ATA and AAA Southern New England Announce Safety Measures for Rhode Island Drivers

      Mack Truck's Share the Road Program Visits Providence to Save
                      Lives on Rhode Island Highways

   As many as 261,000 vehicles travel I-95 through Providence each day.
       Most automobile drivers were never taught what they can do to
           avoid initiating an accident with a tractor-trailer.

  Who:      Professional truck drivers, the American Trucking Associations
            (ATA), AAA Southern New England, the Rhode Island State Police,
            and the Rhode Island Trucking Association.

  What:     A demonstration of highway safety measures will be conducted for
            local news media, including "ride-alongs" in tractor-trailers,
            as part of the national Share the Road tour visiting Providence,
            RI.

  When:     Wednesday, March 31st, 10:00 AM

  Where:    FedEx Ground, Inc., 15 New Industrial Rd., Warren, RI (see
            driving directions below.)

  Summary:  Professional truck drivers with millions of miles of accident-
            free driving, ATA and AAA Southern New England, will announce
            safety measures critical to saving lives on Rhode Island's
            highways. A safety demonstration will include truck ride-alongs
            for news reporters and photographers, and tips on blind spots,
            safe-merging techniques, and stopping and following distances.

            The safety advice is critical for Rhode Island's drivers
            because:
            * 35% of all truck-involved highway fatalities occur in a
              truck's blind spots*
            * Most drivers were never taught how to share the road safely
              with trucks
            * Watching this demonstration will help reduce accidents

  Directions: Take I-195 East to Exit 2 in Massachusetts.  Take a right at
              the bottom of thhe ramp onto Rt. 136 going south.  Go 1.8
              miles then go right onto Old Market Rd.  The first right is
              New Industrial Rd.

  About Share the Road:

Share the Road (http://www.truckline.com/safetynet/howtodrive/index.html), is a highway safety program that delivers life-saving messages to hundreds of U.S. cities and reaches millions of motorists annually, designed to educate automobile drivers about sharing the roads safely with trucks. The program, sponsored by Mack Trucks, Inc., is presented by members of America's Road Team, a team of professional truck drivers with millions of miles of accident- free driving on America's highways.

*As quoted by the FMCSA

PRNewswire -- March 30