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Preventable or Not
'Slick' move puts pickup in trucker's path. Was it preventable?
Truck driver faces a sudden head-on crash on a wet highway.
June 24, 2025
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Double-crossed at railroad crossing. Was this accident preventable?
Trucker John Doe tries to avoid a rear-end collision but high-fives a railroad crossing arm with the cab of his truck.
May 27, 2025
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Trucker cut off, cited for failure to yield. Was this accident preventable?
Trucker John Doe presses an impatient pickup driver and gets caught up in a collision.
April 30, 2025
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Truck driver vs. impatient Camaro: Could this crash have been avoided?
The driver of a classic Camaro darts in front of a slow-moving truck and sparks a collision.
March 26, 2025
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Trucker side-swiped by school bus. Was this preventable?
A trucker and a school bus both attempt a left turn when the bus drifts into the trucker's lane.
February 25, 2025
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Two straight trucks collide downtown. Was this accident preventable?
Trucker John Doe is rammed by another driver attempting a hasty exit from the alleyway.
January 28, 2025
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A snowy Alaskan highway leads to a brutal tractor-trailer collision
After blindly cresting an icy hill, truck driver John Doe spots a flatbed jackknifed across both lanes in front of him.
December 23, 2024
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Was this trucker's near-miss collision preventable?
A trucker has to take evasive maneuvers to avoid hitting a runaway dump truck on an icy road.
November 26, 2024
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Aggressive sports car driver smashes into oblivious truck driver. Was this accident preventable?
An aggressive sports car driver attempts to overtake a truck driver as a slow-moving bus enters their lane, sparking an accident. Was it preventable?
October 30, 2024
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Aggressive truck driver vs. angry motorist. Was this accident preventable?
An aggressive truck driver initiates a risky maneuver to try and get around an angry motorist.
September 25, 2024
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Speed-crazed driver skids into a semi-truck's side fairing. Was this accident preventable?
In this Preventable or Not accident scenario, a speed-crazed restaurant employee speeds into a parking lot and skids into a truck driver's side fairing. Was this accident preventable?
August 26, 2024
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Run-in with loading bay door gets driver in hot water with safety director
A motorized loading bay door closes on a truck driver's trailer. At the store manager's instruction, the driver pulls forward, only causing further damage. Was this accident preventable?
July 24, 2024
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A big rig and a tow truck collide on an exit ramp. Was this accident preventable?
Truck driver fails to avoid an unaware tow truck pulling back onto the road. Could this accident have been prevented?
June 21, 2024
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Flatbed brakes too late to avoid a road hazard. Was this accident preventable?
In this Preventable or Not accident scenario, a machinery-laden flatbed brakes too late to avoid a rusted road hazard. Was this accident preventable?
May 28, 2024
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Running a red light leads to a brutal collision. Was this accident preventable?
As a traffic light turned green, Doe nosed his tractor trailer into the intersection without hesitation and was rewarded with having his tandems torpedoed by a station wagon.
April 23, 2024
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Truck driver rips down low-hanging cable. Was this accident preventable?
Truck driver John Doe was making a routine delivery when he heard a strange noise. Upon further inspection, he noticed his trailer had ripped down some low-hanging telephone cables. Was this accident preventable?
March 27, 2024
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Blinded by high beam headlights on a foggy road. Was this accident preventable?
Truck driver John Doe lost control on a misty and foggy road and struck a concrete barrier. Was the accident preventable?
February 27, 2024
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High winds flip tractor-trailer, but was it a preventable accident?
Truck driver John Doe was driving in high winds on California's four-lane coastview highway. Suddenly, a 70-mph gust violently flipped his tractor-trailer over. Was this accident preventable?
January 30, 2024
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