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This must be some more of that "winning" the Trumplings keep claiming for their messiah. When one of these truckers falls asleep at the wheel and smashes into a school bus full of kids is that still going to be Trump "winning" for the little guy?
As someone who has been in and out of the transportation business for the last 21 years, this is a tragically stupid decision. And when I say stupid, I mean REALLY stupid. Unbelievable.
Suddenly not testing for it is President XXXXXX's fault?
Frankly, it should be a private insurance concern that companies test for it....if it were significant but it isn't.....
Partisan hack thread.
Personally, I'm vastly more concerned over distracted driving (texting\cell phones).
Believe me dude...this is a horrible decision. If the Trump Administration is behind this killing of that regulation, it's one of the dumbest decisions I've ever seen come out of a White House.
........Although, I do think there should be restrictions on truck drivers who have diagnosed sleep conditions.
There are.
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While FMCSA regulations do not specifically address sleep apnea, they do prescribe that a person with a medical history or clinical diagnosis of any condition likely to interfere with their ability to drive safely cannot be medically qualified to operate a commercial motor vehicle (CMV) in interstate commerce.
This must be some more of that "winning" the Trumplings keep claiming for their messiah. When one of these truckers falls asleep at the wheel and smashes into a school bus full of kids is that still going to be Trump "winning" for the little guy?
This is more of that winning, thanks for noticing. In case you weren't aware, truckers with sleep apnea have been driving for years. Will you please point out to me all of the threads that you made about that, in protest, before you heard about this story?
"Investigators said sleep apnea was to blame for a December 2013 commuter rail crash in New York that killed four people and injured 70. The NTSB determined that Metro-North engineer William Rockefeller nodded off just before taking a 30-mph curve at 82 mph.
After the crash, Metro-North examined 320 engineers and determined that about 18 percent of them had sleep apnea.
The NTSB cited a history of rail incidents it has investigated in pushing for sleep apnea testing:"
Believe me dude...this is a horrible decision. If the Trump Administration is behind this killing of that regulation, it's one of the dumbest decisions I've ever seen come out of a White House.
This isn't a partisan hack thread. Not even.
So, why wasn't it dealt with in 2009?
Don't just say "nuh uh"....this has been a known problem for 40 years explain to any non-partisan why it's suddenly a grave issue? (Unlike before)
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