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:: Tuesday, July 13, 2004 ::
Hazardous workhorse - Safety issues plague 5-ton truck By Lisa Zagaroli, Detroit News
Design, training flaws prove to be fatal
The rollover crash that killed them when the new brakes failed is one illustration of how a combination of predictable problems that range from leadership failures and inexperience to vehicle design and a lack of safety features contribute to the Army’s climbing mishap rate.
In the last decade, there have been 8,200 accidents in Army vehicles, killing nearly 250 soldiers and injuring another 2,600. The Army is trying to cut in half the number of all accidents by 2005.------------------------------------------- posted 6:34 AM :: reference link ::
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