Highway Safety Leaders Demo Measures For Safe Thanksgiving Travel
National Share the Road Safety Tour Visits Atlanta to Save Lives on Georgia Highways On a typical day as many as 347,000 vehicles travel I-285 through Atlanta.
Most automobile drivers are not aware of what they can do to avoid accidents
with tractor-trailers. Who: The American Trucking Associations (ATA), the Georgia Motor Carrier Compliance Division, Governor's Office of Highway Safety -- Georgia, the Georgia State Patrol, AAA Auto Club South, and the Georgia Motor Trucking Association What: A demonstration of highway safety measures for saving lives during Thanksgiving 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 Atlanta, GA. When: Tuesday, November 22, 2005, 10:00 AM Where: Douglas County Inspection Station, I-20 Eastbound, Mile Marker 43, Douglasville, GA (see driving directions below.) Summary: Professional truck drivers with millions of miles of accident-free driving, ATA, law enforcement officials, AAA Auto Club South, and others, will demonstrate safety measures critical to saving lives on Georgia highways during the Thanksgiving 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 holiday travel, blind spots, driving in construction zones, and stopping and following distances. This safety advice is critical for Atlanta 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: 12 Miles West of Downtown Atlanta. From Atlanta take I-20 west to Exit 41. Reenter I-20 going west and go to Weigh Station at Mile Marker 43. About Share the Road:
Share the Road (http://www.atastr.org/), 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 Leasing System and GE Trailer Fleet Services, and FedEx Freight East.