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Truckers Under the Influence Can Cause Serious Accidents

At the present time, the federal Many people have the false notion that
government requires pre-employment drug driving after smoking marijuana is safer
tests and then random testing after being than driving after drinking. This is
hired for all commercial truck drivers. simply not true. Marijuana can affect
The law specifically states that drivers concentration, perception and reaction
with a commercial driver's license (CDL) time as long as 24 hours after it is
are subject to drug testing as are truck smoked. That is much, much longer than
owner-operators with a CDL and motor alcohol affects a driver's behavior.
carriers who employ drivers with a CDL. Marijuana has been found to be a factor
A recent study by the Insurance Institute in over 12% of fatal trucking accidents.
for Traffic Safety showed that 15% of all In recent years, out of the truckers
interstate truck drivers had marijuana in tested randomly for drugs and alcohol, a
their system, 12% had stimulants whopping 45% showed marijuana in their
(non-prescription), 5% had prescription system.
stimulants, 2% had cocaine and less than Methamphetamine
1% had alcohol in their system. Due to the very long hours they often
Alcohol have to work, truck drivers are always
Regarding alcohol use, a driver does not looking for ways to stay awake and alert
have to be drunk to be impaired. Even to meet deadlines. It has been reported
very low blood alcohol content (BAC) that 17 out of every 20 truckers say it
levels impair driving performance by is very easy to find methamphetamine at
reducing the driver's reaction time and truck stops along their route. Truckers
slowing his decision-making process. At have recently been succumbing more and
the current time, the federal government more to the powerful drug due to the fact
prohibits commercial truck drivers, it can keep people awake for several
railroad and mass transit workers, marine hours and sometimes days at a time.
employees, and aircraft pilots from Surveys and roadside tests have indicated
operating vehicles with a BAC at or that one in five truckers use stimulants
greater than 0.04%. The number of on some of their trips.
accidents caused by intoxicated truck Perhaps there is a need for more drug
drivers has actually decreased in recent testing of our nation's truck drivers.
years. Statistics show that approximately Though most truckers are tested randomly
only 1-3% of trucking accidents are after their date of hire, many of them
caused by an impaired truck driver. even say it is not often enough.
Marijuana




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