Human error causes nine in ten truck accidents in Sweden, a report by Volvo Trucks claims. Many accidents are said to be due to lack of attention and misjudgements of speed, while only 0.5% of accidents involve drink-driving truck drivers. Meanwhile 25% of all fatal bicycle accidents in Sweden between 2008 and 2011 involved a truck or bus, according to figures released by the insurance firm If. The company hopes the study can be used to increase awareness about how different road users should behave in traf
However, despite overall progress in the US, alarming trends continue for hit-and-run incidents, especially at night and in places where there are no sidewalks, according to the GHSA - Governors Highway Safety Association.
Ammann says that its latest SolidBatch asphalt plants are designed to combine versatility and reliability. The SolidBatch 140 and SolidBatch 180 offer capacities of 140tonnes/hour and 180tonnes/hour respectively. These units are highly standardised and the base model is offered with a few extra features to expand its range of capabilities. Should customers wish to include RAP within the asphalt mix, this can be handled with the addition of separate units for instance. Customers are able to purchase the stan
Driving test errors will keep three drivers off the roads in South Korea, the US and the UK. In South Korea a 68 year old woman has notched up what may well be a world record, failing her written driving test examination for the 771st time.
