Decapitation by side underride

Posted on February 10, 2008 by Ken Shigley

Here’s an intriguing video about the problem of side underride and the lack of side underride guards on trailers in the US. In viewing this, imagine what happens when a driver comes upon a tractor-trailer pulling out of a side road or driveway at night at highway speed. I showed this at a trucking litigation seminar in New Orleans last Saturday, and several people asked where they could get copies.
 


Ken Shigley is a trucking a product safety trial attorney based in Atlanta, Georgia.