By Jami Jones, Land Line managing editor
A recent claim by the Centers for Disease Control stating that 40 percent of the truck drivers or passengers who died in 2012 could have been saved by seat belts misses the bigger problem of a lack of crashworthiness standards for big trucks, according to OOIDA.
The CDC March issue of “Vital Signs” online included a section on truck driver safety. It focused on seat belt usage in large trucks. The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association not only takes issue with the claims the agency makes, but points out its focus solely on seat belts shows a lack of understanding in the safety concerns drivers face.
- See more at: CDC exclusive focus on seat belts neglects full scope of truck driver safety concerns
A recent claim by the Centers for Disease Control stating that 40 percent of the truck drivers or passengers who died in 2012 could have been saved by seat belts misses the bigger problem of a lack of crashworthiness standards for big trucks, according to OOIDA.
The CDC March issue of “Vital Signs” online included a section on truck driver safety. It focused on seat belt usage in large trucks. The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association not only takes issue with the claims the agency makes, but points out its focus solely on seat belts shows a lack of understanding in the safety concerns drivers face.
- See more at: CDC exclusive focus on seat belts neglects full scope of truck driver safety concerns
