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Article: New Mexico Truck Drivers Urged To Buckle Up.(Safety belt campaign organised for pickup truck drivers.)
- Article from:
- Rocky Mountain Construction
- Article date:
- December 27, 2004
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Albuquerque-- For those who earn their living in the construction business, a pickup truck is more than just a vehicle. For some it's a mobile toolbox that carries everything needed to complete a job. It pulls heavy loads of equipment and materials to job sites and many times serves as your break or lunchroom.
Since a pickup truck is a vital part of a construction business, then buckling up should be too, and for good reason. State observation surveys show pickup truck drivers and passengers fall well behind occupants of other kinds of passenger vehicles when it comes to wearing safety belts. That is an alarming fact to safety officials because ...