Survive The Drive campaign kicks off

The number of big rigs on the road is expected to double over the next 10 years. <br/><br/>That's why a former police officer and truck driver kicked off a new program Tuesday called Survive the Drive.

Tuesday, April 12th 2005, 10:07 am

By: News On 6

The number of big rigs on the road is expected to double over the next 10 years.

That's why a former police officer and truck driver kicked off a new program Tuesday called Survive the Drive. Oklahoma law enforcement officials say in 80-percent of accidents between semis and cars, the driver of the car is at fault.

Survive the Drive is a videotape that teaches drivers the seven deadly mistakes they make around big-rigs.

They are driving in a trucker's blind spot, following too close, drafting behind the truck, speeding, passing, not understanding a truck's wide turns and stacking up traffic in both lanes.