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Safety for Motor Carriers of Hazardous Material: The State Role
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| By James B. Reed |
Vol . 17, No. 29 / June-July 2009 |
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Hazardous material is involved in a small but growing number of traffic accidents.
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Although transportation accidents involving hazardous material represent only a small proportion of overall traffic accidents, the potential consequences of a hazardous material release can be severe. According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, hazardous material highway incidents—at a low of about 13,000 in 2004—spiked to more than 17,000 in 2006. Similar numbers in 2007 gave state and federal policymakers an opportunity to review the effectiveness of existing regulations, particularly due to security concerns about hazardous material transportation.
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