NTSB says trucker in 11-fatality accident was on cellphone, urges ban on devices for commercial drivers
Written by
James R. Carroll | The Courier-Journal
WASHINGTON — The National 
Safety Board recommended Tuesday that drivers of commercial vehicles be
banned from using cellphones, except in emergencies, after citing a
cellphone call as the cause of a 2010 Kentucky accident that killed 11
people.
“We’re not here to be popular,”
said NTSB Chairman Deborah Hersman, acknowledging the controversial
nature of the recommendation.
She urged drivers to understand the dangers of cellphone use and texting.
“Changing
behavior can start right now, for big-rig drivers and also for the rest
of us,” Hersman said. “When you are at the wheel, driving safely should
be your only focus. You owe it to yourself and all the people on the
road you put at risk, as we so tragically saw at Munfordville.”
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Commentary: I would be curious to see what percentage of truck accidents involve carhaulers or
carhauling trailers. I have not seen any cellphone related autotransport accident reports online but it would
still be interesting to see how it is impacting the car carrier industry.
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It would seem that between exhaustion and distraction the roads are under seige by low attention spans. It definitely makes it harder for a carhauler with a loaded 80 ton rig to safely
ReplyDeletemake it across the country unscathed. This topics is definitely getting more and more attention
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