Some of the most effective truck accident safety initiatives come out of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB.)
Although the agency does not make the laws, their commercial trucking accident investigations generate recommendations for new laws and stricter regulations intended to reduce truck accident injuries and deaths. The result of the NTSB crash investigations is a list of priorities and practices that are presented to legislators. This list of priorities is commonly known as the NTSB’s most wanted.
The automobile industry uses technology to make cars and trucks more reliable on the roads and, more importantly, to aid in safer travel for all drivers and passengers. The NTSB most wanted list offers strategies using updated technologies in trucks to keep motorists and pedestrians from suffering serious truck accident injuries.
NTSB 2015 Most Wanted List
-Updated safety equipment that aides drivers when changing lanes and warns drivers of impending collisions.
-Speed limiting technology that will ensure truckers are moving at safe rates.
-Technology that aides in preventing roll overs.
-Implementation of electronics that log the amount of hours truck drivers spend driving.
-Screening drivers for sleep apnea and other medical conditions that impair truck drivers’ safe driving ability.
-Continued drug screenings.
-Technology to limit distracted driving.
-Increased monitoring to ensure that drivers are honest when seeking second medical opinions from doctors whose findings could have direct effects on their driving abilities.
Commercial vehicles carrying heavy cargo are continually traveling on the nation’s roadways day and night. Truck accidents often cause severe injuries and death. It is extremely important to have the best safety equipment and policies in place in order to help reduce the number of trucking accidents. Victims of truck accidents may be entitled to compensation for their injuries. An experienced truck accident lawyer will determine who is liable for the injuries and guide individuals injured by negligent truck drivers through the legal system.
