Preventable or not — Trucker’s evasive maneuver puts doubles in the ditch

CCJ Staff (CCJ)

Dec 20, 2017

Updated Jan 26, 2018

This video is an adaptation of a scenario pulled from the CCJ Preventable or Not manual. It is presented via a partnership between CCJ and Instructional Technologies. Truck driver John Doe swerved to miss an out-of-control sedan, put the momentum threw his tractor and double trailers into the ditch. Was this a preventable accident?

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