ATA and AAA Kansas to Demo Highway Safety Measures for Summer Travel

          Share the Road Program Visits Wichita with Life-Saving
                           Highway Safety Tips

  Though Up to 100,000 Vehicles Travel Highway 54 Through Wichita Daily,
    Most Automobile Drivers are Never Taught What They Can Do to Avoid
              Initiating an Accident with a Tractor-Trailer

  Who:      Professional truck drivers, the American Trucking Associations
            (ATA), AAA Kansas, the Kansas Highway Patrol, and the Kansas
            Motor Carriers 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 Wichita,
            Kansas.

  When:     Thursday, June 10th, 10:00 AM

  Where:    Yellow Transportation, Inc., 4931 S. Hydraulic, Wichita, KS (see
            driving directions below.)

  Summary:  Professional truck drivers with millions of miles of accident-
            free driving, ATA, and AAA Kansas, will demonstrate safe driving
            measures key to reducing crashes on Kansas highways. The
            demonstration will include truck ride-alongs for news reporters
            and photographers, and tips on blind spots, safe-merging
            techniques, and safe stopping and following distances.

            This highway safety program is critical for Kansas drivers
            because:

            * 35% of all truck-involved highway fatalities occur in a
              truck's blind spots*
            * Most drivers haven't received driver education on how to share
              the road safely with trucks
            * Watching this demonstration will help reduce accidents

  Directions: From I-35 South, take Exit 42 to 47th Street going east.  Turn
              right (south) onto Hydraulic and the terminal is located on
              the right.

  About Share the Road:

              Share the Road (http://www.atasharetheroad.com/), 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 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 dealer, Roberts Truck Centers, by Yellow Transportation, Inc., and by Roadway Express

*Source: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration