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Two new DVDs targeting specific audiences have been released by Operation Lifesaver, Inc. and are now available at no charge through Maine Operation Lifesaver. 
“Stay Alive When You Drive”
has just begun distribution to provide professional truck
drivers with the information they need to drive safely at
railroad crossings. The fast-paced video provides critical
tips to help commercial drivers avoid collisions. Scenes
in the video include several serious crashes that illustrate the
high stakes drivers face at crossings. In one scenario, on
a dark, rain-swept night, a driver is shown the steps that can
be taken to stay safe. Another scenario shows the vast
number of distractions - pagers, GPS systems, laptops, and, of
course, cell phones, which divert drivers’ attention from the
road. Also in the ten-minute video, drivers are directed to get
out of their rigs immediately if stalled at a crossing or if a
low-boy trailer being pulled becomes wedged on the tracks while
crossing. Maine Operation Lifesaver volunteers are happy
to show the video and talk further about railroad crossings at
no charge during an upcoming company safety day or you can
request a copy to show drivers on your own. “Look to Live”
is the new driver education video, and since the vast majority
of student drivers are teens, the DVD fits their lifestyle with
music and featuring young adults through its ten-minute
duration. Students are reminded that a train can approach from
either direction at anytime, that because of its size an
approaching train appears to be moving slower than it actually
is, and how to escape safely from a vehicle if it stalls at a
crossing. The video also suggests the driver turn down the radio
or CD player as the vehicle nears a crossing and asks that
passengers quiet down for a few moments until safely across the
tracks. Again, a Maine Operation Lifesaver certified
presenter will visit a driver education class for a free
presentation or the instructor may play the DVD during any part
of classroom learning. To request a copy, e-mail maineol@roadrunner.com, phone 207-827-7367, or mail a note to Maine Operation Lifesaver,
23 Park Street, Old Town, Maine 04468.
”This unsuspecting group recently ventured illegally onto a
railroad trestle in
”Several of the trespassers squeeze onto very small spaces in
the middle of the trestle barely escaping very serious injury
and likely death as a train rounds the bend approaching the
group. Had they tried to stand on what looks like a
sidewalk next to the tracks, they would have been hit by the
train which overhangs at least three feet beyond the rails.” ___________________________________________________________________________________________ New PSAs Rolled Out Promoting Rail
Safety Operation Lifesaver has produced and is
distributing a new set of television and radio public service
announcements (PSAs) nationwide. They demonstrate to
pedestrians and drivers how to use common sense around tracks
and trains. The PSAs use humor to convey a serious message
about train safety to young adults and families. The
campaign, entitled “Shark,” compares staying away from railroad
property as being just as smart as staying out of shark-infested
waters and other dangerous practices. Click this link
www.oli.org/shark
___________________________________________________________________________________________ FRA Releases Demographic Report on Rail Trespasser Fatalities Trespassers account for the largest number of fatalities in the railroad industry – approximately 500 per year. In order to better understand who is trespassing, their locations, and the reasons they are on railroad property, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) issued a report using three years of reported trespasser fatalities. Medical examiners and coroners across the country were surveyed, and based on the best information available from those who elected to participate in the study, the average trespasser is most often a 38-year-old Caucasian male under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs, with a median household income of $36,000. More than 25 percent did not graduate from high school and 18 percent were determined to be suicides. The report, Rail-Trespasser Fatalities: Developing Demographic Profiles, includes a state-by-state breakdown and shows The report is available at www.fra.dot.gov/downloads/safety/tdreport_final.pdf
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