CANADIAN TRUCKERS COULD DRIVE 14 HOURS AT A STRETCH, UNDER PROPOSED NEW RULE

Research shows the risk of crashing increases substantially if truck drivers spend more than eight hours behind the wheel. A new Canadian rule governing truckers' hours of service is due in June 2000. In contrast, truckers on United States roads are not allowed to drive more than 10 hours without taking an 8-hour break. Arguments are presented both for and against the proposed new rule

• Record URL:
  http://www.highwaysafety.org/sr/pdfs/sr3501.pdf
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• Corporate Authors:

  Insurance Institute for Highway Safety

  1005 North Glebe Road
  Arlington, VA  United States  22201
• Publication Date: 2000-1-15

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 2 p.
• Serial:
  • Status Report
  • Volume: 35
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: Insurance Institute for Highway Safety
  • ISSN: 0018-988X
  • Serial URL: https://www.iihs.org/status-report/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash causes; Fatigue (Physiological condition); Rest periods; Truck drivers; Trucking safety
• Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00792469
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 1 2000 12:00AM