Tired truckers posed a danger on our nation's highway and the National Transportation Safety Board is urging the adoption of new technologies. Drivers drifting off because of fatigue poses great dangers and both old and new technologies can increase safety. New technologies include a dash-mounted camera that would track and driver's eyelids and sound an alarm when detecting fatigue, alarms that would sound when a truck begins to veer and automatic brakes, a measure that requires further research. Old technologies have also proven effective and their expanded use is also recommended; those technologies include rumble strips, which have been shown to reduce crashes by up to 60%. The Board also urged that the National Highway Safety Administration step up its monitoring and enforcement efforts regarding the number of hours truckers can drive.
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