Highway Safety Leaders Demo Measures for Safe Memorial Day Travel
National Share the Road Safety Program Visits Cincinnati
to Save Lives on Ohio Highways
On a typical day as many as 161,000 vehicles travel I-75 through Cincinnati.
Most automobile drivers were never taught what they can do to avoid an
accident with a tractor-trailer.
Who: The American Trucking Associations (ATA), AAA in Cincinnati,
the Ohio State Highway Patrol, and the Ohio Trucking
Association.
What: A demonstration of highway safety measures for Memorial Day
travel will be conducted for local news media, including
"ride-alongs" in tractor-trailers, as part of the national
Share the Road safety tour visiting Cincinnati, OH.
When: Wednesday, May 25, 2005, 10 a.m.
Where: Ace Doran Hauling & Rigging, 1651 Hoffner St., Cincinnati OH
(see driving directions below.)
Summary: Professional truck drivers with millions of miles of
accident-free driving, ATA, AAA in Cincinnati, and others,
will demonstrate safety measures critical to saving lives on
Ohio highways during the Memorial Day holiday. A static
demonstration with simulated highway lanes will show how cars
and trucks get into accidents. A professional truck driver
will provide truck ride-alongs for news reporters and
photographers, providing tips on summer driving, blind spots,
driving in construction zones, safe-merging techniques, seat
belt use and stopping and following distances.
This safety advice is critical for Cincinnati drivers
because:
* The Memorial Day holiday begins the summer travel season
and is one of the most congested periods of highway
travel.
* 35% of all truck-involved highway fatalities occur in a
truck's blind spots (Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration).
* Watching this demonstration will help reduce accidents and
save lives.
Directions: From I-75 north take I-74 west. Take the first exit, Exit
19, and go left at the bottom of the ramp. Take a right at
first light onto Hoffner.
About Share the Road:
Share the Road (http://www.atasharetheroad.com/), 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 all drivers about sharing the
roads safely with trucks. The safety program, sponsored by
Mack Trucks, Inc., and Chevron Delo, 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.