Safety and Truck Crashes
It is a risk we accept every day. A drunk driver driving a large truck causes a large truck crash. Experienced injury attorneys and accident lawyers know trucking accidents are often the most dangerous. These types of traffic accidents result in serious injuries including paralysis such as paraplegia or quadriplegia, brain injury, spinal cord injury, spine injury, amputation, broken bones, terrible scarring, burns and even wrongful death. Smart accident attorneys and injury lawyers know that the Federal Government issues a series of rules and regulations to protect highway users from fatal trucking accidents. Roadway safety is in everyone’s best interest, but not every truck on the road is safe.
The Federal Motor Safety Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) is dedicated to this principal. This is reflected in its latest campaign: “A Change to Save Lives: With Comprehensive Safety Analysis 2010 (CSA 2010), the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), together with state partners and industry will work to further reduce commercial vehicle (CMV) crashes, fatalities, and injuries on our Nation’s highways. “ You can visit the FMSCA to learn more about how the FMCSA is working hard to make the roads safe for everyone.
Part of what the FMSCA is doing is revamping its safety analysis system. As reported on its web site, the FMSCA establishes how this update compares to the older model. Within the Comprehensive Safety Analysis (CSA 2010) Operational Model, the Safety Measurement System (SMS) quantifies the on-road safety performance of carriers and drivers to identify candidates for interventions, to determine the specific safety problems exhibited by a carrier or driver, and to monitor whether safety problems are improving or getting worse. SMS replaces SafeStat in the new Operational Model. This model includes several expanded and improved indicators of safety performance of truck carriers. These include an expanded set of categories of analysis including seven behavior analysis and safety improvement categories, up from the previous four categories, giving a more detailed basis for analysis. The system also emphasizes on-road safety performance, using all safety-based inspection violations. The system includes a safety rating to identify possible safety problems based on a carriers current on road safety performance.
The highway interstate trucking industry is the backbone of American commerce. Keeping all users of the road safe will only enhance the effectiveness of our trucking industry. If you, a loved one or a friend have been injured in a trucking accident, Young and Young has more than 55 years of experience aggressively working to ensure Hoosiers are properly compensated for their injuries. Give us a call today.