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FmeeP"ea, Wecfesday, Mardi 20, 1M9 Page 13 Ontrloaccdent statistios ispel ruk safety myths 7 Tractor-trafler units and truck drivers, as a group, continue to b. the "aet vehicles and drivers on Ontario roadways. Prellminary figures obtained from the Ministry or Transportation (MTO) for 1994 show that tractor-trailer imita are involved in a much emaller number of accidents than many People may think. The 1994 data compiled by MTO show that tractor/semi-trailer units were involved in 2.8 per cent of ail reportable accidents. In terma of type of accident, these units accounted for six per cent (or 92 of 1,509) of the vehicle s involved in ail fatal accidents, 1.3 peroentofthe vehicles involved in ail personal irjury accidents, and, 1.6 per cent of the vehicles involved in property accidents. The numbers reflect* the proportion of these trucks involved in accidents, flot whether the trucker was at fault or not. Driver error is stili the major Improve safety PROM PAGE il governinent will move towards makcing the training mandatory. Training of trucking and tire dealer employees involved in the Installation of truck wheels was one of the key actions identified over the past year for reducing the number of incidents of wheel separators. Truck air brakes out of adjustmnent have been identified as the single largest contributing factor to the persistently high out- of-servioe rate recorded during truck inspection blitzes over the past several years. The advisory group is expected te, make its reconunendations in the next three to four months. Auto ingo PROM PAGE-il do vacationed at resorta which were.reached by train. The resorta sent out either large horse-drawn oerriages or van-style automobiles - the "wagons" that met gueste at the "sttation." What terms will Our grandehldren use to describe their cmr? WIII "turbo-charged, etOfsuper- charged," "frnt-wheel drive" and "multi-valve" stilI b. around? Probably, sincq they came out in the 1920s and 19309. How about "fuel-iujected" or safety designed?' They've been around since the 1950e. "ruise control?"' Been in the news since 1905! So maybe smm language does change ... and on the other hand, maybe there's really nothing new under the sun. *Bonded drivers *100% of paper is recycled *Certif icate of destruction *Volume discounts lavailable year-end, clean-outs» (AINOff (905) 427-3605 (Derrick) -WASTE.SYSTEMS cause of accidents. Analysis of the fatal accidents involving trucks shows that transport drivers with a class A license - the. type of licence required to drive a tractor- trailor unit - were driving properly in 71 per cent of the fatal. accidents. Vehicle defects in trucks were ldentified as a contributing factor in six per cent of fatal accidents. The incidence of alcohol as a factor in fatal accidents involving trucks was zero per cent among class A drivers, compared ta a rate of 26.8 per cent of automobile drivera. David Bradley, president of the Ontario Trucking Association (OTA), said that the truclcing industry overalbas an enviable safety record and hopes that the figures "dispel sonie of the perceptions about truck safety that have been generated over the past year or so. 'We should be the best. W. share our workplace with the public and want ta see further improvements in truck safety. 'We want ta see the bad apples Put off the road and are committed ta the implementation of a number of initiatives, many of which have been recommended by the industry, the. government and last year's coroner's inquest into the two wheel separation tragedies."' 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