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Semi-Trucks On Roads


            
             , and on the front porch stood two deputies. Nash to sit down, the deputies reluctantly said what the parents were already praying they would not say: "Your son Justin has been killed in a traffic accident." The Nash's were full of questions that they could not answer: How did it happen? What about the others he was with? Who was responsible? .
             Justin had gone to Gatlinburg with friends: Josh Beddingfield, Connie Beddingfield, and Jeannine Crawford. As they were returning home, they were stopped because of road construction on the interstate. A semi-truck hit them from behind, crushing them into another truck. All four were killed ("About the wreck," n.d.).
             Semi-Trucks on Roads.
             While driving on the highway have you ever past by an accident that a semi-truck was involved in? If so, then you probably have seen the amount of damage that can be done to car by a careless truck driver. 140,000 people are injured from semi-truck accidents each year, and 5,211 die ("Semi-truck," 2002). One out of eight car fatalities are involved with a semi-truck collision. There are 43 semi-truck accidents in Goshen, Indiana, alone each year (Cannaday, 2000). Semi-trucks are ridiculously large, moving, death machines that basically destroy anything that they hit. They have many blind spots and have minimal maneuverability, which makes them even more dangerous to drivers. .
             Something needs to be done about the obvious problem with semi-truck accidents. One possible solution to this problem could be the use of alternative modes of transportation to transport goods. Another solution could be for semi-trucks to use specialized routes just for trucks. A third solution to the problem with semi-trucks could be stricter rules and regulations for truck drivers to follow. Each solution has its own strengths and weaknesses, but if done right they could easy help eliminate the problem with semi-truck accidents on today's roadways.


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