On December 12, 2009, truck driver Thomas M. Wallace crashed his tractor-trailer into a disabled car, killing Julie Stratton, the 33 year old mother of two young boys. This tragedy was no mere accident. Not only had Wallace been on on duty for 27 hours--far more than the 14 hours allowed by Federal safety regulations; not only had Wallace kept a falsified log book to try to cover up his rulebreaking; but Wallace was actually watching porn on his lapop while driving. This fatigue and distraction kept his attention off the road and as a result there are two little boys who lost their mother.
Unfortunately, this type of behavior is far to common. For that reason, I and the other lawyers at The Cowen Law Group will keep working to hold trucking companies accountable when the violate safety rules and hurt people.
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Feds Finally Ban Texting While Driving 18 Wheelers
The federal government finally took some action to protect motorists from the dangers created by careless tractor-trailer drivers. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration issued a new regulation barring commercial motor vehicle operators from texting while driving.
That's a good step. Now we need to bar talking on the cell phone and using the internet or Qualcomm. 18-wheelers take longer to stop, and are full of blind spots. Their drivers need to devote their full attention to driving, and not be distracted by texts and phone calls.
Hopefully our police officers will enforce this important new safety rule.
That's a good step. Now we need to bar talking on the cell phone and using the internet or Qualcomm. 18-wheelers take longer to stop, and are full of blind spots. Their drivers need to devote their full attention to driving, and not be distracted by texts and phone calls.
Hopefully our police officers will enforce this important new safety rule.
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