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Bicyclist Nathan Miller Killed In Collision With Truck Near Turlock

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Bicycle Crash Occurred As Pickup Was Passing On Right Side Of Road

Turlock, CA (May 17, 2017) – A bicyclist was killed Wednesday morning when a 2016 silver Chevy Silverado pickup truck fatally struck him along the right side of the roadway.

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Fatal Highway 580 Crash Highlights Dangers Posed By Large Trucks

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A fiery six-vehicle crash involving a semi-truck before 6 a.m. on Wednesday, April 27, 2016, on Interstate Highway 580 in Pleasanton, California took the life of the driver of a BMW. A big-rig slammed into the BMW which caught fire.  The driver, a 43-year old man from Brentwood, was trapped inside and died.  Although other vehicles also caught fire in the chain reaction accident, no other drivers or occupants were seriously injured.

The fatal Highway 580 fatal crash highlights the vulnerability of people traveling in cars when a large truck accident occurs.  Each year nearly 2,500 persons in cars drivers and passengers die in accidents across America involving a large truck.

As explained by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, “trucks often weigh 20-30 times as much as passenger cars and are taller with greater ground clearance, which can result in smaller vehicles underriding trucks in crashes.”

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Bus And Truck Driver Fatigue A Significant Safety Threat

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Today’s question comes from Marisol S. in South San Francisco who asks “my friend was on the Greyhound bus that crashed on Monday. They say that the driver may have been too tired and fell asleep. Isn’t the bus company supposed to make sure that the drivers aren’t drunk or falling asleep? How can they let someone who is falling asleep drive a bus? What laws apply? What are her rights?”

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IIHS Tests Suggest that Current Underride Guards on Semis Are Unsafe

Semi trucks are the largest (and most dangerous) vehicles on the road, so safety measures are commonly adjusted as new research suggests ways to make the public safer. According to a new study by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety – IIHS for short – trailer underride guards will have the next major safety-standard adjustment for commercial trucks, as researchers found that most as currently designed are unsafe for the important purpose they are intended – saving lives.
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