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Minnesota Trucking-related Fatalities Drop Nearly 18%
Thu, Jul 16th, 2009
Posted in State of Minnesota
Posted in State of Minnesota
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Cars and trucks collided less often in Minnesota during the past year,
resulting in a 17.8% drop in trucking-related fatalities.
According to statistics reported in the latest edition of Minnesota Motor
Vehicle Crash Facts, published by the Minnesota Department of Public
Safety, the number of truck-related fatalities dropped from 90 in 2007 to
74 in 2008.
The number of persons injured in truck-related crashes also went down,
dropping 18.3% during the same period.
?Preventing crashes is the number one priority of every professional truck
driver,? said John Hausladen, president of the Minnesota Trucking
Association. ?This data is welcome news and a real encouragement to our
on-going safety efforts. Most people don?t realize that the safest drivers
on the road are truck drivers.?
There were 287 fewer truck-related crashes in 2008 vs. 2007, representing a
reduction of 6.2%.
The Minnesota Trucking Association (MTA) has advanced a number of safety
initiatives in recent years, including mandatory classroom and
behind-the-wheel instruction regarding how to share the road with big
trucks that was passed by the 2008 Minnesota Legislature. The MTA has been
a key partner in the state?s Towards Zero Deaths initiative and actively
lobbied to pass the state?s new primary seatbelt law. The organization has
also called for a national maximum 65 mile per hour speed limit for all
vehicles.
resulting in a 17.8% drop in trucking-related fatalities.
According to statistics reported in the latest edition of Minnesota Motor
Vehicle Crash Facts, published by the Minnesota Department of Public
Safety, the number of truck-related fatalities dropped from 90 in 2007 to
74 in 2008.
The number of persons injured in truck-related crashes also went down,
dropping 18.3% during the same period.
?Preventing crashes is the number one priority of every professional truck
driver,? said John Hausladen, president of the Minnesota Trucking
Association. ?This data is welcome news and a real encouragement to our
on-going safety efforts. Most people don?t realize that the safest drivers
on the road are truck drivers.?
There were 287 fewer truck-related crashes in 2008 vs. 2007, representing a
reduction of 6.2%.
The Minnesota Trucking Association (MTA) has advanced a number of safety
initiatives in recent years, including mandatory classroom and
behind-the-wheel instruction regarding how to share the road with big
trucks that was passed by the 2008 Minnesota Legislature. The MTA has been
a key partner in the state?s Towards Zero Deaths initiative and actively
lobbied to pass the state?s new primary seatbelt law. The organization has
also called for a national maximum 65 mile per hour speed limit for all
vehicles.
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