ATA and AAA Oklahoma Demo Highway Safety Measures

       National Share the Road Safety Program Visits Oklahoma City
                    to Save Lives on Oklahoma Highways

 As many as 166,000 vehicles travel I-44 through Oklahoma City each day.
      Most automobile drivers were never taught what they can do to
                avoid an accident with a tractor-trailer.

  Who:      The American Trucking Associations (ATA), AAA Oklahoma, the
            Oklahoma Highway Patrol, the Oklahoma Highway Safety Office, and
            the Oklahoma 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 safety tour visiting
            Oklahoma City, OK.

  When:     Thursday, March 24, 2005, 10:00 AM CST.

  Where:    UPS, 901 S. Portland, Oklahoma City, OK (see driving directions
            below.)

  Summary:  Professional truck drivers with millions of miles of accident-
            free driving, ATA, AAA Oklahoma, and others, will demonstrate
            safety measures critical to saving lives on Oklahoma highways.
            A static demonstration with simulated highway lanes will show
            how cars and trucks get into accidents.  A professional truck
            driver will provide truck ride-alongs for news reporters and
            photographers, announcing tips on blind spots, driving in
            construction zones, safe-merging techniques, and stopping and
            following distances.

            This safety advice is critical for Oklahoma 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 unintentionally
              initiated by car drivers (AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety).

            * Watching this demonstration will help reduce accidents and
              save lives.

  Directions:  From Downtown take I-40 west to May Avenue Exit.  Go right
               onto May Avenue, then take first left onto Reno.  Off Reno
               take a Left onto S. Portland to 901.

  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 all drivers about sharing the roads safely with trucks. The safety program, sponsored by Mack Trucks, Inc., and Chevron Delo, 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 UPS and Con-Way Western Express.