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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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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
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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
Opening door puts trucker in a jam. Was this accident preventable?
John anticipated problems with oncoming traffic, but he didn’t take into account an opening door.
November 3, 2002
Illustrated urban street scene showing a traffic collision between a blue sedan and an orange FastFreight delivery truck with pedestrians and storefronts nearby.
Preventable or Not
Drifting dump truck costs trucker 1M mile record. Was this accident preventable?
It was broad daylight – almost midday – and John Doe’s tractor-trailer was at a standstill, idling, while John waited for a left turn arrow t…
October 4, 2002
Urban street scene with construction trucks, traffic lights, and city buildings on a sunny day
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
Semi-truck and red pickup truck on wet highway during heavy rainstorm
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
Semi-truck with lowboy trailer carrying yellow bulldozer on rural highway with pine forest background
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
Semi-truck and pickup trucks on icy mountain road after collision
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
Truck driver in plaid jacket standing beside weathered semi-truck near old tree
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
Red car collides with blue truck on snow-covered city street during winter storm
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
Cartoon truck driver looks shocked seeing a cow on a moonlit highway at night
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
Emergency responders extinguish fire near large semi-truck on nighttime highway
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
Crying worker next to a damaged blue pool barrel in a wooden truck trailer
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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
Red semi-truck crashed into electric pole during lightning storm, sheriff's car nearby
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