show us people living on the edge. It\u2019s attention-getting and an escape from everyday routine. The very fact that dangerous stunts so commonly appear on our TV and movie screens suggests, fine print aside, that just maybe a little living on the edge is societally acceptable. In the world of highway safety, however, going out to the edge can lead to injury and death.<\/p>\n
The definitive compilation of what leads to accidents on the highway is the 2007 Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) Large Truck Crash Causation Study (LTCCS)<\/a>. Over 33 months, FMCSA and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) analyzed in depth 963 cases pulled from 120,000 fatal and injury crashes involving 141,000 trucks.<\/p>\n Often cited is the LTCCS finding that, in two-vehicle crashes, trucks were assigned the \u201ccritical reason\u201d (the error leading to the crash) only 44% of the time. However, that\u2019s 44% of two-vehicle crashes where trucking could have operated more safely. Here are the top three LTCCS findings of trucks \u201cliving on the edge\u201d and failing.<\/p>\n Speed too fast for conditions.<\/b> Trucks traveling too fast \u2013 too fast for roadway, weather or traffic conditions \u2013 was a factor in 23% of the truck crashes. That\u2019s not number one as a percentage \u2013 read on \u2013 but trucks traveling too fast for conditions were 670% more likely to be assigned the \u201ccritical reason\u201d for the crash than were trucks where speed was not an issue.<\/p>\n So, legal speed limits aside, what should be considered \u201ctoo fast\u201d? FMCSA suggests reducing your speed by one-third on wet roads and by half or more on snow packed roads<\/a>. A speed of 60 MPH on dry pavement should be cut to 40 MPH on a wet road, and to 30 mph on a snow-packed road. Going at a higher speed is \u201cliving on the edge.\u201d<\/p>\n Brake problems.<\/b> Fully 29% of trucks in the LTCCS crashes had brake problems, the most frequently found truck crash factor. The LTCCS said those trucks were 170% more likely to be assigned the \u201ccritical reason\u201d for the crash than were trucks with properly adjusted brakes. Now, consider poor brakes combined with excessive speed. That\u2019s a recipe for dying on the edge.<\/p>\n Unfamiliarity with roadway.<\/b> No one can possibly drive every road everywhere, but truck driver failure to plan in advance, knowing distances, routes and turns, was a factor in 22% of LTCCS truck crashes and increased the risk by 100%. Our \u201cliving on the edge\u201d culture suggests that sometimes we should just \u201cwing it\u201d and go. But the LTCCS said that failing to plan is planning to fail.<\/p>\n The LTCCS has a range of other factors that contribute to truck crashes. Let\u2019s return, though, to those fine print \u201cprofessionals\u201d who are \u201cliving on the edge\u201d in TV ads. They know their own limits; where their \u201cedge\u201d is, as unsettling as it may be to us viewers. On the highway, truly professional motor carriers and truck drivers know their limits, too. They adhere to what is legal and what is safe for conditions\u2026 and leave the excitement to the TV screen where it belongs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n By Steve Vaughn<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Source: https:\/\/www.fleetowner.com<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n The audit is a key tool to know the overall status and provide the analysis, the assessment, the advice, the suggestions and the actions to take in order to cut costs and increase the efficiency and efficacy of the fleet. We propose the following fleet management audit.<\/p>\n Entertainment often shows people living on the edge. The fact that dangerous stunts commonly appear on our screens suggests a little living on the edge is acceptable. In the world of highway safety, however, going to the edge can lead to injury and death. 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