Truck Drivers Teach West Virginia Teens About Road Safety

December 9, 2008

Professional truck drivers will be in West Virginia this week demonstrating to teens how to avoid accidents with tractor-trailers.

Share the Road is an outreach program of the American Trucking Association that educates drivers about sharing the road safely with large trucks.

The group will be at Woodrow Wilson High School in Beckley on Tuesday and East Fairmont High School on Wednesday.

Drivers will have demonstrations that include ride-alongs. They will also give tips on blind spots, safe merging techniques, following distances and tips on winter travel.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration says 35 percent of all truck-related highway fatalities are due to a truck’s blind spot.

Topics Auto Personal Auto Virginia West Virginia

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  • December 10, 2008 at 10:59 am
    Mr. Obvious says:
    I would say the trend towards less talent behind the wheel of big rigs is related to generational differences between the older "knights of the road" who looked at themselves ... read more
  • December 9, 2008 at 2:47 am
    nobody important says:
    I have to say that not all truck drivers are that great any longer. The majority are professional, but I'm seeing more and more that are rude, agressive and fairly imcompeten... read more
  • December 9, 2008 at 2:03 am
    OTR Observer says:
    Not at all. This is very serious and the message needs to get to the general public. Far too many drivers of "four-wheelers" as they are called, cut in front of big rigs with... read more

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