Highway Safety Leaders Demo Measures for Pioneer Days Travel
National Share the Road Safety Tour Visits Salt Lake City to Save Lives on Utah Highways On a typical day as many as 235,000 vehicles travel I-15 through Salt Lake City. Most automobile drivers are not aware of what they can do to avoid accidents with tractor-trailers. Who: The American Trucking Associations (ATA), the Utah Highway Patrol, AAA Utah, and the Utah Trucking Association. What: A demonstration of highway safety measures for saving lives during Pioneer Days 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 Salt Lake City, UT. When: Thursday, July 21, 2005, 10:00 AM Where: Flying J Travel Plaza, 885 W. North Pointe Circle, (I-215, Exit 28) North Salt Lake City, UT (see driving directions below.) Summary: Professional truck drivers with millions of miles of accident- free driving, ATA, the Utah Highway Patrol, AAA Utah, and others, will demonstrate safety measures critical to saving lives on Utah 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, providing tips on summer driving, blind spots, driving in construction zones, driver distraction, and stopping and following distances. This safety advice is critical for Salt Lake City drivers because: * Around three quarters of all truck-involved fatalities are inadvertently initiated by car drivers (Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration). * 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: The Flying J Travel Plaza is located at the intersection of I-215 at exit 28 and Redwood Rd. From downtown take I-80 north to I-215 north, Exit 28. 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 an elite team of professional truck drivers with millions of miles of accident-free driving on America's highways.
Tractor-trailers provided by Mack Dealer, Mountain West Truck Center and C. R. England.