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THE DEATH HIGHWAY
WHAT IS
'THE DEATH HIGHWAY'?
NICKNAME RESULT OF THE ROAD’S CATASTROPHIC FATAL CRASH RATE
ROAD CONSTRUCTION POORLY FUNDED AND NOT ENOUGH POLICE OFFICERS
ROUTE 285 RUNNING THROUGH WEST TEXAS TO CARLSBAD, NEW MEXICO
PHENOMENON CAUSED BY INEXPERIENCED AND SPEEDING DRIVERS OF LARGE OIL TRUCKS
LARGE OIL TRUCKSLARGE OIL TRUCKS DAMAGE ROADS AND WORSEN POTHOLES, REQUIRING UPKEEP
- NICKNAME RESULT OF THE ROAD’S CATASTROPHIC FATAL CRASH RATE
- ROAD CONSTRUCTION POORLY FUNDED AND NOT ENOUGH POLICE OFFICERS
- ROUTE 285 RUNNING THROUGH WEST TEXAS TO CARLSBAD, NEW MEXICO
- PHENOMENON CAUSED BY INEXPERIENCED AND SPEEDING DRIVERS OF LARGE OIL TRUCKS
- LARGE OIL TRUCKS DAMAGE ROADS AND WORSEN POTHOLES, REQUIRING UPKEEP
PERMIAN BASIN STATISTICS
DEATHS ARE TIED TO OIL PRICE. FATALITY RATES DROPPED IN 2015 ALONG WITH OIL PRICES.
IN 2017, THERE WERE 93 DEATHS ON OR NEAR THE TEXAS-SIDE OF THE DEATH HIGHWAY
THOUSANDS OF DRIVERS DRIVE ON THE ROAD EVERY DAY.
OVER 5,000 ACCIDENTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN 2018 AS OIL DEMAND ROSE.
TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ESTIMATES $1.1 BILLION IN DAMAGES AND NEEDED REPAIRS FOR HIGHWAY.
TIPS TO STAY SAFE
- THE MAJORITY OF ACCIDENTS ARE CAUSED BY DRIVER ERROR. DRIVE VIGILANTLY AROUND INDUSTRIAL TRUCKS OR SITES.
- DRIVE WITH CAUTION AROUND SAND MINES OR OIL FIELDS. THESE AREAS EXPERIENCE MOST ROAD DAMAGE WITH HEAVY TRUCK TRAFFIC.
- OBEY SPEED LIMITS AT ALL TIMES.
- WATCH FOR ROAD SIGNS WARNING OF CONSTRUCTION OR INDUSTRIAL WORK.
- DRIVE CAREFULLY AROUND OIL TRUCKS OR TRANSPORTING TRUCKS. LONG HOURS AND POOR CONDITIONS RESULT IN POOR DRIVER PERFORMANCE.
TIPS TO STAY SAFE
- THE MAJORITY OF ACCIDENTS ARE CAUSED BY DRIVER ERROR. DRIVE VIGILANTLY AROUND INDUSTRIAL TRUCKS OR SITES.
- DRIVE WITH CAUTION AROUND SAND MINES OR OIL FIELDS. THESE AREAS EXPERIENCE MOST ROAD DAMAGE WITH HEAVY TRUCK TRAFFIC.
- OBEY SPEED LIMITS AT ALL TIMES.
- WATCH FOR ROAD SIGNS WARNING OF CONSTRUCTION OR INDUSTRIAL WORK.
- DRIVE CAREFULLY AROUND OIL TRUCKS OR TRANSPORTING TRUCKS. LONG HOURS AND POOR CONDITIONS RESULT IN POOR DRIVER PERFORMANCE.
Sources
https://www.dallasnews.com/business/energy/2018/07/30/death-highway-texas-permian-basin-sees-accidents-fatalities-pick-oil-price-rises
http://energentgroup.com/permian-traffic-accidents-17-2018/#_ftn1
https://www.texastribune.org/2018/10/11/west-texas-becomes-worlds-extraction-colony-oil-gas-exports-surge/
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