February | 2016 | AnnaLeah & Mary

Just read the report of a truck tire which came off and hit an SUV–ending a life:

http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2016/01/27/one-critically-injured-after-tire-hits-vehicle-on-hwy-400.html

Heed the wise counsel of this driver who has a passion for writing about SAFE DRIVING. Always do thorough pre-trip inspections (by the way, commercial drivers are required by FMCSA to do them, see manual below, plus youtube videos with pre-trip instructions):

Another truck tire fatality. Are pre-trip inspections being done? They're not just for commercial drivers. More; https://t.co/KrQJwfIKd4

— Scott Marshall (@SafeDriver) February 1, 2016

Pre-trip Inspection Regulation, p. 356, FMCSA Safety Regulations

Here are some Youtube videos on how to do a pre-trip inspection:

I saw an electronic sign above the expressway today–informing me of a crash 7 miles ahead & warning me to stay alert.

Could such a sign — if only it had been placed on I-20 on May 4, 2013 — have alerted a certain truck driver to PAY ATTENTION , notice how the traffic had slowed down due to a crash ahead, and not hit our car?!

Vision Zero is about embracing a VISION and making a STATEMENT which would lead to decision after decision, action after action — all leading to safer conditions and choices and circumstances designed to SAVE LIVES.

https://annaleahmary.com/2016/01/why-on-earth-dont-we-establish-national-traffic-safety-standards-require-them-to-be-adopted-by-states/

This simple thing could have made all the difference in the world for AnnaLeah & Mary.