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   Message 568 of 3,261   
   Larry Sheldon to Larry Sheldon   
   Re: Truck crash underscores danger of ti   
   11 Jun 14 18:37:52   
   
   From: lfsheldon@gmail.com   
      
   On 6/11/2014 6:34 PM, Larry Sheldon wrote:   
   > On 6/11/2014 6:42 AM, Sancho Panza wrote:   
   >   
   >> To read the full study, visit www.fmcsa.dot.gov.   
   >> Updated: Wednesday, April 9, 2014   
   >> --http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/newsroom/real-world-hours-service-   
   tudy-shows-drivers-using-new-restart-are-more-alert-less-fatigued   
   >>   
   >   
   > Quelle surprise!, and FMSA study that "proves?" what FMSSA and their   
   >   
      Quelle surprise!, an FMSA study that "proves?" what FMSSA and their   
   > lobby wanted it to prove.   
   >   
   > Has little to do with the real world outside of some of the big   
   > companies that have to and can afford to do it the FMSA way.   
   >   
   > The fact of human nature (of good common sense, actually) is that if you   
   > are paid for the number of rotations made by your drives, you (the   
   > driver) will maximize the number of rotations and minimize the number of   
   > hours it takes to get the maximum number of rotations.   
   >   
   > Add to that that the study does not mention the conditions under which   
   > the "rest" occurred or report on such things as sleeper berth conditions   
   > in truck-hostile states.   
   >   
   >   
      
      
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