ATA and AAA Oklahoma Demo Highway Safety Measures
National Share the Road Safety Program Visits Oklahoma City to Save Lives on Oklahoma Highways As many as 166,000 vehicles travel I-44 through Oklahoma City each day. 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 Oklahoma, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, the Oklahoma Highway Safety Office, and the Oklahoma 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 safety tour visiting Oklahoma City, OK. When: Thursday, March 24, 2005, 10:00 AM CST. Where: UPS, 901 S. Portland, Oklahoma City, OK (see driving directions below.) Summary: Professional truck drivers with millions of miles of accident- free driving, ATA, AAA Oklahoma, and others, will demonstrate safety measures critical to saving lives on Oklahoma highways. 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, announcing tips on blind spots, driving in construction zones, safe-merging techniques, and stopping and following distances. This safety advice is critical for Oklahoma drivers because: * 35% of all truck-involved highway fatalities occur in a truck's blind spots (Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration). * Up to 75% of all truck-involved fatalities are unintentionally initiated by car drivers (AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety). * Watching this demonstration will help reduce accidents and save lives. Directions: From Downtown take I-40 west to May Avenue Exit. Go right onto May Avenue, then take first left onto Reno. Off Reno take a Left onto S. Portland to 901. 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.
Tractor-trailers provided by UPS and Con-Way Western Express.