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NRTI as we knew it is no more, and I don't know what will happen in the future. Technically, I'm still employed by the College, though am enjoying a paid hiatus, and working on everything I couldn't work on when I was spending 70 hours a week running the Program, like cleaning up from the tornado that hit, what, 7 years ago now? I'm also commissioned with a nearby county agency, actually answering to one of the more popular instructors, so I'm still trying to keep my hand in.

I'll continue to post information and news from grads and friends, and also want to keep current with LE news and references.

My College phone and e-mail are pretty much out of service, so I'll be setting up yet another account , so we can stay in touch.

Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Highway & Construction Area Accident Aids

It's sort of related to traffic crashes, this week's Academy topic, but for those of you who deal with accidents involving heavy equipment, NIOSH has some materials on operator's blind spots that will address the "I didn't see him" defense, because in a lot of cases the operator probably COULDN'T see him.  See:

Construction Equipment Visibility
HIGHWAY WORK ZONE SAFETY Construction Equipment Visibility
Construction Equipment Visibility Diagram Lookup

The last link is to diagrams of the blind spots of various pieces of equipment such as dump trucks and loaders.  It's probably more useful to the workers around the vehicles than the operators themselves.

Now we need similar diagrams for pick-up trucks with 8 inch lift kits, RVs, houseboats, Cessna 185s and a special one for ATV/ORV operators with a BAC of 4.08.
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