Highway/Road safety is one of the newer hot topics that needs to be talked about more and proper training practiced.  It seems as though we are seeing more incidents where emergency service personnel are getting hurt on our highways and roads.

Establishing a proper safety zone utilizing apparatus in blocking positions, traffic cones to define our safety zone and warning signs to alert motorists to the emergency scene should be one of our first priorities.  We all know how many distractions occur every minute of every day for the millions of drivers out on our roadways.  All it takes is a split second to turn a simple car fire or MVA into a tragedy involving emergency personnel.

A vehicle traveling on a big road (interstate/highway) between 70mph & 85 mph will cover between 110 ft – 125ft every second.  In the amount of time it takes a driver to recognize there’s a problem, react to that problem and finally get his/her vehicle stopped, that vehicle can travel over 1000’.  Even on our city and rural roads a vehicle can travel well over several hundred feet before it comes to a complete stop. 

PRACTICE ROADWAY SAFETY.