Trucker Fatigue vs. Driver Distraction: What Causes More Accidents?
Truck accidents can be among the most devastating crashes. These can result in fatalities, often due to trucker fatigue and driver distractions, among many other reasons. But which one's more dangerous? While both can impair the driver's ability to react in a situation, their road safety impacts can differ. Here's how… The Dangers of Trucker Fatigue Fatigue is a common concern, especially among FedEx/UPS truck drivers. It results from long driving hours, tight delivery schedules, and extreme employer pressure. Although truckers have an 11-hour driving limit, they usually exceed these limitations, resulting in extreme tiredness. In such circumstances, drivers can have delayed responses, resulting in catastrophic collisions. They can also have poor judgment regarding distance, speed, traffic signals, and surroundings. That brief lapse in consciousness is again enough for a truck driver to drift into another lane or collide with other vehicles. These crashes are particular...