IN THE EYES OF CSA, THERE’S NO DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A TRUCK DRIVER STRUCK WHILE RESTING
AT A TRUCK STOP AND ONE WHO SIDESWIPES A PASSENGER CAR VEHICLE. FMCSA SAYS THAT IT DOESN’T HAVE THE RESOURCES TO
DETERMINE FAULT, BUT IT HAS BEEN DEMONSTRATED THAT INVOLVEMENT IN PAST ACCIDENTS IS A RELIABLE INDICATOR OF INVOLVEMENT IN FUTURE ONES.
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other concerns with the system. Tose include a study on state enforcement disparities, which can be significant. “It’s not that a driver or a carrier changes their behavior when they cross the state line, and yet you can see very different inspection and violation data on that carrier just in adjoining states,” Brewster said. Perhaps no aspect of CSA has drawn
more concern from the motor carrier industry than the Crash Indicator BASIC, which does not take fault into account. In the eyes of CSA, there’s no difference between a truck driver struck while resting at a truck stop and one who sideswipes a passenger car vehicle. FMCSA says that it doesn’t have the resources to determine fault, but it has been demonstrated that involvement in past accidents is a reliable indicator of involvement in future ones. ATRI’s Brewster said that’s true – in fact, her organization was the first to make that connection. However, it’s uncertain whether drivers who clearly were not at fault were more likely to be involved in a crash, she said. FMCSA officials point out that the Crash Indicator BASIC is not publicly
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