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Preventable or Not: Page 5

Preventable or Not
Trucker John Doe suffers luck of the Irish. Preventable or Not?
John Doe was unable to keep his truck from being struck by a car that cut into his lane without warning. Was this a preventable accident?
June 1, 2012
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Preventable or Not
Doe dinged at the dock. Was this accident preventable?
John Doe drove his straight reefer into the restaurant dock area with caution but was struck by a car driven by an employee who was late for work.
April 1, 2012
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Preventable or Not
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Preventable or Not
Pizza delivery no picnic. Was this accident preventable?
Despite being on a health kick, John Doe couldn't escape a runaway pizza.
March 6, 2011
John Doe took evasive action from the pizza truck that was heading his way from the opposing traffic lanes, but both vehicles were crunched. Was this a preventable accident?
Preventable or Not
Doe's diesel mangles Musk's electric. Was this accident preventable?
Trucker John Doe was listening intently to the Channel 19 chatter from Heavy-haul Hank, a westbound hauler of specialty mining equipment, when an electric Mustang suddenly pulls out in front of him.
January 1, 2011
grey cat hitting a red semi
Preventable or Not
VW Bug squashed like a bug in pass attempt. Was this accident preventable?
Trucker John Doe smashes into a car that made an illegal pass between his rig and a row of parked cars.
December 3, 2010
An impatient driver who tried to pass John Doe’s straight truck on his right side lost control, ended up sideways and was hit by both Doe’s truck and a car pacing Doe to his left. Was this a preventable accident?
Preventable or Not
Pickup goes for a spin. Was this accident preventable?
John Doe found himself on wet and slick roadway, right in the crosshairs of an out-of-control pickup.
July 3, 2002
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Preventable or Not
Debris dampens daydreaming driver's day. Was this accident preventable?
John Doe was driving 45 mph when road debris damaged his brake chamber.
June 7, 2002
Truck driver John Doe almost missed the muffler in the road... almost.
Preventable or Not
Rocky ride over the icy Rockies. Was this accident preventable?
Truck driver John Doe's trailer collected a couple pickup trucks on an icy stretch in the Rockies.
May 7, 2002
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Preventable or Not
Good spotters don't replace driver observation. Was this accident preventable?
Truck driver John Doe calls on two spotters to back out of a tight suburban driveway but clips a tree branch. Is this backing accident preventable?
April 5, 2002
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Preventable or Not
Car crunches truck driver's trailer. Was this accident preventable?
An inattentive driver crunches truck driver John Doe's trailer.
March 5, 2002
Despite his best efforts, truck driver John Doe couldn't avoid a passenger car that turned down the access road just as he was attempting to back up his rig.
Preventable or Not
Flower truck makes delivery... into the side of a semi. Was this accident preventable?
Towing doubles, truck driver John Doe was already stressed out, and a flower delivery truck sliding through the median didn't make things easier.
February 5, 2002
Flower delivery truck crashes into semi-truck on roadside with explosion
Preventable or Not
Trucker kills cow on dark highway, crashes his rig. Was this accident preventable?
A truck driver strikes a cow, nearly invisible during the pre-dawn hours, sending his jack knifed rig into an intersection.
January 6, 2002
Truck driver John Doe got a surprise in the early morning hours: a cow in the middle of his lane.
Preventable or Not
Truck driver loses sleep over misplaced mattress. Was this accident preventable?
A misplaced mattress and a dark night made for a bright fire underneath John Doe's rig.
December 3, 2001
Truck driver John Doe and police officer empty their fire extinguishers on the flames from a mattress that had become wedged between the drive tires and the bottom of the trailer.
Preventable or Not
Truck driver makes a big splash avoiding rear-end wreck. Was this accident preventable?
A hard-brake incident rockets a barrel of pool chemicals across truck driver John Doe's trailer.
November 1, 2001
Nearly 500 pounds of pool chemicals bounced around John Doe's trailer.
Preventable or Not
The night the lights went out in Indiana. Was this accident preventable?
Truck driver John Doe didn't see a guy wire and that's the night that the lights went out in Indiana.
October 2, 2001
truck driver in the rain cartoon
Preventable or Not
Early morning zipper merge doesn't go well. Was this accident preventable?
The driver of an old pickup made a sudden swing to the left as his lane was ending and the corner of his pickup’s bed caught John Doe’s front bumper.
September 5, 2001
Vintage red pickup truck beside a large blue semi-truck on a city street
Preventable or Not
Car's left-hand turn doesn't go right. Was this accident preventable?
An inattentive sedan driver, focused on making a left turn, fails to see a semi-trailer stopped by gridlock and collides with its rear tires.
August 6, 2001
Truck driver accident car hit truck tandems
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