"Look out Martha,
it's one of those killer trucks!!!!"
Did you know that in fatal accidents where trucks over 10,000 lbs were involved ...
- 71 percent of the time the drivers of the OTHER vehicle were at fault!
- Trucks are rear-ended by cars 3 times more often that cars are rear-ended by trucks in fatal accidents!
- The intoxication rate for truck drivers involved in fatal crashes was 1.4 percent. It was 18.8 percent for drivers of cars, 21.9 percent for light (pick-up) trucks and 30.3 percent for motorcycles!
No I didn't make up the figures! These are from the USDOT and NHTSA and you can have your own copy! Let the killer truck groups say what they want. Let them find a way to switch the numbers around if they want to but facts are facts! Download a copy of the true facts. It is in .pdf format. If you don't have the free reader for .pdf, you can get it here.
Get the file and print out a couple copies. Carry one in the truck and keep the other for special events like your wifes company Christmas party. When you get in with a group of the anti-truck people you can toss the true numbers right back at them!!
OK ... You know how I feel. I'll get down off the soap box.
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