Professional Truck Drivers and AAA Demonstrate Safety Measures for Nashville Drivers

  Mack Truck's Program Visits Nashville to Save Lives on Local Highways

      Thousands of vehicles travel I-40 through Nashville each day.
        Most automobile drivers were never taught what they can do
         to avoid initiating an accident with a tractor-trailer.

  Who:         AAA Auto Club South, Professional truck drivers, the
               Tennessee Department of Safety, the American Trucking
               Associations and the Tennessee Trucking Association.

  What:        A demonstration of highway safety measures will be conducted
               for local news media, including "ride-alongs" in tractor-
               trailers, as part of the national Share the Road tour
               visiting Nashville, TN.

  When:        Thursday, January 15th, 10:00 AM

  Where:       Venture Express, Inc., 131 Industrial Blvd., La Vergne, TN
               (see driving directions below.)

  Summary:     AAA Auto Club South will join professional truck drivers with

               millions of miles of accident-free driving to demonstrate
               safety measures critical to saving lives on Nashville's
               highways.  The demonstration will include truck ride-alongs
               for news reporters and photographers.  Safety demonstration
               will include tips on blind spots, safe-merging techniques,
               and stopping and following distances.

               The safety advice is critical for Nashville area drivers
               because:

               *  35% of all truck-involved highway fatalities occur in a
                  truck's blind spots (Federal Motor Carrier Safety
                  Administration)

               *  Up to 75% of all truck-involved fatalities are initiated
                  by an error on the part of the car drivers (AAA Foundation

                  for Traffic Safety)

               *  Watching this demonstration will help reduce accidents

  Directions:  From I-24 east take Exit 64.  Make a right on Industrial
               Blvd.  Venture Express is past the Pilot Travel Center on the

               left.

  About Share the Road:

Share the Road (http://www.truckline.com/safetynet/howtodrive/index.html), is a highway safety program that delivers life-saving messages to hundreds of U.S. cities and reaches millions of motorists annually, designed to educate automobile drivers about sharing the roads safely with trucks. The program, sponsored by Mack Trucks, Inc., is presented by members of America's Road Team, a team of professional truck drivers with millions of miles of accident- free driving on America's highways.

Tractor trailers provided by Mack of Nashville, Bi-Lo, and Venture Express, Inc.

PRNewswire -- Jan. 14