Poll Finds Strong Support for Truck Safety Measures
The public overwhelmingly favors an overhaul of federal motor vehicle safety standards, stepped-up attention to intersection safety and more frequent license testing for the nation’s youngest and oldest drivers, according to a Louis Harris poll released Sept. 27.
Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety, an alliance of consumer, safety and insurance organizations, commissioned Harris to conduct the independent survey.
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Among its findings: A large majority of those surveyed (81%) favors mandatory installation of driver warning systems and “black boxes” in heavy trucks.
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In conjunction with the release of the poll, the alliance issued a report titled “Stuck in Neutral: Recommendations for Shifting the Highway and Auto Safety Agenda into High Gear.” It makes more than 90 recommendations to reduce deaths and injuries on the nation’s highways in the 21st century.
