U.S. DOT FMCSA Update On Distracted Driving

Seyfarth Synopsis:  The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) recently rolled out  Our Roads, Our Safety, a national safety campaign to raise awareness about sharing the road safely with large trucks and buses. 

The Agency noted that "trucks and buses are much more difficult to maneuver, have massive blind spots, and take far longer to stop.  Awareness of these differences, and some simple adjustments, can help everyone using the roads and keep us all as safe as possible."  The Agency's new materials include Voices of Safety public safety awareness video and audio messages, a variety of infographics with messages about the specific operating challenges that buses and trucks face, an Our Roads, Our Safety brochure that shares facts and tips for driving safely around large trucks and buses, a Large Trucks & Buses by the Numbers fact sheet provides high-level crash data and statistics, and Tip Sheets, that are designed for bicyclists and pedestrians, bus