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Pickup slides into the path of oncoming tractor-trailer — Preventable or not?

Jun 30, 2020

Updated Jan 27, 2021

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This video is an adaptation of a scenario from CCJ’s Preventable or Not manuals. It is presented via a partnership between CCJ and Instructional Technologies. On a rainy, wet morning, a pickup truck driver slid out of control into the path of truck driver John Doe, who braked and swerved but couldn’t avoid the impending crash. Was this preventable or not?

See more Preventable or Not scenarios at this link.

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