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From the article: "Despite billions spent on safety technology, fatal truck-involved crashes are up ≈40% since 2014—almost entirely because of untrained, overwo
by Sabinus 11mo ago
From the article: "Despite billions spent on safety technology, fatal truck-involved crashes are up ≈40% since 2014—almost entirely because of untrained, overworked, and inexperienced drivers now operating 80,000-pound rigs."
- edmundsauto 11mo agoMiles driven are up ~20%, and there was an accounting change in 2016, and the NHTSA says <2020 shouldn't be compared to after. Directionally this still looks accurate, and give thousands of truck driver deaths per year, its significant.
- estearum 11mo agoIsn't road safety in general getting way way better? So that'd make the truck situation even worse.
- edmundsauto 11mo agoFrom a quick analysis, non-trucker fatalities per mile was about even or slightly increased from 2014-2023. I would conclude it’s not worse than it appears in the trucking situation.