driver fatigue
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News Featured Stories News Releases Safety Stats- February 09, 2022 354
You might be guilty of it yourself.
Distractions, however brief, are almost impossible to ignore. That’s why states havehad to crack down on distracted driving as cell phones have become ubiquitousover the course of time.
Despite the potential of being fined or worse, drivers just can’t help but look everywhere but the road in front of them, and the numbers show it.
According to MoneyGeek, these are the 5 worst states when it comes to distracted driving fatality rates per billion miles (DDFR, for our intents and purposes), with a side of distracted driving deaths (2018-2019):
5. Louisiana
Louisiana...
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News Featured Stories Road Safety Resources & Links Safety Guides Car Accident - Rear View Safety- February 15, 2021 265
Extreme weather conditions can mean more floods, more damaged roads, and higher chances of dangerous collisions. For truck drivers, those statistics remain high year-round, as they’ll spend more consecutive hours on the road in a wide range of risky conditions.
Having the best-in-class safety equipment doesn’t insulate drivers from these conditions, but it does mean that they’re better-prepared to face them and deal with the aftermath when they occur.
It’s the hair-raising (and sometimes tragic) incidents like these that make us grateful for high quality safety solutions:
Texas Pileup
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News- February 27, 2019 46
The 2019 NTEA Work Truck Show is next week! The NTEA is an annual trade show where thousands of industry professionals come together to display their best work trucks and work truck equipment. Rear View Safety is displaying at Safe Fleet's booth. Come say hello at booth #921 from March 6-8. Click here for a free guest pass.
NTEA Work Truck Show 2019
We're showcasing a variety of 2019 safety products at the Work Truck Show, including the innovative RVS-128 Advanced Blind Spot Sensor System.
RVS-128 Advanced Blind Spot Sensor System This system features powerful surface mounted microwave sensors...
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News Featured Stories- January 11, 2019 83
Every day distracted driving accidents in the United States kill over eight people and injure 1,000. This preventable epidemic must be stopped and we can stop it if we all work tougher. Driving requires your full attention. Driving requires your full attention. We can save lives by eliminating distractions to focus on the road.
5 Ways To Avoid Distracted Driving
- Don't Do It - What's the best way to avoid distracted driving? Don't do it. You know if your heart of hearts that checking your phone or eating while driving is dangerous. Respect yourself and others on the road by not driving distracted...
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Featured Stories- February 12, 2018 69
I’ve written about my own personal experience with the dangers of drowsy driving before. It is a dangerous epidemic that cannot be ignored. After analyzing dashboard videos from 700 accidents, the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety found that 9.5% of all crashes involved drowsy driving, based on the portion of time the operators' eyes were closed in the minutes before a crash. This statistic grows to nearly 11% in severe crashes.
Driver Fatigue Systems
Rear View Safety offers both commercial and consumer grade driver fatigue systems to alter driver’s when they begin to show the first symptoms...
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News Featured Stories- August 09, 2017 84
Thank you to everyone who joined us for our webinar on the dangers of drowsy driving yesterday. Missed it? Don’t worry, you can watch it below.
Drowsy Driving
Drowsy driving is a major problem. According to the CDC, an estimated 1 in 25 adult drivers (18 years or older) report falling asleep while driving in the previous 30 days.
The National Safety Council concludes that 43% of Americans admit they don’t get enough sleep to mitigate safety risks at work and on the road.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration estimates that drowsy driving was responsible for 72,000 crashes, 44,000...
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News Featured Stories- December 13, 2016 66
Drowsy Driving is a popular subject on this blog. This is due to the fact that we want to inform as many people as possible about this dangerous problem. It's a very important issue, especially today. Congress recently suspended some safety regulations that could increase driver fatigue.
Drowsy Driving
Drowsy driving was responsible for 72,000 crashes, 44,000 injuries and 800 deaths in 2013, according to the NHTSA. This number is underestimated because there is no way to confirm what an accident is caused by.
According to an Australian study, being awake for 18 hours produced an impairment...
