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Albuquerque Drivers Learn to Share the Roads and Prevent New Mexico Truck Accidents

Most motorists are intimidated by semi trucks, and afraid to drive alongside them. This is especially true for new motorists and student drivers. One of the main reasons for this is that drivers are afraid that the trucks cannot see them. Giving new drivers safety tips and showing them the importance of sharing the road with semi trucks can help avoid Albuquerque car and truck accidents and alleviate some of this fear.

This is exactly what new drivers in Albuquerque experienced on Friday, July 9, 2010 when the Share the Road program (part of the American Trucking Associations) came to Albuquerque to teach new drivers the importance of sharing the road with semi trucks.

An eighteen-wheeler was on hand, which allowed Albuquerque student drivers to sit in the driver's seat and observe what truck drivers see on a daily basis from behind the wheels of their tractor-trailers. Professional semi truck drivers were available to point out the dangerous blind spots in a big rig. New motorists were able to see how dangerous driving a truck can be, and how important it is to share the road carefully with a large truck.

The goal of this hands-on event was to teach drivers the importance of safety when traveling next to an eighteen-wheeler. According to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, semi-truck blind spots account for 35 percent of large truck fatalities.

Since most Albuquerque truck accidents occur due to these blind spots, it is important for drivers to know how to drive around large trucks in order to prevent possible traffic accidents and fatalities.

If you or a loved one have been injured in an Albuquerque truck accident, contact the experienced New Mexico accident lawyers at the law firm of Keller & Keller today at (505) 938-2300.